San Marzano Tomatoes

Here in the Garden State of New Jersey, we know a thing or two about tomatoes.  But we’ve always wondered two things: are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable, and which ones make the best sauce for Pizza Napoletana?  While the debate over tomatoes being a fruit or veggie is never really settled, (legally considered a vegetable, while biologically more similar to a fruit) the verdict to the second question is in: San Marzano.

The San Marzano tomato isn’t your average tomato.  Right off the bat, you can see their unusual shape, but inside is where their uniqueness really shines.  Used by top chefs around the world for their thicker flesh, fewer seeds, and stronger taste, San Marzano tomatoes are widely considered to make the best sauce in the world.  When it came to making our authentic Pizza Napoeltana, there was only one choice: the best.

From the very beginning, San Marzano tomatoes and Pizza Napoletana have gone together like peanut-butter and jelly (only much tastier, and much more Italian).  The first San Marzano tomato seeds were rumored to have been a gift from the Kingdom of Peru to the Kingdom of Naples in 1770.  The tomatoes were grown in the rich volcanic soil near Mount Vesuvius surrounding Naples, and were henceforth known as the only tomatoes that could be used for making authentic Pizza Napoletana.  Although clones of San Marzano tomatoes are now grown all over the world, the climate and soil composition near Naples still makes for the best growing environment; that’s why we import all the San Marzano sauce for our pizzas directly from Italy.  It’s one more step we take in bringing the authentic feel and taste of Naples style pizza to you, and one more key detail that makes our pizza “The Best Pizza in New Jersey.”