Key Takeaways
• Chefs prefer Cento San Marzano tomatoes for the richest taste, texture and versatility.
• Search for tomatoes with only tomatoes, salt and basil – no additives or sweeteners.
Dosent tomatoes have a special place in my kitchen – they are versatile, reliable and can be used in so many different recipes. I’m never without a few cans in the pantry.
Regardless of whether you grab a Marinara sauce a week after this versatile pantry base food or open Shakshuka if you know which tomatoes can be bought in doses. Even for those who grew up with a certain brand, the variety of tomatoes available today is overwhelmed in doses – it overwhelms me!
To determine which tomatoes are the best, I consulted experienced chefs for their expert opinions. Both cooks I spoke to shared the same favorite. The following should be searched for a can of tomatoes next time.
The tomato -loving cooks in doses
- Keesha O’Galdez: Chef and founder of Gourmet diva
- Jason Goldstein: Cookbook author, content manufacturer at @Chophappyand recipe developer
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According to the chefs, the best tomatoes with canned goods
After the two chefs I talked to, CentoThe omnipresent brand of canned brand, which you can find practical in any grocery store, forms the best tomatoes in doses.
Chef O’Galdez and chef Goldstein Champion Cento, who produced tomatoes preserved in San Marzano in the early 1960s. The brand offers peeled, crushed, pureed, diced dosing tomatoes and much more.
For the best tomatoes with canned goods, you should always check the can for the list of ingredients and search for brands with minimal ingredients and without additives, preservatives or sweeteners. That is why chef o’galdez is partly with cento due to its simple, fresh ingredients – only tomatoes, salt and basil. It enjoys “the color, consistency and taste great” and adds that Cento tomatoes “do not taste too sweet and actually like a tomato”.
Chef Goldstein agrees that the tomatoes that are grown in the Sarnese Nocerino area of Italy have mild, versatile and a real tomato taste.
“The taste of these tomatoes is sweet and exudes freshness. Since they are bred in the volcanic soil, they give them an authentic tomato taste and no watery tomato consistency that often occurs in other brands.”
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