How to Choose the RIGHT Tomatoes

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    How to Choose the RIGHT Tomatoes | Italian Tomatoes Explained
    Eva gets a TON of questions about tomatoes. When to use fresh? When to use canned? What the heck are San Marzano tomatoes??? Today she's here to answer those questions, showing us when and why she picks a particular kind.
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    00:00 Introduction
    01:54 Fresh Tomatoes
    03:00 How to Make the Perfect Caprese
    04:48 Roma Tomatoes
    06:01 How to Make Tomato Sauce from Scratch
    10:09 Cherry Tomatoes
    12:21 Thank you to Privacy!
    13:27 How to Make Pasta allo Scarpariello
    16:18 Canned Tomatoes
    19:06 What Are San Marzano Tomatoes?
    21:33 Pizza in Teglia
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  • @PastaGrammar
    @PastaGrammar  3 роки тому +173

    Our apologies for the echoey sound, guys! The new place is still pretty empty as we move in and our old mic wasn't up to the task. New sound gear incoming :)

    • @redneack
      @redneack 3 роки тому +11

      Its fine love the channel

    • @skepticfucker280
      @skepticfucker280 3 роки тому +6

      I noticed it, honstly doesn't matter to everyone trying to get information.
      Please, please make a video on a diy brick oven sense you don't have the wood oven in house now.
      Please, please build a wood fired oven for Eva and "chef can't cook" so harper doesn't have to step in and do some manual labor (think "chef can't cook" is going to steal Eva if harper can't prove himself to be a badazz!).
      Luv the videos and ty for all the knowledge.

    • @sounddoc92
      @sounddoc92 3 роки тому +5

      its not the problem with your mic, its the room.you'll need room treatment i can suggest a link that would help. www.primacoustic.com

    • @markhamstra1083
      @markhamstra1083 3 роки тому

      Have you not unpacked the sharp knives yet? You shouldn’t need to saw through fresh tomatoes like that.

    • @itsghello5825
      @itsghello5825 3 роки тому +2

      No need to apologize. Video is great. And as always made me hungry and envy you, Harper. 😏

  • @user-ls4vb6dq7z
    @user-ls4vb6dq7z 3 роки тому +223

    Dipping the end of a loaf of Italian bread into the sauce is a Sunday tradition for every Italian child. Thank you, Eva and Harper.

    • @Lalairu
      @Lalairu 3 роки тому +11

      We also do it in Spain. One of the most wonderful pleasures in life! 😌

    • @user-ty3oc5ph5e
      @user-ty3oc5ph5e 3 роки тому +4

      In ex Yugoslavia, too🙂

    • @davidpalmer7175
      @davidpalmer7175 3 роки тому +5

      Screw the children... us big kids are first in line!!!

    • @judoloro
      @judoloro 3 роки тому +3

      Yes! When I had an older couple living next door, I would make extra sauce and take them some home made bread and sauce.

    • @Lalairu
      @Lalairu 3 роки тому

      @@judoloro home made bread is the best. I buy big home made loafs from a small bakery close town. Is wonderful.

  • @brandongrech9135
    @brandongrech9135 3 роки тому +395

    Calling it now: Harper is going to build Eva a brick oven in the future :)

    • @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134
      @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134 3 роки тому +19

      I was surprised there wasn't one already at the new house.

    • @toecutterjenkins
      @toecutterjenkins 3 роки тому +95

      They are in AZ now just throw the bread on the sidewalk it will cook.lol

    • @tiffanyhackerspace8377
      @tiffanyhackerspace8377 3 роки тому +17

      @@toecutterjenkins A built-in, open-style tandoori oven at every home!! 😅🤣

    • @auraaurora9815
      @auraaurora9815 3 роки тому +5

      @@toecutterjenkins Loved your comment and so true!

    • @auraaurora9815
      @auraaurora9815 3 роки тому +2

      Can't wait to see the new oven!

  • @MrGilRoland
    @MrGilRoland 3 роки тому +131

    Eva: “Can you buy some tomatoes?”
    Harper: **sweating intensifies**

    • @eunicer.7748
      @eunicer.7748 3 роки тому +2

      Lol!

    • @shitmultiverse1404
      @shitmultiverse1404 3 роки тому +1

      The meme is **profusely sweating** ,
      **thing intensifies** has another meaning
      Yes I know I'm being pedantic

  • @MAMorelli
    @MAMorelli 3 роки тому +17

    You could tell that she just loves him so much. The way she looks at him when he talks is so adorable. They are the cutest couple.

    • @Xanderful209
      @Xanderful209 2 роки тому

      I was thinking the same thing when he was talking about the cherry tomato dish 😚 Italian cooking is soo good =] I might give that recipe a go ❤️

    • @michaelhudecek2778
      @michaelhudecek2778 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, and you can see how he loves her just the same. 😊♥️😊

  • @marcuskw93
    @marcuskw93 3 роки тому +74

    We NEED more Eva reacting to people doing italian iconic recipies

  • @elizabeths1969
    @elizabeths1969 3 роки тому +44

    I’m an American that has always been so fascinated by cooking pizzas and pasta sauces from scratch, it’s not the usual way in America! Thank you so much Eva for sharing the Italian culture with Americans!! I love learning from you!

    • @trekkie79startrek23
      @trekkie79startrek23 Рік тому +1

      I love cooking from scratch. I do have a few cans of pasta sauce in the cupboards for when I have had a long day.
      Most of the time I cook my own pasta sauce, Indain Currys. For me I try to cook everything from strach as much as I can.

  • @HeathenMaiden
    @HeathenMaiden 3 роки тому +52

    Ha! We've been cutting pizza with scissors in my family forever, and I thought it was just a weird Swedish thing my family did, but now I feel vindicated! Thanks Eva!

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 3 роки тому +4

      I live in Scotland and do it too! My partner always gives me hassle for it, but it just makes sense.

    • @tony_25or6to4
      @tony_25or6to4 3 роки тому +5

      We cut pizza with scissors and a wheel growing up. The wheel would ruin a pan, so we used scissors. A wheel on a cutting board.

    • @annmarienoone9879
      @annmarienoone9879 3 роки тому +4

      I spent time in Apulia, it was common for pizza to be cut with scissors ✂️

    • @misspeach6999
      @misspeach6999 2 роки тому +2

      I'm of Polish descent and we made homemade pizzas. We used scissors to cut pieces. Just makes sense.

  • @RUTC01
    @RUTC01 3 роки тому +56

    In my youth in New Jersey, my family would make several hundred jars of tomatoes and passata for the year. Today, I only purchase “Made in Italy” and not “Italian Style” tomatoes. Thanks for the tip on the nduja…Buon Appetito!

    • @southjerseyjim5049
      @southjerseyjim5049 3 роки тому +4

      You make me wanna cry, I miss home so much when I hear things like this. I learned about the caring for tomatoes as a kid at Nick Fiorentino’s farm in Blue Anchor. And Nick would make the most delicious hot ketchup - more like a salsa - that he’d bottle in coke bottles. We’d gobble up every bottle we got in a few days. Jersey tomatoes. My.My.My. So good! But yeh, the San Marzanos - liquid gold in a can.

    • @anothercheryladventure9387
      @anothercheryladventure9387 3 роки тому +5

      @@southjerseyjim5049
      The Cento canning plant is across the street from Amazon off of Route 295 in South Jersey. But Jersey Beef Steak tomatoes are the best in season Yummy🍅South Jersey White corn 🌽 Too ❤️💜💕🧑🏻‍🍳

    • @PCgamer923
      @PCgamer923 3 роки тому +5

      There are a lot of great and terrible tomatoes in america, it's where tomato's began after all, but the first time I bought real san marzano tomatoes to make sauce they were the best tomatoes I had ever had in my 34 years.

    • @daphlavor
      @daphlavor 3 роки тому

      @@anothercheryladventure9387 silver queen!!!

    • @edwardpate6128
      @edwardpate6128 3 роки тому +1

      I watch a lot of America's Test Kitchen and American canned tomatoes consistently beat out Italian ones in their taste tests.

  • @SimJan.
    @SimJan. 3 роки тому +67

    As someone who has seeds from over 100 heirloom tomato varieties and grows around 70 each year, I cringe really hard when people say that tomatoes are all the same. I personally love the green when ripe varieties, as well as the orange ones. After that come red tomatoes. Fun fact, the first tomatoes in Europe were yellow and that's also the origin of the italian word for tomato.

    • @gregoryschmidt1233
      @gregoryschmidt1233 3 роки тому +1

      Black Prince?

    • @SimJan.
      @SimJan. 3 роки тому +2

      @@gregoryschmidt1233 tried it. Good taste, but cracked often in rain.

    • @fusadiluna
      @fusadiluna 3 роки тому +22

      Pomodoro = pomo d'oro! Never thought of that

    • @rini6
      @rini6 3 роки тому +11

      @@fusadiluna apple of gold... golden apple.

    • @jjpp2216
      @jjpp2216 3 роки тому +2

      Orange tomatoes are a new discovery for me. They are worth their weight in gold.

  • @matteframe
    @matteframe 3 роки тому +40

    Eva made the pizza. She can slice it any way she wants.

    • @MrGilRoland
      @MrGilRoland 3 роки тому +1

      Word.

    • @maureenbrown6610
      @maureenbrown6610 3 роки тому +2

      I have been cutting pizza with scissors for years and yes people laugh when I tell them but it works

  • @jimmyc7803
    @jimmyc7803 2 роки тому +24

    I know this video was posted a few months ago. I finally got around last night to make your scarpariello. I followed your directions exactly. My wife and I are both second generation Italian of Sicilian roots. We live in NYC so we have access to many Italian foods. however, this dish was so simple to make and was so amazing that I felt compelled to thank you.

  • @Marge411
    @Marge411 3 роки тому +25

    My mother told me that when she was a child she would taste (test) my grandmother’s sauce with a piece of bread too! I love you, Eva. You bring back a lot of great memories of my mother and my Nonna! I love your voice and especially your accent! (My grandmother was Barese, so I know it’s a little different but I love it!)

    • @kimberly5465
      @kimberly5465 3 роки тому +1

      We did the same. After church on sundays.

  • @Kementiri
    @Kementiri 3 роки тому +22

    Because of this channel and Eva's wonderful cooking and her many different suggestions on how to cook authentic Italian food I have completely upped my game in making pasta sauces and pasta. In the last 6 months they started carrying Mutti Pasata here in Canada and I was overjoyed to be able to buy it and use it in my pasta sauces. You know you're addicted to this channel when your bf says "I'm cooking the pasta and I am NOT going to make Eva cry" :)

    • @PastaGrammar
      @PastaGrammar  3 роки тому +3

      😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @luciaremolina4991
      @luciaremolina4991 2 роки тому +2

      I discovered passata Mutti about 3 years ago. When we were in mandatory quarantine (my country totally closed for 3 months) the first thing my dad said was, "buy the Mutti" 😂 Peruvian regular tomatos just don't taste the same.

    • @cosettapessa6417
      @cosettapessa6417 2 роки тому +2

      @@luciaremolina4991 i wonder if mutti abroad is the exact same one in italy or they use different tomatoes in other countries. Like nutella does. Do you know if they write on the jar "italian tomatoes"?

  • @arjay9745
    @arjay9745 3 роки тому +82

    Every single Calabrian kitchen I've ever been in has those same strings of peppers hanging on one wall. Lol. A bit of Calabria away from Calabria.

    • @genghischuan4886
      @genghischuan4886 3 роки тому +9

      or any Cajun home in Louisiana, lol but yeah youre right

    • @susancheer5981
      @susancheer5981 3 роки тому +8

      They bought those in Hatch, NM

    • @e.urbach7780
      @e.urbach7780 3 роки тому +7

      The ristra of chiles is also a Mexican and Southwestern American thing.

    • @ledzepgirlnmful
      @ledzepgirlnmful 3 роки тому +4

      @@e.urbach7780 it's part of my
      Hispanic heritage here in NM!!

    • @AuntDuddie
      @AuntDuddie 3 роки тому +3

      When I lived in NJ I had huge gardens and grew little hot peppers and dried them. I strung them on fishing line to use in the winter. When I grabbed one to use in a pot of soup a million little moths flew out of the batch. I moved them to my porch and let them find a new home or freeze over the winter.

  • @ronsrox
    @ronsrox 3 роки тому +11

    I used to make a Caprese for breakfast every morning, with home-grown heirlooms and basil.

  • @diannawestgate3465
    @diannawestgate3465 2 роки тому +9

    I am addicted to the simple pasta sauce you made!!!!!! Olive oil, garlic clove, cherry tomatoes cut up , pasta water and fresh basil and fresh grated Parmesan !!!!!! I add some salt and a pinch of sugar!!!! OMG it is amazing!!!! I put it in pasta but I have also used it as a dip for my freshly made taco chips!!!! Thank you Ava😘😘 Dianna

  • @zeideerskine3462
    @zeideerskine3462 3 роки тому +18

    You are now in a single family home in Arizona. Get some big flower pots, potting soil, and climbing cages and grow your own.

    • @carolmerlini9971
      @carolmerlini9971 3 роки тому

      Eva knows that tomatoes grown in Arizona will not taste like tomatoes grown in Calabria.

    • @carson5196
      @carson5196 3 роки тому +3

      Summers are way too hot there. 100 degrees F for months are a problem. Must use an overhead mesh screen to soften the sunrays to succeed. Watering/irrigation and good soil are necessary. Fall and spring are okay to grow.. Spiders, scorpions, snakes etc are a problem though. Good luck, Eva

    • @MrSea123456
      @MrSea123456 3 роки тому +1

      @@carson5196 i live in Arizona and i am growing tomatoes as of now. You gotta put them in the shade. Use a five gallon bucket, potting soil with compost and fertilizer. Your tomatoes will fruit a lot.

    • @1ACL
      @1ACL 3 роки тому +1

      It depends where in AZ. High altitudes aren't so hot.

    • @carson5196
      @carson5196 3 роки тому

      They indicated Tempe as their location.

  • @mknits8522
    @mknits8522 3 роки тому +38

    Please share Eva's view on Pasta Salads for summer!

    • @starsantheoriginal
      @starsantheoriginal 3 роки тому +2

      I can't wait for her cringing

    • @mitch9880
      @mitch9880 3 роки тому +1

      Awesome idea!
      I want to see the disappointment on her face 😂

    • @moobutt
      @moobutt 3 роки тому +2

      That’s because 9 times out of 10, they’re AWFUL 🤣

    • @tiffanyhackerspace8377
      @tiffanyhackerspace8377 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, but then afterward, she will innovate and teach us something amazing and delicious!

    • @michaellane9079
      @michaellane9079 3 роки тому

      Its easy but not cheap to make your own. Just make a good vinegaret add some chopped hard salami good cheese and anythi g else you like. Roasted peppers olives. Good stuff.

  • @bohboh5220
    @bohboh5220 3 роки тому +12

    9:50 In Bari we make a type of frisella with tomato sauce, in oil lampascioni (tassel hyacinth), in oil artichokes, olive oil and a splash a wine 😁

  • @tonysid3563
    @tonysid3563 3 роки тому +41

    The thing I miss most about your old kitchen is the acoustics. The new kitchen sounds like you are in a big, empty rental hall. 😕

    • @PastaGrammar
      @PastaGrammar  3 роки тому +20

      We are fixing it, sorry!

    • @tiffanyhackerspace8377
      @tiffanyhackerspace8377 3 роки тому +4

      @@PastaGrammar Sweet that you-guys are already on it!! Thank you for continuing the channel, from your new home in the desert southwest!! How fun is THIS gonna be?!

    • @DarthCherry8
      @DarthCherry8 3 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @blancobaseballbreaks2525
      @blancobaseballbreaks2525 2 роки тому +1

      Nice piece of decorative tin behind the stove, hanging pots and pans, plants I think can help with acoustics...but don't quote me.

  • @iReporteriReporting
    @iReporteriReporting 3 роки тому +35

    Lucky, Eva, I can get Mutti products here in Budapest. And our fresh tomatoes are sooo good. Thanks for all the tips! Nice day to you and Harper.

    • @arjay9745
      @arjay9745 3 роки тому +3

      Igaz, hogy a magyar paradicsom kiválóan alkalmas az ilyen ételekre, csak ne helyettesítjük kecsuppal! :)

    • @radianttadpole6363
      @radianttadpole6363 3 роки тому +5

      You are fortunate! Terrible tomatoes in America unless you grow them yourself or find a good farmer’s stand.

    • @iReporteriReporting
      @iReporteriReporting 3 роки тому +3

      @@radianttadpole6363 yes, you are right
      I used to think our fruits and vegetables were good until I ate my first peach overseas. The products are so much better and cheaper here in Budapest, too.

    • @lorenzoamato953
      @lorenzoamato953 3 роки тому

      @@radianttadpole6363 Oh my God. At the moment I envy all of you. i am Italian and live in japan. I mean: Japan is a wonderful country with a delicious cuisine. BUT tomatoes... (and oil... and cheese... and vegetables and fruits in general...) nope!!!

    • @cosettapessa6417
      @cosettapessa6417 2 роки тому

      @@lorenzoamato953 R.I.P.

  • @mylifeisagift
    @mylifeisagift 3 роки тому +22

    Oh my gosh, you just brought back a childhood memory. My mother would make sauce. I could never wait until dinner, and I always put some on bread. 😋

  • @KJ_nyc
    @KJ_nyc 3 роки тому +6

    Caprese salad is one of my favorite salads of Italy. This is the perfect salad to indulge: perfectly ripe tomatoes, superb fresh mozzarella, and the best olive oil money can buy. Eva is correct, I have never had caprese salad in Italy that features balsamic, or any vinegar. However, if you like vinegar in your salad, this is the perfect time to sprinkle a few drops. Another version of pure heaven. Just don't call the vinegar salad caprese if there are Italians around. Be sure to have a nice slice of bread handy at the end. NEVER throw away the leftovers of a great olive oil.

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment 7 місяців тому +13

    lots of great tips here! thanks for sharing Italian Culture!

  • @JK-zz4ip
    @JK-zz4ip 3 роки тому +5

    Eva should make a cookbook with recipes featured in their you tube videos. My mouth is watering as I watch her cook in this video. Tomatoes are my favourite food!!

  • @hiddentruth1982
    @hiddentruth1982 3 роки тому +8

    and now I know why Harper supported this channel. he gets lots of fresh made food. lol love this channel. I can learn so many things I never thought about.

  • @Bradimus1
    @Bradimus1 3 роки тому +15

    The right tomatoes are always the ones you grow yourself.

    • @Bradimus1
      @Bradimus1 3 роки тому +4

      Okay, the ones I grow for myself!

  • @nancymiller349
    @nancymiller349 3 роки тому +9

    We have a big Garden every year and grow all types of tomatoes I particularly like that dish with red and the yellow Sunkissed cherry tomatoes. Plus the red in the yellow together makes it look really nice.

  • @XBachelor-es1dp
    @XBachelor-es1dp 3 роки тому +8

    I needed this in my life... The days of going to the store and just throwin whatever round and red looking tomatoish thing I could find to use is over. Also I possibly see a Ooni in your future if you like making pizza that much.

  • @ilanaostrovsky2320
    @ilanaostrovsky2320 3 роки тому +12

    Wow! I just made spaghetti with that amazing cherry tomato sauce! Best pasta I’ve ever made in my life! I cannot wait to try more of your fantastic recipes! Thank you, Eva and Harper!! ❤️✨

  • @dennistafeltennis1190
    @dennistafeltennis1190 3 роки тому +2

    This is the vid i needed thx guys.
    You have answered my prayers :)

  • @raffaeleannunziata5316
    @raffaeleannunziata5316 3 роки тому +7

    Fantastic video! ❤️
    I am from San Marzano and I took pride in seeing how a typical product of my area is so appreciated even in the US.
    San Marzano tomatoes are perfect for a tomato sauce or on pizza. They are sweeter than other tomatoes and have very few seeds. You should all try them at least once in your life!

    • @southjerseyjim5049
      @southjerseyjim5049 3 роки тому +1

      Honestly, I don’t many folks of Italian descent who don’t use San Marzano tomatoes. I’m 56, and I have always remembered it this way. The ones that don’t, well, we don’t want to talk about them.

    • @cosettapessa6417
      @cosettapessa6417 2 роки тому

      @@southjerseyjim5049 nice

    • @vbachman6742
      @vbachman6742 Рік тому

      I'm American, not of any Italian descent, but I love good food and always have several cans of San Marzano tomatoes in my pantry.

  • @juayitl
    @juayitl 3 роки тому +6

    As a mexican it has always confused me that italian and internationally grown tomatoes are shaped like a pumpkin in media (the first one Eva showed us, the heirloom) whereas in Mexico I have always seen the "pomodoro roma / plum tomatoes" kind as the regular one in every tianguis (street markek). It's hard to find the other kinds. Now I'm wondering how did this beautiful fruit made its voyage through the ocean and started new families and thus variations influenced by the warm italian soils and their peculiarities, as well as the different human hands behind it...

    • @Froggy-nv7ep
      @Froggy-nv7ep 3 роки тому +1

      Native Americans grew hundreds of varieties of tomatoes. Europeans just took a few of those varieties and bred them into a few other cultivars.Native crops were destroyed so we no longer have so many varieties. Italians get reference for creating tomatoes that really aren't that special.

  • @andyjackson2910
    @andyjackson2910 3 роки тому +2

    You are both doing such a good job, thank you.

  • @senatedistrict6530
    @senatedistrict6530 2 роки тому +1

    My 94 y/o Mother cut pizza with scissors when I was a child, and I'm 72 now. She had Italian neighbors in New England. She made great 'meatballs' and Hunter's Chicken Cacciatore. I'd like to see Eva's version of the latter. Love to watch her prepare food. Learning a lot.

    • @PastaGrammar
      @PastaGrammar  2 роки тому +1

      We love chicken cacciatore! Eva made it in this video: ua-cam.com/video/vg5f1m7bL-g/v-deo.html

    • @senatedistrict6530
      @senatedistrict6530 2 роки тому

      @@PastaGrammar Italian Grandma; she sings, too.
      ua-cam.com/video/mW1Oq2YuoS8/v-deo.html

  • @mikemyers2626
    @mikemyers2626 2 роки тому +4

    I have cento San marzano tomatoes in my cupboard right now. Every time they are on sale I grab several cans.... and treat them like gold! It's the only real ones I can get! Thank you guys for your videos, info and basic human kindness. I wish you all the best and look forward to your videos. Been subscribed for a few years now. Salute e chin chin!!!

    • @anneallen3566
      @anneallen3566 2 роки тому +3

      I do too! But definitely going to try whatever others Ava recommends.

    • @elainebirmingham7599
      @elainebirmingham7599 2 роки тому

      Costco sells San Marzano tomatoes and passata.

  • @justinabaya6622
    @justinabaya6622 3 роки тому +5

    This.has definitely become a Sunday morning tradition for me

    • @fatherofchickens7951
      @fatherofchickens7951 3 роки тому

      Me too! And they drop it so early for me that I can watch it with my morning coffee❤️

  • @edwardford5125
    @edwardford5125 3 роки тому +1

    I'm very pleased to have found your channel! It's not just the content I enjoy, but also the production. Very entertaining ! I've laughed during every video I've watched. Thanks for that 💙

  • @msantos545
    @msantos545 3 роки тому

    I absolutely love this video! So much info, so many recipes, AND I'm so happy you found good Nduja!

  • @rachelshulman111
    @rachelshulman111 3 роки тому +9

    The pasta allo Scarpariello looks like such a delicious and easy recipe (and accidentally vegan 💚) can’t wait to try it :)

  • @gregs3580
    @gregs3580 2 роки тому +4

    Very honest and accurate, this is what I love about the two of you. I have found two other Italian tomatoes you should try, La Squisita certified and Bionaturae. Pastene and Stanislaus from California are also contenders for the best in the world.

  • @MrWalksindarkness
    @MrWalksindarkness 3 роки тому

    i always look forward to Sundays and seeing my friends Eva and Harper. Thank you for the amazon link, i was interested in that food mill and surprised it was so inexpensive.

  • @YAYAREA37
    @YAYAREA37 3 роки тому +1

    I learned so much from this video about tomatoes! Thank you both.

  • @xw66xw
    @xw66xw 3 роки тому +6

    A few years ago, I had a lot of cherry tomatoes that I knew I wouldn’t be able to eat before they’d go bad, so I decided to crush and sauté them, and add them to pasta. I never realized I basically made Pasta allo Scarpariello. Btw, on the website, you spelled it “Sacarpariello.” Love your videos! Hope you’re enjoying Arizona!

  • @JK-zz4ip
    @JK-zz4ip 3 роки тому +3

    I made the pasta Allo scarpariello tonight and it's my new favourite dish. Funny that I had inadvertently made a similar dish once to use up extra tomatoes, but it wasn't nearly as good. (I had used way less olive and too much garlic) But the right technique shown here makes all the difference!! And if course I stopped at the Italian store and bought really good parmagiano reggiano.

  • @mariaskorupa5404
    @mariaskorupa5404 3 роки тому +1

    I love you guys. Going through a really difficult time atm and your videos are such an amazing distraction. ❤️

  • @dantehernandez3904
    @dantehernandez3904 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the one stop shop course on tomatoes in Italian cooking. I learned a lot more today.

  • @LiquidReality90
    @LiquidReality90 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for the brake down on the can tomatoes! I live in Newfoundland, Canada - the furtherest easterly province in Canada. It can be hard to get good, fresh produce here due to the transportation time. It can also be a bit expensive. I like using the San Marzano tomatoes, but it's $5 here just for the small can! I will try the Mutti one next :)

    • @tony_25or6to4
      @tony_25or6to4 3 роки тому

      Grow your own fresh tomatoes in the summer. Start them inside in early spring.

  • @lavenderbee3611
    @lavenderbee3611 2 роки тому +3

    These pasta sauces looks so good and simple to make. It blows my mind that tomatoes are a new world food when they are almost synonymous with Italian cuisine. PS: I use scissors to cut pizza too. Thank you Eva & Harper.

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 3 роки тому +2

    I truly love these instructive videos showing what Italians do or use with each product. No one else does this. You two are gems.

  • @michelemickle2153
    @michelemickle2153 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the video and the recipes. I loved my time in Italy for sooo many reasons. These recipes are priceless as they are simple and totally help push me in the direction of simple Italian food. Thank you again and I cannot wait to try them as always.

  • @trevorfillmore698
    @trevorfillmore698 3 роки тому +4

    That salad used to be on the side of my tractor trailer when I drove for Saputo they make the best mozzarella cheese in Canada.

  • @6williamson
    @6williamson 2 роки тому +4

    I always thought it was hype but this year we grew San Marzano tomatoes and picked them ripe off the vine. Unbelievable tomato sauce, after simering down for 2 hours and putting through the same foley mixer as shown here--- tangy, nothing I ever tasted before. Froze a bunch away but I doubt it will make it into winter. I grew Romas last year and they were absolutely tasteless and did not improve with cooking.

  • @kaycarver9137
    @kaycarver9137 3 роки тому

    So enjoy watching all of your videos...thanks for teaching me some of the “better” ways to cook!

  • @MT-xu4cn
    @MT-xu4cn 3 роки тому +1

    This was so helpful! I cook with tomatoes quite a bit and this addressed a number of questions I have when dealing with new recipes. The videos have been noticeably on point lately, keep up the great work. Can't wait to see next week's topic.

  • @pasqualesaraceni6461
    @pasqualesaraceni6461 3 роки тому +3

    Those chillis hanging at the corner.... a true calabrian kitchen ❤️

  • @mateusquasetuga
    @mateusquasetuga 3 роки тому +10

    I want Eva to do a blind taste test of canned tomatoes. I want her reaction to Muir Glen.

  • @leslieyancey5084
    @leslieyancey5084 2 роки тому

    That bubbly dough looks amazing! I can’t wait to try these recipes!

  • @LeornianCyng
    @LeornianCyng 3 роки тому

    Just joined your channel and have watched every single video. This is third proper Italian cooking channel and by far my favourite. Like the others, I love the science, history and engineering behind each dish. Both of you are hilarious and Eva is a really good teacher. Lastly I love the Professor Layton style music, always cheers me up and I never fail to crack a smile.

  • @fm9529
    @fm9529 3 роки тому +15

    My grandma used to tell us that the secret to avoid acidity in the tomato sauce is to get rid of the seeds of the tomatoes before cooking them, we never had to use sugar!

    • @MellyP22
      @MellyP22 3 роки тому +4

      I also have family members that throw in the skin of a red bell pepper, it adds natural sweetness.

    • @teresat5496
      @teresat5496 3 роки тому +5

      My mother used baking soda!

    • @b1k2q34
      @b1k2q34 3 роки тому

      I hate tomato seeds. What is the best way to remove them?

    • @markhamstra1083
      @markhamstra1083 3 роки тому +2

      The issue with removing tomato seeds is that you are also thereby removing most of the pectin of the tomato, and sometimes you really want and need the viscosity and thickening power that the pectin provides.

    • @fm9529
      @fm9529 3 роки тому +1

      @@b1k2q34 cut the tomato in half and wash it under running water or in a cup using your fingers to scoop out the seeds

  • @andyp90210
    @andyp90210 3 роки тому +21

    Dude, man. You’re gonna have to do a video especially on Eva’s hair!

    • @arjay9745
      @arjay9745 3 роки тому +3

      While it's true that she rocks that hair particularly well, I'm sure she'll tell you: the truth is, in Calabria they call that type/style "hair".

  • @dest8637
    @dest8637 3 роки тому

    great tips as usual! thanks for sharing your passion!

  • @WinterC773
    @WinterC773 2 роки тому +1

    This was so informational and helpful!! Love the simply tomato sauce too. Would be neat to see something like this on other staples like olive oil and cheese and what different types are for and what can be found in American grocery stores that are close enough. Loving this channel!

  • @suzz1776
    @suzz1776 3 роки тому +7

    so not used to the new kitchen. lol. I miss the old rustic looking kitchen. but the new kitchen is beautiful though. :)

  • @JohnMassari
    @JohnMassari 3 роки тому +5

    We LOVE Eva’s absolutely gorgeous hair!

  • @SK3564
    @SK3564 3 роки тому +1

    I'm so glad you made this video, I definitely needed it.
    Cherry tomatoes are amazing! They're so good that the pasta I made with them was better than any tomato pasta I've ever had!
    Thanks again, definitely learnt a lot!

  • @deathhamster22
    @deathhamster22 3 роки тому

    I have made Scarpiella several times since you visit posted it. One if my favorite dishes. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!

  • @gigigigi9479
    @gigigigi9479 3 роки тому +3

    Pastene Tomatoes 'Kitchen Ready' second to none for cooking. I have tried ever San Marzano out there but none can compete. Not an easy find, and not inexpensive though.

    • @tvc153
      @tvc153 2 роки тому

      That's what I use!!

  • @aris1956
    @aris1956 3 роки тому +3

    13:25. Un piccolo particolare (ma con grande effetto) fa capire che in quella casa ci abita una calabrese. 😉

  • @carolyncostner9619
    @carolyncostner9619 2 роки тому

    Just started bingeing your videos. Love you both and learning so much!

  • @eunicer.7748
    @eunicer.7748 3 роки тому

    So helpful! Thank you for this video, really learned so much 🤍

  • @danielphendarko2651
    @danielphendarko2651 3 роки тому +4

    the way Eva was holding the first tomato is very cute :>
    edit: (I smash tomatoes with a hammer, is that normal?)
    edit 2: (notification gang!)
    edit 3: You deserve more subscribers!

  • @annl.5512
    @annl.5512 3 роки тому +16

    Scarpariello is better with linguine or spaghetti 🍝

    • @alemassa6632
      @alemassa6632 3 роки тому +2

      I agree (gli spaghetti vanno meglio).

    • @cisium1184
      @cisium1184 2 роки тому

      Hard disagree. Rigatoni or paccheri - this sauce needs ridges and surface area.

  • @nathanchambers1006
    @nathanchambers1006 3 роки тому

    Love you guys. Brought my pasta game to a whole new level.

  • @colleenloffredo7895
    @colleenloffredo7895 3 роки тому +1

    Me and my sister were just talking about this yesterday, I had her watch your videos yesterday and today she’s coming over for lasagna, so I’ll be watching this video again with her!! ❤️

  • @primategaberocco
    @primategaberocco 3 роки тому +4

    My mother would have to intervene in my "bread in sauce" shenanigans as I was like a heroin addict chasing a hit. A repeat dunk offender. 👍

  • @idowanna837
    @idowanna837 3 роки тому +3

    Awe, you didn't mention what you use the paste for. I love that they've started putting tomato paste in a tube now because nobody ever uses the entire can, even though it's put into the tiniest can

    • @aspjake123
      @aspjake123 Рік тому

      I was waiting for that also. Sigh

  • @joeperkins4309
    @joeperkins4309 3 роки тому

    Eva says simple is best. I have to agree! The simplest dishes made from simple ingredients seem to taste the best. Thanks for sharing your videos. Keep them coming!

  • @Doc_R
    @Doc_R 3 роки тому

    You guys knocked it out of the park, again. You are both so entertaining. My favorite channel. Ciao ragazzi.

  • @theoriginalchefboyoboy6025
    @theoriginalchefboyoboy6025 3 роки тому +10

    I would think the hardest thing is to know when a tomato is underripe, overripe, lacking flavor, whatever before you start to use them.

    • @marioguidotomasone1265
      @marioguidotomasone1265 3 роки тому +10

      Touch, sniff , look.
      That's it.
      You touch it and you have to get a firm, consistent body under your fingers - if it's just hard it's underripe, if it's soft it's overripe.
      You sniff it and you get the full tomato flavour with a hint of herbal scent - if it's overwhelmigly herbal it's underripe, if it's overwhelmingly tomatoey with a hint of sweetnes it's overipe.
      You look at it and you must get a solid red (or yellow-orange for some varieties) all over the tomato - if you have spots where the color is less intense with a shade of green it's underripe, if you have spots where the color is more intense with a shade of burgundy/brown it's overripe.

    • @michaelremillard4215
      @michaelremillard4215 3 роки тому +3

      @@marioguidotomasone1265 yes ,yes,yes …you tell ‘em … truth made simple ..this technique will NEVER fail the user …thank you for posting this VALUABLE information my friend!

    • @bradroon5538
      @bradroon5538 3 роки тому

      @@marioguidotomasone1265 I've grown Black Hungarian tomatoes in N Calif. They do,. Not. Get. Solid. Red.
      They really cracked, but I've found that if you grow them under trees. Less bubs. Less cracking. Better ripening. Ripen faster.

    • @marioguidotomasone1265
      @marioguidotomasone1265 3 роки тому

      @@bradroon5538 you're absolutely right, there are some varieties that do not get solid colourd 0 your Black Hungarian or our Cuore di Bue to name just a caouple, but these are justs ome very special ones that you normally don't get into untile you dont't reach pomodoro class 201- and the touch+smell thing is always the same anyway.
      Hope you'll agree that my hints are good enough for pomodro class 101

    • @bradroon5538
      @bradroon5538 3 роки тому

      @@marioguidotomasone1265 I just love heirloom gardening. We raise enough San Marzano, orange, and black AND red cherry tomatoes to can up a year plus worth of salsa for Mexican dishes, pasta sauce, and I'm slowly depleting the tomato juice that is a byproduct of that.

  • @iolandagirleanu9006
    @iolandagirleanu9006 3 роки тому +9

    I never noticed the colours of Caprese are the same as the Italian flag 😂😂

  • @brooklyngirl230
    @brooklyngirl230 10 місяців тому

    This is the best information out there! I love all your videos for authentic Italian dishes! tutti a tavola...

  • @MarkmanOTW
    @MarkmanOTW 3 роки тому

    Great video. Good idea to explain the various tomato options, and which type of tomato works best for which type of dish!

  • @southwife
    @southwife 3 роки тому

    That was GREAT! I could watch your videos for hours! Although they won't be the same, i am growing 3 San Marzano tomato plants in my garden.....Many thanks for the cooking lessons!

  • @sharimorris1021
    @sharimorris1021 3 роки тому

    Another fantastic video. Well done from start to finish. I am looking forward to trying something from this video.

  • @TruthIsTheNewHate84
    @TruthIsTheNewHate84 Рік тому +1

    I am so happy that you share your recipes with us. I wasn't able to get 99% of my grandmother's recipes before she passed. I was able to get her tomato sauce recipe though. I'm thankful for all the great Italian recipes you share with us. I will be making the Carbonara recipe very soon.

  • @irishpixierose
    @irishpixierose 3 роки тому

    I enjoy learning about products and dishes from Ava.

  • @franlegler5867
    @franlegler5867 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!!! We always ate "sauce on bread" as kids as did my own children and grandchildren....LOVE IT. Your videos always bring back great memories as my grandparents came from Calabria!

  • @DDOITALY
    @DDOITALY 3 роки тому

    Another wonderful and lovable video! Thanks!

  • @bettinafranzese406
    @bettinafranzese406 3 роки тому

    You two are great! Your videos are informative and have good production value. Id love to see a video with ava highlighting vegetable side dishes as fine produce is such a staple in much mediterranean cuisine.

  • @robstlace4599
    @robstlace4599 3 роки тому

    Glad to see you guys are settling in. Show was great today. I am a lover of tomatoes 🍅.

  • @HilaryIsOkayssss
    @HilaryIsOkayssss 2 роки тому

    I enjoy this video and love the new place. Thank you very much for the information and now I understand more about making a delicious homemade sauce.

  • @christinatolar4155
    @christinatolar4155 3 роки тому

    This video answered all of my tomato questions. Thank you!

  • @craiganderson3952
    @craiganderson3952 2 роки тому

    Nice one guys, you really know how to teach the world! Cheers!!

  • @elizabethinabinet6248
    @elizabethinabinet6248 2 роки тому

    I happened upon Pasta Grammar by accident and BOY am I SO HAPPY. You two make me FLY!!! I cant get tired of watching and I do…over and over... I ADORE Chef Alfredo-he’s an absolute character lol - woukd love to see more of him. Watched the How To re: tomatoes: Got the courage to make Pasta allo Scarpariello and it was a raving success! Cant wait for your cookbook Eva! Love you two❤️❤️

  • @Gagazoot
    @Gagazoot Рік тому +2

    Love your show. You’re both so much fun to watch. Eva, I visited Roma many years ago, and almost didn’t return to US. The simplicity and presentation of the food was incredibly delicious. Since I knew real Italians that lived there, I got great lessons in cooking and eating. Watching your show reminds me of the wonderful time I had and all of the delicioso recipes. Mille Grazie 🍝‼️❤️❤️ love your hair!!

  • @My5sons1114
    @My5sons1114 3 роки тому

    Great video!! Happy Sunday! 🇮🇹❤️

  • @rexolaires956
    @rexolaires956 3 роки тому

    I loved this video! Thank you for making it! xoxo

  • @wilkinsb64
    @wilkinsb64 3 роки тому +1

    Hey guys! I've tried the Tempest Nduja and I'm in love. Thanks for introducing us! Best of luck in your new home!!!