San Marzano tomato tomatoes sold commercially are grown in Italy, though they are produced commercially in smaller quantities in other countries. Because of San Marzano's premium pricing, there is an ongoing battle against fraudulent product. On November 22, 2010, the Italian carabinieri confiscated 1,470 tons of canned tomatoes worth €1.2 million of improperly labeled product. San Marzano tomatoes, along with Roma tomatoes, have been designated as the only tomatoes that can be used for Vera Pizza Napoletana (True Neapolitan Pizza). San Marzano tomatoes originate from the small town of San Marzano sul Sarno, near Naples, Italy, and were first grown in volcanic soil
Cuisine of Corsica meat is replaced with chickpeas by the "minestra incu i ceci di Iovi Santu". In the island is also prepared the "Stufatu", a soup whose main ingredient is either wheat flour ("stufatu di farin'di granu") or corn flour ("stufatu di farin'di granonu"). "Brilluli" is a porridge whose ingredients are chestnut flour, water and goat milk. Pasta dishes particularly show the Italian influence on the Corsican cuisine. Especially stuffed pasta is popular, like "ravioli" and "cannelloni": both are stuffed with "brocciu", similar to the Italian ricotta, ravioli together with spinachs. Pasta sauce with tomatoes and minced meat ("Salsa pe a pastasciutta")