Plum tomato include Roma VF and San Marzano (semi-determinate; a signature tomato of Italian cuisine), though there are many other varieties, such as the short-season Ropreco Paste and the larger Amish Paste and Big Mama. Five hybrid cultivars grown in California constitute over 60% of total production of processing tomatoes. Small plum tomatoes (similar in size to cherry tomatoes) are known as grape tomatoes. Plum tomato A plum tomato, also known as a processing tomato or paste tomato, is a type of tomato bred for sauce and packing purposes. They are generally oval or cylindrical in shape, with significantly fewer locules (seed
Damson Damson The damson () or damson plum ("Prunus domestica" subsp. "insititia", or sometimes "Prunus insititia"), also archaically called the "damascene" is an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Varieties of "insititia" are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is derived from and most commonly applied to forms which are native to Great Britain. Damsons are relatively small plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves or jam. In South and Southeast Asia, the term "damson plum" sometimes refers to jambul, the fruit from a tree