You wouldn't think such a renowned crop would face near-extinction, but San Marzano tomatoes almost disappeared in the '70s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This summer, I boarded a plane for Naples to learn all about one of Italy's most famous products: the DOP San Marzano tomato. Even ...

Deciding which canned tomatoes to buy can be tricky, with varying prices, types, and claims, so we looked into the controversy of San Marzano tomato fraud.

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. San Marzano tomatoes have quite the reputation.

In the food-mad country of Italy there are several ingredients that are venerated above all others. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto di Parma ham and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena ...

San Marzano tomatoes are a type of paste tomato (ideal for sauces). The best ones are from the Valle del Sarno in the Campania region of Italy, and are grown in the volcanic soil around Mount Vesuvius ...

In the dead of winter, the last thing anybody should be eating is fresh tomatoes. Usually imported from Mexico, they're bland, juiceless, and mealy, not even a vague recollection of what a tomato in ...

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They are some of the world’s most prized tomatoes, beloved by chefs for their low acidity and brilliant red color, the key to great Italian sauces, the products of rich volcanic soil in the coastal ...

Cento Fine Foods was left stewing last week after three California consumers filed a lawsuit claiming the New Jersey-based company was selling cans of San Marzano tomatoes that weren’t really the ...