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
Pomodorino di Manduria Pomodorino di Manduria Pomodorino di Manduria (Little Tomato of Manduria) is an ecotype of tomato typical of Manduria, a city in the province of Taranto. In the local dialect, it is also called "Pummitori paisano". Tomatoes are used in many Apulian traditional dishes like friselle or some typical recipe with pasta, meat and fish. The region hosts at least four traditional varieties of tomato. These tomatoes are cultivated in little plots of land (1/2 - 2 hectares). They are sown in March and harvested from the second half of June to the first days of September. This ecotype does not