StrianeseSan Marzano Tomatoes, DOP, 28 oz (Pack of 3)

Love the taste of tomatoes in the can. Can't beat the italian San Marzano's.

The cans were dented, but it didn’t seem to affect the product

Bought these tomatoes after watching a Stanley Tucci Italy show. He said the best tomatoes are San Marzano and only from Italy. Many in the stores say SM—but packed/distributed by Mewark or Chicago etc. these cans, as far as I know are straight from Italy. My sauce comes out great every time!!

Expensive. Worth it. I run these through a food mill and the only thing I add is salt. Salt. These tomatoes need nothing else they are that fantastic and wonderful. My pizza would not be the same without them.

As stated in headline - these were fine, just not inspirational! Expensive to order from Italy - so we son't reorder. But taste is subjective - I wouldn't discourage anyone from seeing if these might be their favorite. Some complaints in other reviews of severely dented cans arriving. I'd agree that could happen, based on the mediocre packaging, but in our case (no pun intended) there were just a few mildly dented cans - and we'll use those up first.

For $4.65 per can isn't a bargain for sure when you actually figure it out. And when I opened the Strianese peeled tomatoes I didn't get the 'OH my God aroma that they are all talking about with these San Mazano tomatoes from Italy. I saw NO difference than those I purchase in the overpriced Stop & Shop super market here in the Northeast. I took forever to get here also from 7/14/15 till 7/23/15 - must confess there were NO dents in any of the (3) cans but I won't be purchasing these Italian tomatoes again from Amazon.I chopped a lg. green pepper, (1) med chopped onions, 3 lg. cloves of garlic finely chopped and all sauted in (2) tblsp. of olive oil for approximately 15 min. before adding to the 28 oz. of crushed Strianese peeled tomatoes with potatoe masher. Also added spices at this point, plut 3 packets of granulated sugar and later again (3) more packets (gives a great taste to sauce. (spices: theme, 4 bay whole bay leaves, sage, (1) tablespoon of oregano and later more (according to your taste) and FRESH parsley approximately 2 tablespoons chopped.Bring to boil: and simmer for (2) hours.Big moment add two large, lean pork chops and this give an excellent flavor to the sauce or as they say in Italy GRAVY. Good old USA, we gals call it sauce. (you feel each time you stir the sauce that these pork chops are shrinking and falling off the bone which after the next two hours they do precisely that 'fall off the bone'. At the end of the 2nd two hours I taken then out of the gravy and chop they up finely and place the meat back into the sauce for added flavor. Delicious...... (better than added hamburger to any gravy. )I stirred this about every 1/2 hr. for the two hours simmering. (Taste it and add more spices according to your taste buds.) This is where I added the extra sugar, sage and oregano, etc.Naturally, the gravy is covered during the entire (4) hrs. of cooking.I shut off the stoves and let it sit on burner for 1-2 hrs. Give it one last taste. Hmmmmmmm.......

Nothing tastes like real San Marzano tomatoes when making a sauce. Just the tomatoes, with a little olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper are all you need for the best tasting tomato sauce you've ever had. Slightly sweet and bright tasting.

Sadly, it is difficult to get DOP San Marzano tomatoes in our stores. I was buying the ones in the pretty white cans without realizing that they are grown in the US. I carefully read the reviews for the different brands offered on Amazon and was worried about receiving damaged cans. This vendor did an outstanding job packaging the tomatoes and they arrived in perfect condition! They're not a bargain but they are the real deal and dent-free!