st
# 68 • SEPTEMBER 21 , 2015
read more about #Italian Flavors
ITALIAN FLAVORS:
San Marzano TomatO
By Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro S.Marzano dell’ Agro Sarnese Nocerino with MiPAAF
Tomatoes first arrived in the Po Valley in
the 16th century, along with other tubers
and spices, after a voyage in the holds of
the galleons of Hernán Cortés, Conqui-
16 | WE THE ITALIANS
www.wetheitalians.com
stador of the Aztec empire. The tomato
received a very cool reception from rulers, scientists and clerics, who labelled
it as a harmful fruit. Its fortunes revived,