plum tomato

noun

an egg-shaped or oblong variety of tomato.

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Roma tomatoes are a specific variety of plum tomatoes that are more elongated in shape.

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Compared to the standard plum tomatoes you'll find in most cans, these definitely stand out.

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This will include slicing your eggplants into evenly-sized rounds, as well as roughly chopping your plum tomatoes for the sauce.

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This one uses both Italian-style plum tomatoes and canned tomato purée, garlic, sugar, an assortment of dried herbs, and . . . ready for it . . . ground nutmeg.

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She uses plum tomatoes to make her sauce because they have less seeds.