Thoughts on this fucker?

thoughts on this fucker?
chef john aparently uses it a lot

if you're not shitposting and don't know it's actually not a meme
canned tomatoes are generally better than fresh, as fresh tomatoes are garbage and tasteless grown out of season

san marzano in particular is popular due to the sugar & acidity of the strain. the difference isn't significant enough to justify the price difference in some countries, but it is objectively better than, say, roma tomatoes for sauce

most important thing to take is that canned tomatoes > fresh tomatoes whenever they aren't in season

yeah man they're just really good tomats, quality is pretty good but they're very consistent because of the DOP, the mob will fuck you up if youre shilling shit tier tomazzy

Also the texture/composition of the tomato itself s better
It doesn't have gigantic seed pools, which means more flesh, which means better sauces

So good on a pizza just slightly mashed up and slightly reduced.

do americans really do this?

San Marzano is simply the best variety of tomato on the face of earth and the only type of tomato accepted in the certified recipe of neapolitan pizza.
The D.O.P. stamp and the fact that comes from Agro Sarnese-Nocerino tells you that it's the real deal and not some meme copycat.
Buy it if you want the top of the top.

It's just a decent quality canned tomato that's really good for sauces. There's no magic in it. Give it a try.

they're the deenz of canned fruit for sure

Even if you believe that San Marzanos are the best variety of tomato (they're not), your DOP recommendation is pure stupidity. It's not like wine or cheese. You can't regulate a cultivar. California San Marzanos are just as good as your meme Italian ones.