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How this fruit became the star of Italian cooking
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Italian food and tomatoes go together like pasta and pomodoro. From San Marzano to cuore di bue, tomatoes play an essential role in Italian cooking -- but it wasn't always like that.
(CNN) — Paolo Gramaglia loves tomatoes. The owner and chef of the Michelin-starred President restaurant in Pompeii, his link with the fruit is so strong, he says, that he and it are intrinsically entwined. Not that he thinks he's special -- he thinks all Italians have the same relationship with the pomodoro.More Related News