The Untold Truth Of San Marzano Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a food staple that we often take for granted. From pizza and pasta to soups and stews, there's a whole lot that can be done with a simple tomato. Sometimes, though, a typical tomato won't do: a number of artisan dishes require only the best fruits on the market. For many chefs, that perfect specimen is the San Marzano.
San Marzano tomatoes are a variety known for their unique shape, thick flesh, and robust taste. But what makes them so good? Why is the Italian government so interested in regulating them? Stick around for the answers to these questions and more. This is the untold truth about San Marzano tomatoes.
#Tomatoes #Produce #Vegetables
A name protected by law | 0:00
They originate from Southern Italy | 1:29
Many grow around Mt Vesuvius | 2:39
They have fewer seeds | 3:47
Less acidic than other tomatoes | 4:58
Required to make Neapolitan pizza | 6:00
Canned tomatoes over fresh ones | 7:27
Hold the calcium chloride | 8:41
They're a little pricey | 9:53
Fraudulent versions do exist | 10:50
You can grow your own | 11:45
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[@MashedFood]

What is your favorite type of tomato?

[@tamaraholloway9634]

Probably Sungold or Sun Sugar. However, I have about 30 varieties this year. They're all good so far!

[@Thommadura]

The best in the World are NEW JERSEY Rutgers Beefsteak Tomatoes. But Rutgers Plum tomatoes are also at the top of the chain, and win contests all over the world. It makes no sense to plant San marzano Seeds in the USA when you do not have the Volcanic soil of Vesuvius so you really cannot duplicate them. Rutgers University has been producing Prize winning seed for over a century (Campbell's tomato soup uses them almost exclusively)ANd taste tests by America's Test Kitchen have shown that our tomatoes are better than San marzano real Italian tomatoes for far less money.

[@inproper3952]

For just snacking on definitely Cherry or Grape tomatoes, I like them in salads too. Tacos tostados etc!

[@greatplainsman3662]

Brandywine...hands down.

[@koltoncrane3099]

@@Thommadura Beefsteak is great. It's a manly tomato. It's big enough you can get a great slice to put on a burger which is nice. If you used a smaller tomato you'd have to use many slices to have a layer of tomatoes on a burger, but a beefsteak is wide enough like a pattie.

[@tamaraholloway9634]

Came into my garden today to find my most mature San Marzano, the first about to ripen, fallen off. Unfortunately, a caterpillar decided to make it it's home! San Marzonos are delicious!

[@nuggetwagon]

IN Alabama we have a place called Chandler mountain. They have been Growing artisanal varieties of tomatoes for generations using often primitive methods. My grandfather used a mule driven plough. I walked behind him in assistance many hot summer days. The soil is nutrient rich but sandy and the region has the right rainfall, heat and humidity to grow amazing tomatoes. They are unrivaled in the US for their quality of fruit.

[@gbennett58]

I grow my own San Marzano tomatoes. I start them in my AeroGarden until they are robust enough to plant. When I harvest them, I either use them at once or freeze them whole and then vacuum seal them. When I use frozen tomatoes, I do not defrost them, just hold them under the tap and rub them and the skin comes off entirely and easily. The taste is incredible, no comparison with other tomatoes, even compared to the canned San Marzano sold in my grocery store - no comparison.

[@HopALongSassidy]

great tip. thanks

[@hikerinpam33]

A real san marzano tomato is only grown in Italy. Just because you could potentially have a seed from a san marzano tomato does not make it a san marzano, it's only a variety. Italian courts have been fighting over the name for years, but it makes them alot of money. The real san marzano tomatoes do not leave Italy

[@gbennett58]

@@hikerinpam33 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

​@@hikerinpam33that's just lobby come onlol. If you have the seed they are genetically identical and given the right nutrition there would be no differance beteween san marzano grown in italy than grown elsewhere .

[@runemasterhariwulfaz5267]

I grow these, and yeah I’ve found a little sprinkle of wood ash to my sprouting soil goes a long way! These tomatoes are actually really robust too, my vines are taller than me! Unbeatable sauce

[@NoPeeking]

Don't be fooled. San Marzanos are not a licensed product. You can obtain seeds and sell them as San Marzano tomatoes in your nearby farmers market without legal threat. From the Wiki: "Though commercial production of the San Marzano variety is most closely associated with Italy, seeds for the variety are available worldwide.[citation needed] It is an heirloom variety. Canned San Marzanos, when grown in the Valle del Sarno (valley of the Sarno) in Italy in compliance with Italian law, can be classified as Pomodoro San Marzano dell'Agro Sarnese-Nocerino and have the EU "DOP" emblem on the label."

[@christines2787]

I grow San Marzano style tomatos. I also grow amish paste and paste tomatoes amd Roma. All are great tomatoes

[@alexandrumacedon291]

roma have almost no taste

[@Dovey62]

agree​@@alexandrumacedon291

[@robertshaw100]

I have had success growing tomatoes from seed. In 2024 I will try to grow a handful of San Marzano tomotoes from Italian seeds. I hope they look and taste as good as people tell me. I, like many, suffer from acid reflux. When my tomatoes are ripe, I strain many with a manual press, to get rid of the seeds and skins. I drink some as tomato juice, cook a ton of sauce, and simply freeze left over puree.

[@ilesalmo7724]

Tomatoes used to considered poisonous also because they were quite acidic and early kitchen-utensils etc. were often made of copper which leaches into the food when there is acid involved

[@danmckeever599]

The story I heard was that the rich used pewter plates and utensils and the acid leached the lead, so it was lead poisoning... but the poor couldn't afford such luxuries, so ate from non-reactive plates with not reactive utensils.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

thanks for this video, what brand do you recommend? Cento?

[@inproper3952]

I have bought CENTO SM tomato’s on the can it shows you right where they were grown in Italy. Worth the money!

[@SeamusAndrewMurphy]

I think Cento tomatoes are too sweet. My personal opinion, but I don't like them.

[@billrogers9230]

Thanks for an informative video, i learned a lot. However wood ash is NOT the same as volcanic ash and can cause problems depending on the soil you start with.

[@ExtremePlantGrowing]

Maybe mention the “San Mariano” was cultivated in South America, possibly thousands of years ago so shout out to them

[@SandBoy408]

Actually, tomato comes from Perú/ Chile, not "south america" but you know what? It was imported by european people as ornamental plant because it wasn´t even edible. But thanks to them and a bounce of crossbreed, today we have the modern tomato. If you get angry for that, consider that in Mesozoic era the Pangea linked Africa and South America, so probabily tomato have another origin. Hahahaha

[@donewittit6607]

@@SandBoy408 yeah sure buddy the great white savior what the hell would we do without them

[@SandBoy408]

@@donewittit6607 I don´t really care dude. I`m just interested in tomatoes

[@donewittit6607]

@@SandBoy408 yeah sure buddy you really don't care but you went out of your way to type that BS claim

[@SandBoy408]

@@donewittit6607 I can write what i want honey. You read BS and me too. Deuce...

[@eraldway]

9:30 I’m Italian. My grandma literally had calcium chloride jar in her house when she used for every thing when it came to canning and preserving. There is nothing wrong with it. Just because you don’t under stand it. And yes, it is widely used in Italian food manufacturing. It’s simply labeled as SALT (sale) and typically you will see “calcium” on the vitamins section. It’s simply that United States has a far greater regulated Ingredient Label where even vitamins need to be labeled.

[@rawdata678]

That's sodium chloride

[@lokischeissmessiah5749]

@@rawdata678 Calcium Chloride is also a salt. The calcium in it is also highly bioavailable, so it makes sense to list Calcium on the vitamins section. For typical table salt, things usually list the "sodium" content.

[@roberthart9886]

Thanks for this! Several local markets (Ft Lauderdale) sell fake Marzanos in plastic bags. I have called them out on it, but they don't respond

[@steveskouson9620]

When I am looking for any canned vegetable, I look for calcium chloride, especially if I want to cook the product down. If I see it, I just pass the can by! (I hold by the "animal, vegetable mineral" rule here.) Yes, tomatoes are fruit. So are avocados, limes, and chilies. Together, with a few other vegetables) they make a GREAT fruit salad. (Cilantro and onions.) Calcium chloride is (rarely) useful. Got some canned beans, I wanted to make something with. Tried to cook them until they were "mashable" soft. Never happened. Now, if I (ever) want some tomato pieces to remain crunchy, in a sauce (doubt it) I will use the cheap tomatoes treated with this. (Don't hold your breath!) steve

[@cjdavis2492]

I only buy San marzano tomato's the real stuff the taste is totally different than the cheaper brands. I pay more but we'll worth it

[@tarahaugo4503]

I grow San marzanos in AZ they love hot weather

[@lancelotdufrane]

Once a person tastes the difference between other tomatoes and San Marzano tomatoes… it changes your cooking. The finished dish will be superior to previous versions. With just this one tweak. Unbelievers,… try it. These tomatoes are special.

[@hhiippiittyy]

At least twice the price in my grocery store, so I don't dare use them. I'm already stuck with being unable to drink any coffee but Lavazza Oro, which is also twice the price. If I get a raise, I'll try the San Marzanos.

[@MB-co6qj]

@@hhiippiittyy maybe you can source the SM cans cheaper via internet, Amazon for example?

[@hhiippiittyy]

@@MB-co6qj I'm in a pretty rural area. If I can get them cheaper through Amazon, it'd only be because somebody is getting screwed, like the delivery driver.

[@MichelleObamasBBC]

@@hhiippiittyy buy in bulk from costco if u got the membership. dirt cheap and they last for years.

[@hhiippiittyy]

@@MichelleObamasBBC Yeah, right on. I don't have one but that's another reason get it. Canned tomatoes are one of my staples, so an improvement there is a big deal at the table.

[@chriswood6209]

It's like a Ranier Cherry. Yes, they're grown outside of that region but unless they come from that region they're a "copy".

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

Tried growing San Marzanos a couple years ago and had that blossom end rot when they didn't get enough water. We did get a few useable tomatoes. I try to buy canned tomatoes from Italy, they may cost more but they're worth it. When buying fresh tomatoes, avoid the ones that are a medium pinkish-red. Those are the ones that are treated with ethylene gas. Try to only buy tomatoes that are deep reddish-orange. They will ripen (in the dark!) to that beautiful carnelian red.

[@KennyInVegas]

Great video! Very informative... much better than the average video about SM tomatoes.To those who are new to SM tomatoes........ even when there's a DOP and cert. # on the can. there's cheap brands that rip you off with excessive puree. Cento brand is NOT the greatest brand of SM tomatoes. Bottom line.... you get what you pay for. Ask yourself........ am i making the best Margherita pizza and need the best? or will other SM certified DOP tomatoes do? In either case.... the sight and taste of true SM tomatoes in a pasta dish with true Parm. Reggiano cheese and fresh basil leaves will bring you MUCH joy. Trust me...... Kenny in Vegas

[@hellhound1389]

I've grown my own tomatoes for decades but when I have to buy canned tomatoes I buy the local brand "RED GOLD". It's the same brand of ketchup and salsa I buy. I've found red gold tomatoes to be sweeter than the competition and very similar to the taste of san marzanos

[@samthunders3611]

That's the same company manufacturer as Red Pack who are the worse The grind seeds skin and and pack tomatoes in dulited tomato paste That's of course bitter The so called puree is just tomato paste and water it says concentrate That's the same as paste. It's the worst canned tomatoes not good for anything except maybe added to a vegetable soup but not in any prominent way Good tomatoes in cans or bottles have not seeds skins are not bitter And of course no sauce should have sugar It it needs it Use better tomatoes Centos are good there canned whole and there passata They also make crushed whole cherry tomatoes even yellow tomatoes. Red Pack are horrible no Italian would use or redpack Or any Chef

[@hellhound1389]

@@samthunders3611 they aren't the same. Have yet to find skins in the tomatoes from red gold. Plus red gold is in Indiana and all they produce is high quality red gold products. I buy the whole stewed, the crushed, and paste in the squeeze tube. I'd rather buy a local product than a fake product from the other side of the world

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

The Chinese went into Guyana and basically gutted their tomato production put on fancy labels that look like they’re Italian and they’ve actually adulterated the tomato products with all kinds of non-edible additives. There’s a KZbin video I cannot remember the name of it but it will break your heart but it shows how cutthroat the Chinese are

[@greatplainsman3662]

CCP SUCKS. Prayers for the people.

[@XxShellyW13xX]

Not to mention trying to kill off people in the world with Covid several times in the past 60 years.

[@warrenmusic]

Very cool racism

[@mattj340]

Makes a beautiful and even even more so a beautiful fruit

[@judyw5584]

a little less expensive, but equally yummy are lavalle tomatoes. very good

[@helixator3975]

Anything narrated with that voice and background music instantly loses 50 credibility points.

[@themaestro7922]

I've found better information in a third grader's homework.

[@rasmusrasmusson]

They show footage from Cento, but that's an American brand using tomatoes grown in the US (as far as I know)...

[@40russia]

Bianco DiNapoli. Grown in California Central Valley. Field ripened and canned immediately. The best.

[@youtubesucksforforcingthis]

"Much less tolerant of chemical food additives than americans". You mean the regulatory agencies are much more tolerant of chemical additives in America and leave many people with few other choices than consuming them. Similar with the removal of labeling laws for country of origin for things like meat, or allowing meat distributors to claim a product is american as long as it is processed in america, even if it was raised and slaughtered in china. Rant over. Nice video on San Marzanos. One of my favorites

[@rosannapizza6402]

Worth it.

[@mattj340]

The gold offer off the sweat of our back from the mountains of volcanic

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Don't know whether Cento is the real deal but best in any market near me. I grow tomatoes , used to grow dozen varieties...not only add wood ash, or char, add fine ground egg shells for sweetness.

[@turuanu]

Wait until you pee on them (well, at the root)! Total game changer for me. Never seen happier tomatoes, eggplants, or chilies.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

@@turuanu only if soil is low in nitrogen..pee on plant that has got plenty and all you get is greenery

[@turuanu]

@@marjoriejohnson6535 yeah... my soil is a disaster.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

@@turuanu sounds like you need to start soil building...composting...worm farm ...???

[@turuanu]

@@marjoriejohnson6535 Oh, I have been, but until then...

[@dmmness]

They grow great here in Central California.

[@SandBoy408]

California has a quite similar clima and a fertile land influenced by the sea. Great wines, great prunes, great olive and oil and tomato...of course

[@moa3008]

From now on; I will purchase cans of Cento San Marzano tomatoes!

[@samthunders3611]

Pastene is great too And Mutti.Scalfani...and other brands we get in NY straight from the farmers producers who bring them over them selves Distribution is limited and mostly sold in Italy But many Salamaria owners have friends and family in their old home towns in Italy same for Olive oil . Italians are very tight here in Brooklyn n in NYC

[@Monsterofid]

Tomatoes were considered dangerous for a long time because when served on pewter dishes high in lead they leached out the lead because of the high acidity

[@jaceware8808]

They are a member of the nightshade family. That is why they thought they were poisonous. Lead leaching was not discovered for a long time.

[@Monsterofid]

@@jaceware8808 That’s incorrect. While they were unaware of the root cause and the science behind it, madness was observed in the aristocracy that consumed what they termed the “poison apple”. Because of this, for more than 200 years it was a feared fruit. I can link you science and history journals if you’re curious.

[@Monsterofid]

@@jaceware8808 pardon my earlier comment, I didn’t mean to say you were incorrect. What I said was right, but indeed people were also concerned about the tomato’s classification as a member of the nightshade family.

[@roysmemorylane]

I eat Cento tomatoes right out of the can, adding some Kraft Catalina dressing for extra flavor. Yum Yum!

[@Agui007]

I feel for the American people who have Monsanto. The choices for growing your own food out there as organically as possible are a little, limited shall we say.

[@Garapetsa]

The volcanic ash makes the tomatoes unique. The tomato is sweeter. If you use American tomatoes, you need to add sugar.

[@snowjoe43]

My favorite tomato!

[@Malabarista1]

How can they originate from South Italy when tomatoes are native to the Americas?

[@thewhalebear7073]

There are different kinds of tomatoes that have been grown for specific traits all over the world. San Marzano tomatoes were selectively bred, and therefore originated, in southern Italy.

[@cenewman007]

Its infuriating. Then they say tomatoes were discovered by European explorers as if people hadn't been eating them here for millennia. Ridiculous.

[@TEAMAGEPRODUCTIONS]

@@cenewman007 the video literally said native to South America. Italians are actually responsible for the creation of many of the most popular current varieties in the world. The 16th century tomatoes looked and tasted much different than the current ones.

[@hhiippiittyy]

How can you say they are from the America's when life started in the oceans?

[@nickiseb8910]

because it's a new hybrid strain cultivated around Napels : you don't find those in the Americas .

[@LUIS-fk2py]

To Start The DOP Original San Marzano tomatoes originate in PERU, the seeds were given away for cultivation in the region of Campania in Napoli thanks to the Peruvian Viceroy

[@thatunconsciousguy9306]

Juicy Fragile Disaster is the new name for my band!

[@Mr_Oggie]

With a lot of foods its all about the hype and marketing - instead of just assuming these are the best because every chef on Food Network uses them people should actually try them versus other tomatoes in their favorite dishes and decide if they actually find them to be worth the extra cost or not.

[@bruceburkett7670]

You can lead a jackass to water.

[@kindablue1959]

What's best is to eat what is local to where you live. Support your local farmers.

[@cherylcalac8485]

Thanks for the info I could do without the music FYI🙂

[@sondrawilson645]

I love to make spaghetti sauce . I use Sam marsomo tomatoes the best love it !!!’

[@sondrawilson645]

Love , love, love!!!

[@jhondoe233]

I hope you don't put Oil or Olive Oil in your Pasta Water. That ruins it. Just use the palm of your hand and cup it. From your canister of salt, just pour about a teaspoon or so of salt in the cup of your hand and throw it into the Boiling Water and stir to Desolve the Salt. Then put the Pasta of your choice in the Boiling Water. There you go, done deal. That's the Italian way.🇮🇹 Americans that don't know how to cook will put Oil in the Water. 🤯

[@TheFamilyChef65]

Sure sounds like Mashed is skeptical about the hoopla behind San Marzanos.

[@billdaddario8800]

I usually enjoy your videos, as I did with most of this one. But come-on MASHED, the plants you featured from about 12:12 on were pepper plants. My question is,,,,,, Can we trust your videos??

[@dear_prudence]

I also noticed the word "CARROTS" on the seed package.

[@SisuGirl]

Is there anything more delicious & versatile than tomatoes? I think not, Ma’am!

[@hellhound1389]

In my kitchen onions and chiles rank just as high as tomatoes

[@hellhound1389]

In my kitchen onions and chiles rank just as high as tomatoes

[@thewhalebear7073]

Potatoes...

[@robertharris2979]

I've tried several brands of DOP certified tomatoes and I don't understand the hype. Some were pretty good, but others were pretty bad IMO. Maybe the shipping overseas and time on the shelf messes with them. I think some of the California and New Jersey varieties are much better in every way. Just my opinion.

[@MrHorse-by3mp]

"95% of tomatoes labeled as San Marzano in American stores are not authentic." Actually better than I was expecting. Not that we could tell the difference anyway.

[@danmckeever599]

They are authentic san marzano variety, and may actually be better , but they cannot be exported to Europe due to copyright reasons.

[@SandBoy408]

Just "Pomodoro di San Marzano dell'agro sarnese-nocerino" is D.O.P, where we have a legacy with the region. But S. Marzano is available all over the world. The true SM breed died in 1991 by a virus, and today we crossbreed 2 or more varieties that have the original genetic to get a S. Marzano. In USA i think that SM is used to obtain the "Roma" variety...the one you can find in a can.

[@gregjohnson720]

Sorry dear but the correct pronunciation of the world renowned institute of culinary education is not the CAR Dan Blue. It is the Cor don bluh. Don't use foreign language words if you cannot pronounce them at least reasonably well.

[@tarahaugo4503]

I grow them not genetically like any other tomato I have acid reflex this is a sweet perfect tomato

[@judgetoogood1033]

Championed can only be made with Red Mountain jug wine and ginger ale soda. Umm good.

[@hellboundrubber4448]

An old saying back in the 80's i never forgot. "Europeans care about what they cook, Americans care about what they cook IT on."

[@susanwright1999]

The Minute it said Government monitored .WAS A BIG NO. !!!

[@nickiseb8910]

pizza origins are in Nice which was in those days not French (they stole it-:) but Italian. The word pissalad : dried fish and refers to pizzaladière, a primeval pizza before the tomatoes were introduced in Europe.

[@antc.4457]

La pizza originaria di Nizza, certo, come no... (OMG). La si può far discendere dalla focaccia, e la focaccia dal pane, ma si tratta di prodotti che hanno una storia, un areale dal quale hanno iniziato la loro diffusione, la loro tipicità negli ingredienti, nei metodi di preparazione e spesso nelle attrezzature da utilizzare, fino a renderli riconoscibili e distinguibili. Esistono centinaia di pani piatti in tutto il mondo, ma nessuno di questi può essere accostato alla pizza.

[@vissehalah2543]

we grow San Marzano in Tuscany

[@massivecumshot]

Yep, the KING of tomatoes. I can't THINK of making sauce without Cento peeled San Marzanos and their tomato paste, and my Colavita. Getting hungry as we speak. Bye.

[@brianmoody2549]

When tomatoes planted right you know your getting a fresh tomato with flavor.

[@SeamusAndrewMurphy]

My wife tried something years ago; don't peel the skin. We use a food processor on our plum tomatoes, skin on, just where the tomato meets the stalk is removed. We cook them down slightly to remove wateriness, then can. These, to me, are the most delicious sauce tomatoes I've ever had. The skin doesn't survive the processor intact and adds enormous flavor to the final sauce.

[@brianmoody2549]

@@SeamusAndrewMurphy I agree.

[@2cartalkers]

Noooooo! A true San Marzano is sweet, firm and absolutely delicious. Look for this: D.O.P. stands for (literally Protected Designation of Origin and often indicated as P.O.D.).

[@rawdata678]

Sicuro che il San Marzano è una dop?

[@SandBoy408]

@@rawdata678 Si ma il San Marzano originale non esiste piú dal 1991. Per la sua creazione si usano altri cultivar che contengono parte del patrimonio genetico originale (quello del 18° secolo), Un pó la sorte che ha colpito il pomodoro Pachino (la cui origine é israeliana)

[@rawdata678]

@@SandBoy408 grazie

[@vortexgen1]

The Cadillac of tomatoes? That's awful U.S. centric. Wouldn't it be more like the the Maserati or Alfa Romeo of tomatoes?

[@aldo-228]

I would think a better analogy is Ferrari of tomatoes

[@cubanmama4564]

I grow several San Marzano tomatoes and can my own. So many choices that are not Romas.

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Sans are King..😀

[@SandBoy408]

Roma tomate is the base for crossbreeding the San marzano, in U.S.A

[@aleciacarpenter7856]

The background music used in this video is SO atrocious!! No more Mashed vids for me if this continues!

[@johndoh5182]

One minor issue. Tomatoes where already in the Americas and in different food traditions before the Italians crossed into the Americas. Now, the fact that most Italian cuisine was tomato based that came into the US from Italy was because it was S. Italians crossing was I'm sure correct. But tomatoes come from the Americas, was brought to Europe by the Spanish and at some point Italians finally introduced it into their cuisine, and then those cuisines got imported into the US.

[@XxShellyW13xX]

You need to keep in mind that tomatoes didn't come from the Amercas, but from SOUTH America. Big difference when mentioning "Amercas", as you have North America, Central America, and South America. San Marzanos didn't originate in South America. They were fully originated from Southern Italy.

[@donewittit6607]

@@XxShellyW13xX there were no tomatoes in Europe until the Spanish no cultivating of tomatoes until the Spanish brought them to Europe so prior to the Spanish Europe didn't have tomatoes and the Italians were slow to warm up to tomatoes they had all types of weird theories about them

[@SandBoy408]

@@XxShellyW13xX San Marzano was a variety of tomato that was gives as a gift from king of Perú to king of naples in 1770 but it´s just a theory. Anyway, original SM was died in 1991 and today we use different varieties for crossbreeding. So yes, SM is an italian tomato.

[@SandBoy408]

Italian cuisine is not tomato based. Before the discovering of the America, we already had our cuisine with others ingredients that we still have. It doesn´t matter where the food is coming from, Suiss has the best chocolate in the world, but they don´t have cocoa plant. Italy hasn´t plants of coffee, but we make one of the famous coffee in the world. And so on... Particulary climatic conditions in Italy allow to grow almost everything with unique taste, coming from the sea, the water, air and the soil. A legacy with the environment. Grape, olive, tomato, eggplant as a little part of the "lucky" product we`re proud of. What was imported in USA is a 0,00001% of our cuisine and our culinary stile (most important that recipes or ingredients)

[@artinfluence]

So potatoes, squash, corn, peppers, tomatoes, chocolate, etc is that small of a percentage?@@SandBoy408

[@anarres1400]

Resume Yankees use more additives preservatives and chem in food. In italy we don't but what you buy around the world is Italian sounding not even close to original. Check labels and original brand. Polpa Mutti is top in canned tomatoes 19 kg of fresh fruit to do 1.otherwise pelati than means skinned tomatoes

[@lamodernista]

What's the difference between San Marzano and Roma ?

[@davidtrask6339]

San Marzanos are recognizable by the point on the end. Both are meaty and good for canning. In my garden, the SM did not ripen as evenly as Romas. I prefer the Romas.

[@mattj340]

Heather trying to grow sands in kentucky?!

[@koltoncrane3099]

Tomatoes maybe a fruit, but you'd think a prerequisite for a fruit is to at least be a perennial.

[@staceycolangelo8940]

Why is Naples not known for tourism??? 🤨

[@charlesallan6978]

The Italian flag was adopted in 1946.

[@antc.4457]

Eliminando lo stemma dei Savoia, posto al centro del vessillo del Regno d'Italia (1861-1946), quando l'Italia divenne una Repubblica. Ma sempre si trattava di una bandiera tricolore in verde, bianco e rosso (come quella della Repubblica Cisalpina del 1797).

[@WalaUlo]

Title: The Untold Truth Of San Marzano Tomatoes Content: Generic basic information

[@BigSnipp]

San Marzanos grown in the US are just as good. Don't believe the hype.

[@SeamusAndrewMurphy]

I agree, but compared to other paste tomatoes, San Marzano tomatoes are especially vulnerable to blossom end rot. Other paste tomatoes that I grow are not. So, there are many different varieties of paste tomato, Amish paste being my favorite, and eliminating San Marzano means eliminating a lot of wasted fruit.

[@SandBoy408]

They are good but they come from another breed called "Roma". In Italy we have others varieties for crossbreeding, and another soil/clima so the taste and the quantity of pulp is different

[@mattj340]

Shout out Pompeii

[@romelllane7583]

How did European explorers discover tomatoes? Weren't there South Americans already in South America eating tomatoes?

[@K.Pershing]

Most cultures deemed tomatoes "poisonous"

[@joycepiantes8383]

I just can't afford them

[@larcomj]

yet tomatoes originate in south america........

[@vita2200]

You will bake the cake!

[@jonhhy78]

You can thank Mexico for Al the tomatoes! No Italian cuisine had tomato before they found America . So if you think about it italians are Mexican

[@phillego]

Very interesting video but the background music is the most annoying and made me stop watching after a few minutes

[@albertb8983]

perfect tomatoes are put into my wifes' jalapeno salsa

[@d.haroldangel241]

In this video, what UNTOLD TRUTH was told?

[@staceycolangelo8940]

*ARE YOU SERIOUS?* Canned tomatoes are better than FRESH ones?

[@diatribe1194]

TOMATL.. NAHUATL..AZTEC LANGUAGE... YOU'RE WELCOME

[@trishgreydanus7004]

Omg narrator so grating. Holding last syllable of every sentence in Valley girl snob voice

[@davidmccarthy6061]

These protectionist laws will all need to change as the climate changes. Wine and many other growing areas are all shifting into new areas and the old areas will no longer produce the best product.

[@2cartalkers]

It's the soil, the volcanic soil. Nowhere else will they grow.

[@greatplainsman3662]

Bull. I grow them in outstate Nebraska, USA.

[@2cartalkers]

@@greatplainsman3662 I misspoke, you grow what looks like a San Marzano BUT you have to taste the difference. The soil and climate are the key, no volcanic soil in Nebraska unless you have imported it.

[@greatplainsman3662]

@@2cartalkers absolutely, environment and soil are key. Have a great day friend.

[@2cartalkers]

Volcanic soil.

[@cindyobrien9270]

Narrator needs a voice coach to learn to speak without dragging the last syllable of the last word in a sentence. Nails on a blackboard.

[@realfunnyman]

I am... Dubious that it was Europeans who discovered tomatoes

[@jacekkaminski5698]

San Marzono is a big thing only in the US. I guess proper marketing did the job. You won't see it anywhere in Europe. In the US you have perfect climate to grow tomatoes equally good as Italian. Same story applies to kosher salt. There's no such a thing. You were simply tricked to pay more for ordinary salt labeled as kosher.

[@rawdata678]

I think U are right. Maybe Im wrong, but "San Marzano" Is not a protected product in Italy, like many others, its Simply a determinate cultivar of tomatoes, the most common used for canning and sauces. There are some protected cultivars around Naples, a pointy One of which I cant Remember the name, but it has a regional lock and some agronomic rules, and its One of the best premium types, they are a Little expensive. I live in central Italy and im literally surrounded by San Marzano fields

[@ginzo666]

You can grow really good tomatoes in much of the US, but the growing season is short in many places.

[@jacekkaminski5698]

@@ginzo666 fortunately long enough to enjoy them, for a couple of months, ripen on the vine.

[@ginzo666]

@@jacekkaminski5698 Where I'm at, you can get them fresh June through August, but they're only great the last 5-6 weeks.

[@jacekkaminski5698]

@@ginzo666 still, that's 6 weeks of celebration :) not too bad

[@elifarnsworth8762]

growing your own san Marzano outside out southern Italy =s not san Marzano.

[@eraldway]

11:58 Sam Marzano tomato’s you plant at home will not taste the same. To be called San Marzano it has to come from only one area in Italy. However San Marzano tomato’s planted in New Jersey are was better than the original. However they cannot be called Sam Marzano.

[@chrisdangerfield4250]

My dad told me if it wasn't for the Mexicans the Italians would have starved.... South America..

[@AliceAmane]

Actually the story about Pizza Margarita was marketing from a neapolitan chef. Pizza has existed *long* before that.

[@SandBoy408]

No, pizza is an italian creation. The flat bread that Mesophotamic civilization put on a burning rock was not a pizza!! LOL American people love to steal or discredit italian food. Like carbonara...

[@ValleyProud916]

I'll put my Sacramento tomatoes against anything Italy has. It's not called Sacratomato for nothing 🍅

[@DannyBusterPlays75]

Lol she says "in Italy aswell" And proceeds to show an Ireland flag 🤣🤣

[@K.Pershing]

That's the Italian flag

[@Kidkillman]

the combination of the narrator's unbearable voice + background edm music is obnoxious

[@tobalaba]

Tomatoes are from the American continent.