"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:18:21 +0200, "Pandora" >
> wrote:
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>>"Dee Randall" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> Molto Mario uses San Marzano Tomatoes in his recipes. I note that @
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...-food&v=glance
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>>> they sell for $3.75 a can (marked down to $2.95) - 28 oz can.
>>>
>>> and at another site
>>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...91059?v=glance
>>> there is a The Miracle of San Gennaro - San Marzano Tomatoes from
>>> Campania - 28 oz
>>> (no price).
>>>
>>> Has anyone ever tried these tomatoes?
>>> Pandora, do you see them for sale where you are?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>>I've never seen them! It's an unknown brand.Pheraps they sell them in
>>Naples.
>>Most famous italian brands for pelati a Cirio; De Rica; Del Monte;
>>Valfrutta; Divella.
>>
>>--
>>cheers
>>Pandora
>
> It's not a brand. It's a type of tomato supposedly grown in the rich
> soil around Naples.
>
> Several companies import/sell San Marzano and San Marzano-type tomato.
> They can be found in some grocery stores and Italian food stores.
>
> I have tried them, but I don't go out of my way to find them. They
> are very good for sauces. Tomatoey, not acidic.
>
> Sue(tm)

Thanks so much. I'll keep my eye out for the name, "San Marzano" on the
cans, when I go to an Italian grocery, which is not very often.
Dee Dee