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San Marzano

San Marzano tomatoesfrom our plot

The plum tomato Naples reaches for, and little else will do. Meaty and low on seeds, with a balance that grows richer in the cooking. It wants the warmest, sunniest spot you can give it here — and in a good summer it earns that spot many times over.

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in the kitchen

Pizza sauce

Crush them by hand — a blender makes them too smooth — with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt and a torn basil leaf. No cooking. The tomato does the work, the way it's done in Naples.

where to find the seeds

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