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Old neighbor swore by using canned tomatoes over fresh in winter soups
My neighbor Mrs. Chen told me last December that canned San Marzanos beat fresh hothouse tomatoes for soup every time. I argued with her for weeks until I tried it with a batch of minestrone and felt like a fool. Do you find canned tomatoes actually hold up better than fresh in cooked dishes or am I just bad at picking produce?
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nancycooper19d ago
Your neighbor was right, and it stings a little to admit it. Canned tomatoes are picked at peak ripeness and processed within hours, so they actually have more flavor than those pale winter tomatoes every time.
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miles_young5918d ago
Read an article from a food science blog that said canning locks in the natural sugars before they have a chance to turn to starch. That explains why a San Marzano from a can beats a hothouse tomato every time, no contest. The color alone tells you everything about the flavor.
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jana_hart1818d ago
Canned tomatoes go through like zero storage time before they're sealed, so they skip all the texture breakdown fresh ones get sitting around. My buddy runs a chili contest and he won't even look at fresh tomatoes after November.
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