Saturday, September 19, 2009

San marzano tomatoes

San marzano paste tomato
San marzano paste tomatoes

I bought these San marzano paste tomatoes from the Cold Spring Farmers' Market in New York. There's a vendor who sells boxes of heirloom tomatoes. I chose these plum tomatoes because I want to make some more roasted tomato salsa.

I cut open a tomato just now. It seems a little sweeter than the average plum tomato. There's a little bit more depth of flavor. 

I've heard people rave about the tomatoes. They're considered the best tomatoes for sauces.

6 comments:

the ungourmet said...

Beautiful photos and I love the plate! Mmm. Roasted tomato salsa! :P

Jenn said...

I think I've had these before or at least something that was similar. I love tomatoes. I can't go without at least some sort of tomato wach week.

♥peachkins♥ said...

Those tomatoes are actually cute..lol!

Heavenly Housewife said...

finding new fruits and veggies is so fun :) i hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Hummingbird Appetite said...

Kim: I want to see if there's a different in taste if I use san marzano tomatoes for the salsa. We'll see.

Jenn: Tomatoes are so versatile.

peachkins: They are pretty cute!

heavenly housewife: I like to cook with produce I haven't tried before. It makes cooking meals more exciting.

Chris said...

This is the variety I grew this year for sauces. I expected a richer flavor but we still thought they were very good.