Tokiwa Cucumber - Indie Indie Bang! Bang!
Tokiwa Cucumber - Indie Indie Bang! Bang!

Tokiwa Cucumber

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A rare indeterminate heirloom from Lucca, Italy, prized for dry, deeply red, pleated fruits with sweet, umami-rich flavor for sauce or fresh use.

Cesare’s Canestrino di Lucca is a rare heirloom tomato especially suited to sauce, with notably dry flesh, deep red color, and a flavor that brings together sweetness and umami. Brought to the United States by Chef Cesare Casella from his hometown of Lucca, Italy, this indeterminate variety produces generously lobed, pleated fruits with puckered tops. Its Italian name means “little basket,” a fitting reference to fruits that can stand upright on their ends. Though particularly valuable for cooking down into a richly flavored sauce, Canestrino di Lucca also earns a place in salads and other fresh preparations where a drier tomato is welcome.

10% of Cesare's Canestrino di Lucca Tomato Art Pack sales are donated to The Center for Discovery, where Cesare Casella is the Chief of the Department of Nourishment Arts.

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