Monday, August 24, 2009

San Marzano tomatoes


How do you make your tomato sauce for your pasta? Is it out of a jar? Do you use canned tomatoes? Or just about any kind of fresh tomatoes? I guess all of it is fine - these are the options I usually use when making pasta. But today I almost jumped when at Migros - our local grocery store, I saw San Marzano tomatoes, and what's more - they even had those cute cherry San Marzano tomatoes! The bulb in my head just went 'Ting' to tell me 'Tis the season for these precious things! Go grab a basket or two!'

Ok, so what's this deal about a variety of tomatoes after all? San Marzano is the region in Italy where this variety grows and are often touted as the 'world's sauciest tomatoes'. These are very long, meaty and plum tomatoes with very few seeds and a lot of flesh - and they have an excellent flavour. Depending on where you live, you'd find them to be a bit more expensive that the usual variety since they grow only in one region in Italy for a limited period. They are available canned as well, and yes, a bit more pricey than the regular canned variety. Also since there are a lot of imitations - make sure you check for the logo to be sure you are buying the real deal.

Now is the season when they are so easily available fresh. Try it out for making your pasta sauce - And let me know how you like it! I am going to make mine now :) Share

7 comments:

  1. wow thats really wonderful info u have given will surely try it..

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  2. Lovely post the picture looks juicy. :-)

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  3. I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your beautiful presentation. The picture looks yummy.
    You are welcome in my blogs.

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  4. I use these regularly for my pasta sauce :) sometimes the canned ones when i dont get these fresh in the market :)

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  5. At first I tot it's mango :)..beautiful pic

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  6. I make my own tomato sauce with fresh or canned Italian tomatoes (depending on the season). My recipe varies according to my mood...

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  7. You have a nice blog.You can visit my blog view my recipes and give ur comments.

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