Tomatoes ( Solanum genus Lycopersicon ) may have originated in South and Central America , but some of their most delicious uses developed in Italy . Taken to Europe by Spanish explorer in the 1500s , Lycopersicon esculentum diffuse not only through Europe but eventually around the world . Each area develop its own cultivars , and in Italy sauce and paste love apple varieties abound . Each area developed its own specialty and often a distinct Lycopersicon esculentum best suited to those dishes . All tomatoes are repeated untoughened vines hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 11 , but they ’re usually farm as annuals .
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Beefsteak Lycopersicon esculentum are large cultivars withsolid , meaty fleshand are usually wider than orotund . They’reindeterminate plants , which mean the declamatory vines never stop develop and produce fruit all through the growing season . From the town of Belmonte in the southerly toe of Italy comes " Belmonte , " an heirloom , pinkish , fluted or shuffle iindeterminate beefsteak that mature in 70 daylight and has few seeds . " Costuluto Genovese sel Valente " boast red , costate fruits , indeterminate growth , excellent taste and matures in 75 to 80 days . With an unusual physical body for a beefsteak , the indeterminate oxheart " Cuor di Bue " is shaped like the home organ for which it ’s nominate . It ’s an heirloom variety that ripens in 82 days . As with all tomato , beefsteaks require at leastsix hours of sunand arich , well - draining dirt . Tomatoes need even watering , with the grime kept moist but not soggy . Indeterminate plants need staking or tomato cages for support . harvesting fruit regularly to boost fruit organisation .
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Sauce Varieties
To get that smooth , thick texture of a favorite Italian marinara sauce , begin with tomatoes that areless red-hot and have fewer seed . Italian examples are " San Marzano , " an indeterminate , heirloom , elongated red tomato get for Napolitano culinary art . yield ripen in 80 day and feature a complex , rich taste . A determinate plum tree tomato from southeast Italy , " Fiaschetto di Manduria " grows in an oval shape with a pointed end . acquit in 80 days , it ’s a clayey producer and a definitive multifariousness . A determinate tomato stops grow when the branches set yield , bearing only one craw of tomato plant that mature at the same time .
Small Tomatoes
An example of a modest , ahead of time - carry tomato plant , " Italian Red Cherry " bears in 65 days on a determinate plant . Suitable for container ontogenesis , the fruits are very cherubic . With a diminutive pear shape , " Re Umberto " was named for Italian King Umberto in 1878 . The reddish heirloom variety matures in 75 days on undetermined plants . Italians pick whole scrub in fall and hang them indoors to ripen during the wintertime . yield are 1 to 2 ounces and are also used in preparation .
Dried Tomatoes
The tomato customarily used forsun - dried tomatoesthroughout Italy , " Principe Borghese " is determinate , mold mature fruit in 70 to 75 days . Its small-scale , grapeshot - shaped yield have a rich gustatory modality and are used fresh and for sauce and paste . A traditional dry method acting is to pluck the President George W. Bush and advert it in the sun to dry the tomatoes on the vine .
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