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# 68 • SEPTEMBER 21 , 2015
The product
The PDO San Marzano tomato is a vegetable obtained from the San Marzano 2
and KIROS varieties. The tomato, when
fresh, has a long, cylindrical shape, tending towards pyramidal or parallelepipedal, with a typic al red colour, a cuticle
that is easy to remove and a small quantity of seeds. It has a typically bittersweet
flavour.
The peeled tomatoes obtained from this
product are of high quality and have a
distinctive flavour, with a firmness which
remains unaffected by processing. Cultivation of the tomato plants requires
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transplanting from early April until the
first week of May, and any practices that
alter the vegetable’s biological cycle or
influence its natural ripening are prohibited. Harvesting is carried out by hand
in several stages.
The preparation of the peeled tomatoes
involves cleaning, peeling and separation from the skin, with subsequent filleting for peeled and filleted product.
Basil may be added to the processed
product, which is canned in a preserving
liquid.
PDO San Marzano tomatoes are distin-