Pomodoro di Pachino [SEP] country of origin
Pomodoro di Pachino
The Pomodoro di Pachino (; English: Tomato of Pachino) is an IGP/PGI for tomatoes from the southeast coast of Sicily, Italy, which has been granted IGP protection by EU since 2003.
Varieties.
The four varieties allowed within the classification include both cherry tomatoes and Costoluto tomatoes, and are:
- Ciliegino (cherry)
- Costoluto (large salad tomato; similar to a beefsteak tomato)
- Tondo liscio (round and smooth)
- Grappolo ('grape'
Naples in 1692, though the author had apparently obtained these recipes from Spanish sources.
Unique varieties were developed over the next several hundred years for uses such as dried tomatoes, sauce tomatoes, pizza tomatoes, and tomatoes for long-term storage. These varieties are usually known for their place of origin as much as by a variety name. For example, "Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio" is the "hanging tomato of Vesuvius" or the "Pomodoro di Pachino" and "Pomodorino di Manduria."
History Britain