Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP Tomato Puree 700g

Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP Tomato: there is so much history surrounding this incredible tomato. Imagine that its color is so vivid and red that it is also called fiery... some add a bit of poetry and say that fiery comes from the fact that the roots are nourished by the lava of Vesuvius. The name Piennolo comes from the fact that the clusters of tomatoes are hung on pendulums (piennoli) and left to dry naturally in the cool and salty breezes of the Tyrrhenian. The sun, the wind, the sea, the fiery earth are the secrets of this extraordinary fruit rich in sugars and mineral salts, sweet and tangy, with a dense and full pulp, with few seeds and two lenticular bundles that divide it in half. It is the king of kings of tomatoes and ideal for the best tomato pastas. They are used as piennolo, partially dried, in puree, or in pacchetella under salt. It has a round shape when fresh and features a small tip at the bottom. The skin is particularly thick and hard, thus resistant to the action of dehydration during drying on hemp threads. In this puree, you will find only Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP, fresh basil, and sea salt.