San Marzano origin

sjamesNorway · May 31, 2016

Here's an interesting tidbit from the book "Pomodoro!: a History of the Tomato in Italy" by David Gentilcore.

"The tomato variety that made this all possible [a doubling of British and American import of canned tomatoes from Italy] was a… ‘recent cross’ between the ‘Re Umberto’ and ‘Fiaschetto’ varieties. This was the ‘San Marzano’, variety after the town near Salerno, where it was first cultivated. In just a few years, the ‘San Marzano’ had become the major variety used for canned whole tomatoes.”

Steve

May 31, 2016	#1
sjamesNorway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 1,049	San Marzano origin Here's an interesting tidbit from the book "Pomodoro!: a History of the Tomato in Italy" by David Gentilcore. "The tomato variety that made this all possible [a doubling of British and American import of canned tomatoes from Italy] was a… ‘recent cross’ between the ‘Re Umberto’ and ‘Fiaschetto’ varieties. This was the ‘San Marzano’, variety after the town near Salerno, where it was first cultivated. In just a few years, the ‘San Marzano’ had become the major variety used for canned whole tomatoes.” Steve