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Are San Marzano tomatoes genuinely better? and by better I mean if you were to taste them side by side with a regular can of tomatoes, would you be amazed by the difference?

Wondering if it's worth spending some money ordering them online, or if it's just Italians being retards again

>> No.13599260

>>13599257
Not better just different. That being said they are my favorite for a general tomato sauce.

>> No.13599264

>>13599257
>just Italians being retards again
its this

>> No.13599269

>>13599260
Different in what way? sweeter?

>> No.13599284

>>13599257
They have more intense and sweeter flavor with fewer seeds and acidity than other varieties of tomatoes. They are considered the best possible option for making tomato sauce, but Roma tomatoes are also great canned or fresh when ripe and in season. It depends on how much money you're looking at spending on San Marzano vs what you have available to you. Have you tried buying canned Roma tomatoes?

>> No.13599641

A lot of tomato growers will falsely advertise normal plum or roma tomatoes as "san marzano-style" or some other misleading name.

Look for the DOP seal to make sure they're legit.

>> No.13599702

>>13599257
They have few seeds and taste pretty good. So they are pretty good to use for sauce.
Apart from that, they are obviously not magical.
They are just tomatoes in the end.

>> No.13599736

They're great for canned in terms of commonly available brands so I always have a can or two of crushed, peeled, diced, etc. But nothing beats fresh that you process yourself.

>> No.13599746

>>13599257
They have a richer taste in my opinion. Also, you could buy them at your supermarket, no need to order them online.

>> No.13599747
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13599747

they're not better than ones you can yourself for less money than the cheapest walmart ones

>> No.13599758

>>13599257
>if you were to taste them side by side with a regular can of tomatoes, would you be amazed by the difference?
They're not expensive, why not just find out yourself? Why rely on the opinions of other people?

>> No.13599767

>>13599746
We don't all live in in Hipsterville on the coast

>> No.13599777

>>13599747
>>13599747
>they're not better than ones you can yourself for less money than the cheapest walmart ones

I respect your desire to be self-sufficient, but I can get a can of tomatoes for like 40 cents, and canning vegetables is like a day project. Time is money and my time is more valuable than that.

>> No.13599804

>>13599257
I haven’t found a can that hasn’t been (((kosherized))).
Just shoveling money into the jews pockets. Shame shame.

>> No.13599808

>>13599257
the best tomatoes you can buy are fresh tomatoes
after cooking with fresh tomatoes, you'll realize canned tomatoes taste like shit

>> No.13599810

>>13599747
holy fucking shit I am going to can this year, I swear to god

>> No.13600164

>>13599777
>a year's supply of tomatoes for <$50 and a cozy afternoon's work
sounds like your time and money isn't valuable at all

>> No.13600229

>>13600164
>a year's supply of tomatoes for <$50 and a cozy afternoon's work
>sounds like your time and money isn't valuable at all

No disrespect but my time is worth much more than $50 a day.
I don't mean to disparage people making and keeping their own food.
All I'm saying is that I can make way more than that by just going to work.

>> No.13600302

>>13600229
if time and money is so valuable to you why do you waste it driving around and overpaying for simple, inexpensive staple goods?

>> No.13600309

I get the cheapest whole canned tomatoes I can find.

As long as they are whole peeled, they will work.

>> No.13600534

>>13600302
It's simple math really.
Heres the scenario.

Let's say it takes me 6 hours to pick, dice, steam, and can $50 worth of tomatoes.
That makes it so that my time spent was worth less than $10 per hour.

Meanwhile if I go to work for 6 hours, I can make like $200, with which I can theoretically buy $50 worth of tomatoes if I wanted to do so, and still have another $150 left.

Sure, that doesn't account for any sense of pleasure in eating what you grow, but thats up to each person to decide if it's worth their time.

>> No.13600558

>>13599257
Regular old Cento peeled tomatoes are half the price and just as good.

>> No.13600566

>>13599269
They are only harvested once a year and a certain time of the year. They also are grown in just one particular spot, so they have a distinct taste.
I mean during the summer months you can get same quality from local farms, just choose them when they are in season, and ripe.

They are also less acidic, and sweeter. And carry lots of water content.That's why they are good for poaching meats and stuff when crushed up.

>> No.13600660

Muir glen master race

>> No.13600680

>>13599257
>San Marzano
This is not a controlled name, anyone can claim their tomatoes are San Marzano. Research the brand before forking out good money.

>> No.13600681

>>13600534
>simple math
you're not factoring in at all time and resources spent driving around, shopping and hauling heavy ass cans home

>> No.13600703

>>13600534
Yeah but look at what you’re buying. Jewish products created by illegal immigrants.