Hi there,

every time I eat marinara sauce that was prepared with an American recipe or by an American company(i.e. in the US in restaurants, bought from a store or even on an American airline) I almost gag - the sauce seems to contain some ingredient that feels the same to my taste buds as vomit, or the stench it leaves.
Now don't get me wrong, I of course know that this doesn't mean American marinara sauce is bad by itself, I am just not used to it and it is just prepared differently in some way. I fall for this like once a visit or so, always hoping for the best.
Whenever I asked American friends to try the sauce they thought it was fine, so obviously it is just my personal (or European?) taste. I haven't had the chance to taste home-made marinara sauce in the US and watching the person preparing it, unfortunately.

I have looked at recipes to figure the difference, but couldn't really find any. Does anyone know the taste or feeling? Any explanations?