Marzanino tomatoes ?

[rotuts]

TJ's has marzanino tomatoes 

 

 

its very difficult finding out much about this strain , as searches roll over to 

 

san marino's 

 

any ideas ?

Edited June 8, 2023 by Smithy
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[Darienne]

4 minutes ago, rotuts said:

TJ's has marzanino tomatoes 

 

Yes, but we don't have Trader Joes in Ontario.

Edited June 8, 2023 by Darienne (log)

[rotuts]

I did not get a can , and did not study the can for details.

[gfweb]

Martha explains

https://www.marthastewart.com/7616623/san-marzano-tomatoes-explained

[blue_dolphin]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

TJ's has marzanino tomatoes 

 

 

its very difficult finding out much about this strain , as searches roll over to 

 

san marino's 

 

any ideas ?

 

A little looking around the internet says they're grown in southern Italy.  Obviously not DOP San Marzano.  $2.99 for that 14.1 oz/400g can.  I will try them.  The price is on the high side, but in the same range I pay for tins of cherry tomatoes.  I like the smaller can for when I'm scaling down a recipe and the small tomatoes can be nice as long as the skins aren't problematic.  I'm assuming they are smaller tomatoes, perhaps similar in size to the Heavenly Villagio Marzano Tomatoes, the hot-house grown small tomatoes from Canada that TJ's has been selling. 

 

 

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[rotuts]

@gfweb 

 

not those .

 

Marzanino .

 

got this far :

 

https://www.casalinga.co/product-info-marzanino

 

 

Ill try to look for the fresh in the bag.

Edited June 8, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[pastrygirl]

The suffix -ino or -ini indicates 'small', so marzaninos are small marzanos. 

 

No idea if the can is full of a special cultivar or just all the runty ones 🤷‍♀️

[blue_dolphin]

19 minutes ago, rotuts said:

Ill try to look for the fresh in the bag.

 

Village Farms has trademarked the Heavenly Villagio Marzano variety of small plum tomatoes that are sold fresh in many stores, including Trader Joe's.  They usually come in a 10 oz plastic bag.  I've been buying the TJ's offering and they're OK for a winter tomato.  They seem to keep very well.  To me, they're better after sitting on the counter for a least a few days.  Their skins are pretty sturdy and they have the texture of a plum tomato compared with the cherry tomatoes I get at the farmers market which have fairly delicate skins, are juicier and don't keep quite as long but taste better. 

[Katie Meadow]

I like this Mutti brand for 14 oz cans of cherry tomatoes. The also are sold in a sixpack for $23. They are acidic and peppy, a little sharper than most of the 28 oz DOP Marzanos that I buy locally. I usually add a can when making a big batch of sauce. Nice to have an option for a small can when that's all you need. I also like the Mutti tube of tomato paste.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mutti-Cherry-Tomatoes-oz-12-Pack/dp/B00HXSKHKA/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3C40IYS3KGBP0&keywords=mutti+tomatoes&qid=1686250243&sprefix=mutti%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-6

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[ElsieD]

I used a can of those Mutti cherry tomatoes just last  night.  I too use their tube tomato paste and also the passata.

[Darienne]

50 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

I used a can of those Mutti cherry tomatoes just last  night.  I too use their tube tomato paste and also the passata.

I know we can get Mutti canned tomatoes.  Ed once brought home a flat of them.  

[ElsieD]

Real San  Marzano tomatoes will always have  these rwo seals and a  number on the can.

[rotuts]

I wonder if the Mrzanino tomatoes

 

grown in Italy ,  on the heel of the peninsula 

 

are an attempt to grow a S. Marzano  ' seed '

 

where , and then establish it 

 

as economically , worth while.

 

so it would be up to a person's  taste

 

after 

 

cost // availability // tomato-ey can  

 

to decide to go back for more

 

or not.

 

interesting project .

 

 

[dans]

I picked up a couple of cans figuring I would try them and see what I thought.  First attempt was a simple marinara sauce.  As I was planning the sauce, I wondered what to put it on so I bought a package of TJs cheese ravioli.

 

Overall, I thought they were decent although there was a slight metallic taste in the final dish.  I was impressed with the ravioli.

 

ETA: I forgot to mention how small the tomatoes in the can were.  I think someone mentioned it in a previous post, but I was still surprised.

Edited June 12, 2023 by dans (log)

[jedovaty]

I bought these the other week before seeing this thread and had them over the weekend topping a faux neapolitan pizza.  I thought they were tasty, prefer them to cento, for now.  I thought they were just the unsold mini san marzano cherry tomatoes they've been offering for a while now 🤫

[ElsieD]

Bought these at Costco yesterday.

[Darienne]

Thanks Elsie.  Part of my problem is that I can no longer go grocery shopping which necessitates asking Ed to 'look' for things, or ask for help looking for things...not a good idea...and so I really try to limit my requests.  

[Katie Meadow]

Finally I had an opportunity to open my one can of Marzanino tomatoes. I added them to Marzano DOP 28 oz cans to make a big batch of sauce. Before adding I tasted them out of the can. Not very exciting, a bit murky. It's hard to find good 14 oz cans, so this is a low priced option and for now available at TJ's. I think the 14 oz cans of Mutti cherry tomatoes are better in flavor and texture and add brightness to a batch of sauce. I'll stick with them if I only need a small can. I use just one can for long-cooked green beans southern style if no fresh cherry tomatoes are available, or in a vegetable curry in the winter if fresh heirlooms are also not to be found.

[Midlife]

As an alternative……… I recently bought small a can of Mutti baby Roma tomatoes at our local Albertson’s. They were very small, oblong, and were NOT peeled, but there was a lot of purée in the can.  I used them in a fish stew and broke them up a bit with a potato masher as I thought leaving them whole would mess with the texture of the dish. Taste was very good. 

Edited July 2, 2023 by Midlife
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