plum tomatoes
Oval sauce fruit
Plum tomatoes are oval-shaped tomatoes with firm flesh and fewer seeds than round varieties, making them ideal for sauces, pastes, and canning.
Roma tomatoes are the most common type.
The name comes from their elongated shape, resembling a plum: The recipe calls for a can of plum tomatoes.
- passataStrained, uncooked tomato base
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- pasta sauceSeasoned tomato topping
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
- San MarzanoItalian plum tomato cultivar
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- canned tomatoesSan Marzano
- fry-upbacon, fried eggs, sausages, baked beans, black pudding