What is the difference in taste between San Marzano and 6 in 1 ground tomatoes?
I've been looking at some recipes for Chicago style pizza recently, and the consensus seems to be to use 6 in 1 ground tomatoes for the sauce.
Generally, when I make sauce, I use San Marzano tomatoes. How would that affect the taste of the sauce?
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I would guess that the difference is negligible, especially if you are making a cooked sauce and it is the ingredient in a Chicago style (I assume deep dish, lots of toppings) pizza. You might be able to taste a difference in a side by side comparison of sauces, but even then the difference is likely not going to be critical for any final product.
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Do San Marzano tomatoes taste different?
San Marzanos are different than other types of tomatoes. These plum tomatoes are grown in a certain part of Italy and are renowned for their sweet flavor and mild acidity. While only those grown in Italy get the name San Marzano, you'll find plenty of excellent San Marzano-style tomatoes that taste just as delicious.Do San Marzano tomatoes make a difference?
What makes them different: Besides their sweetness and lower acidity, San Marzano tomatoes have firm pulp, easily removed skin, and less seeds.Why do San Marzano tomatoes taste better?
San Marzano tomatoes are highly-regarded in Italy for their sweet flavor and low acidity thanks to the volcanic soil they're grown in at the base of Mount Vesuvius (via The Kitchn).Are San Marzano tomatoes sweeter?
The term \u201cSan Marzano\u201d refers to a specific variety of tomato grown in a specific region of Italy: the Agro Sarnese Nocerino of the Sarno River valley near Mount Vesuvius, where volcanic soils are said to produce sweeter, less acidic tomatoes. San Marzanos grown in this region are \u201ctrue\u201d San Marzanos.Sarno: the country of the San Marzano tomato
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