Tomatoes · uncommon
San Marzano
from our plotThe 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.
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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