San Marzano is an heirloom variety of which fruit?

The San Marzano Tomato is an Italian heirloom plum-type tomato cultivar prized for its refined, balanced flavor. These tomatoes are thin and pointed, and are most often used in cooked applications such as on pizzas or in pasta sauce. San Marzano tomatoes grow best in warm climates with long, Mediterranean-type summers. While the San Marzano variety can be grown in most climates around the world, only tomatoes grown in Valle del Sarno in Italy can be sold as true DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) “Pomodoro San Marzano dell’Agro Sarnese-Nocerino”.

The San Marzano tomato has been grown along the Italian coast in the Campania region for centuries, making it a true heirloom tomato from Italy.

A plum tomato is a type of tomato bred for sauce and packing purposes. It is generally oval or cylindrical in shape, with significantly fewer locules (seed compartments, usually only two) than standard round tomatoes and a generally higher solid content, making them more suitable for processing into paste.

San Marzano tomatoes are thin and pointed. The flesh is much thick with few seeds, and the taste is strong, sweeter, and not acidic.