San Marzano Tomatoes

PattyO · July 2011

I finally found canned San Marzano tomatoes at an Itaian Market in Pittsburgh. All the celebrity cooks on TV use them. Anyone here have experience with these? I'd hate to use them with hot sausage or something that would over ride their flavor. Suggestions?

ResQue · July 2011

Any kind of red gravy! They are fantastic for that. Spaghetti, pizza, etc.

Angela · July 2011

I use them for all the usual suspects.

Botch · July 2011

Definitely, pizza! I actually prefer the tomatoes I had been using (not SM) for pasta sauce, though...

BrunDog · July 2011

Note there is a "San Marzano" brand, and there are San Marzano tomatoes, which are from a specific region in south Italy. These are not necessarily the same. Nonetheless, real San Marzanos have great flavor and will not overpower anything, just add great fruit and richness when cooked.

-BD

Hoss · July 2011

You can buy and plant the seeds here.Never tried them but may next year.

PattyO · July 2011

Mine are La Bella San Marzano Italian peeled tomatoes from Italy. I hope they are the real Mc Coy because they weren't cheap.

70chevelle · July 2011

PattyO - they are great crushed on a pizza with some buffala mozzerella and fresh basil. In the Pittsburgh area, Delallo's San Marzano's with the DOP sticker are normally available. I've used the LaBella and they are good as well. If you go on Penn Mac's website, or visit their store in the strip, they have some san marzano (brand) and also the real ones in the big tins for a reasonable price. Their shipping isn't too bad, so sometimes I just order them and have them shipped if I'm not getting into the city.

PattyO · July 2011

I did get them at Penn Mac, thanks. The only big cans they carry had basil in it. I like to season my own cooking. But thanks. Are you close to Pgh?

psiman · July 2011

The San Marzano brand canned tomatoes are "grown domestically in the U.S.A." and distributed by Simpson Imports.

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