On 7/22/2026 at 5:06 PM, Fruit Trader said:

Pricey! I've been looking for tinned San Marzanos. Anybody got a lead?

On 7/22/2026 at 5:20 PM, KhunLA said:

Just buy a big ol' bag of tomatoes, blanche first to deskin first, then cook 'em down, add tomato paste & seasonings. Put excess in freezer for later date.

But for you non home cooks, agree, and would go with can of diced / stewed tomatoes, a little paste & seasoning. Preferred the ones with some veggies added, if available, when lazy & single.

Thai tomatoes are for sh*t. They look coloured artificially and many green. Not for me. Jersey beefsteaks are my go-to when I'm there.

9 hours ago, redwood1 said:

All canned tomatoes suck, along with all store spaghetti sauces....

Fresh tomatoes are good but go bad way too fast in the fridge...

Solution?

ช้อป Sundried Tomato 1kg ออนไลน์ในราคาที่ดีกว่า | Lazada Thailand

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Sundried Tomatoes....Keep for ages and taste just like fresh tomatoes........

Throw some in a food processor....

Add.

Vinigar

sugar

salt

Olive oil.

a little chili pepper

a little onion

a little herb like Oregano

Some water

Blend 1 -2 minutes...

Finished

Cool idea!

4 hours ago, Fokke said:

Makro has a very tasty pasta sause home brand Aro , comes in a 1 ltr bag under 100 bath. Give it a try.

I'll have to check the ingredients. I usually buy Fiamma crushed, if I can find them, in a gallon can. I make 5 litres at a time. Tons of vegetables. Eggplant, zucchini, celery, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, fresh holy basil, organic oregano, bay leaves. Fry red onions & garlic, then add in spices and veg last cut to your preferred size, hard to softer. They'll cook down in the sauce. Although I haven't found any extra vigins recently, that's the olive oil I use in my gravy. I'm a vegetable so I add tinned chickpeas for protein.

Is calling it "gravy" a Jersey thing.

Good tips on here. Gotta try those tinned cherry tomatoes and even Aro sauce, depending on no sugar, no MSG, no preservatives.

BTW, if you're after real NY pizza, Chef Bing, Ruam Rudee Soi 2.

The only stuff for pasta is olive oil, fresh sweet basil, garlic, mac nuts (or whatever), and a few slices of tomato.

59 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Thai tomatoes are for sh*t. They look coloured artificially and many green. Not for me. Jersey beefsteaks are my go-to when I'm there.

Stop buying <deleted> tomatoes then.

Ones I buy from Ori9in farms in Chiang Mai are lush.

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Stop buying <deleted> tomatoes then.

Ones I buy from Ori9in farms in Chiang Mai are lush.

We have no problems finding good tomatoes in cm. NST probably has the best tomatoes we’ve had here, more iron in the red soil down there and better climate.

4 hours ago, novacova said:

We have no problems finding good tomatoes in cm. NST probably has the best tomatoes we’ve had here, more iron in the red soil down there and better climate.

Can't find and NST here online. Trying to find out if them tomaters are sold in BK.

5 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Can't find and NST here online. Trying to find out if them tomaters are sold in BK.

Southern region of NST (Nakhon Si Thammarat) and Trang has iron rich soil which is good for better tasting tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables.

4 hours ago, novacova said:

Southern region of NST (Nakhon Si Thammarat) and Trang has iron rich soil which is good for better tasting tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables.

Thx. Wife is from NST--khon 'korn. Do you have the label on those tomatoes? I really want to track them down.

6 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Thx. Wife is from NST--khon 'korn. Do you have the label on those tomatoes? I really want to track them down.

No label on fresh tomatoes…

…these downstairs at Sahathai in Thungsong.

1 hour ago, novacova said:

No label on fresh tomatoes…

…these downstairs at Sahathai in Thungsong.

Wife in from Chandii, right next door. There's a wonderful Thung Song egg pastry, with the flakiest crust! (I should know, I've been called a flake!)

If you have a branch of Kopi from theb provincial capital with their amazing patongko, there's no better place to live, Nova!

23 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Stop buying <deleted> tomatoes then.

Ones I buy from Ori9in farms in Chiang Mai are lush.

Realistically, I'm not going to make a 170 km round trip drive to buy tomatoes. And like others have said, most tomatoes I've come across in Thailand are jut sut (tasteless). I haven't had a good tomato since my last trip to the US 18 years ago. Fresh tomatoes are out, and even if I could get them, cooking them down is more work than I'm interested in pursuing - hence - why I'm looking for quality canned tomatoes. I do like making and eating Italian sauces, but I imagine that I can get stocks that are closer to the Italian restaurant varieties that I got in the Italians areas of NW Washington State back in the day. There were some great Italian restaurants in Tacoma and Seattle back when I lived there.

For those suggestion "Prego" and the like. Really - you gotta be kidding? Why not Chef Boyardee <gag>. Maybe back when I was young and in uni and both drunk and stoned. Maybe.

1 hour ago, connda said:

Realistically, I'm not going to make a 170 km round trip drive to buy tomatoes.

they deliver, online purchases are a thing!

On 7/23/2026 at 8:44 AM, Fokke said:

Makro has a very tasty pasta sause home brand Aro , comes in a 1 ltr bag under 100 bath. Give it a try.

That's been my substitute since Lego's pasta sauces are getting scarcer than hens teeth on supermarket shelves.

3 hours ago, connda said:

Realistically, I'm not going to make a 170 km round trip drive to buy tomatoes. And like others have said, most tomatoes I've come across in Thailand are jut sut (tasteless). I haven't had a good tomato since my last trip to the US 18 years ago. Fresh tomatoes are out, and even if I could get them, cooking them down is more work than I'm interested in pursuing - hence - why I'm looking for quality canned tomatoes. I do like making and eating Italian sauces, but I imagine that I can get stocks that are closer to the Italian restaurant varieties that I got in the Italians areas of NW Washington State back in the day. There were some great Italian restaurants in Tacoma and Seattle back when I lived there.

For those suggestion "Prego" and the like. Really - you gotta be kidding? Why not Chef Boyardee <gag>. Maybe back when I was young and in uni and both drunk and stoned. Maybe.

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Are you a coffee snob too?

On 7/23/2026 at 1:02 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

Thai tomatoes are for sh*t. They look coloured artificially and many green. Not for me. Jersey beefsteaks are my go-to when I'm there.

Every once in a while, when they're in season, I have found the beefsteak toms at Tops to be excellent in taste and texture. Yes, smaller than what you're getting in Joyzie, but bigger than the regular Thai toms.

6 hours ago, connda said:

Realistically, I'm not going to make a 170 km round trip drive to buy tomatoes. And like others have said, most tomatoes I've come across in Thailand are jut sut (tasteless). I haven't had a good tomato since my last trip to the US 18 years ago. Fresh tomatoes are out, and even if I could get them, cooking them down is more work than I'm interested in pursuing - hence - why I'm looking for quality canned tomatoes. I do like making and eating Italian sauces, but I imagine that I can get stocks that are closer to the Italian restaurant varieties that I got in the Italians areas of NW Washington State back in the day. There were some great Italian restaurants in Tacoma and Seattle back when I lived there.

For those suggestion "Prego" and the like. Really - you gotta be kidding? Why not Chef Boyardee <gag>. Maybe back when I was young and in uni and both drunk and stoned. Maybe.

Sarducci's in Bellingham had a pasta sauce table for you to choose. As I recall, you could eat as much pasta as you could hold!

20 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Wife in from Chandii, right next door. There's a wonderful Thung Song egg pastry, with the flakiest crust! (I should know, I've been called a flake!)

If you have a branch of Kopi from theb provincial capital with their amazing patongko,

Personally not really into pastries, thanks for the suggestion though.

20 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

no better place to live, Nova!

I resemble that remark though we’re just visiting the area here for a couple of weeks or so, and the wife is making insinuations about living here, easy for me though a bit complicated for her with all her goings on at home.

1 hour ago, novacova said:

Personally not really into pastries, thanks for the suggestion though.

I resemble that remark though we’re just visiting the area here for a couple of weeks or so, and the wife is making insinuations about living here, easy for me though a bit complicated for her with all her goings on at home.

If you're flying back from NST, you have to try Kopi. Makes coffee anywhere else look sad. Morning pathongko is the lightest and least oily I've ever had.

Before you leave Thung Song, even though you don't eat pastry, find just one of those local specialties. Flat on one side, scalloped on the curved side. They'll change your mind (and blow you mind!).

I don't use canned tomatoes. I use fresh. The results are so much better.

On 7/22/2026 at 4:54 PM, Ralf001 said:

I buy fresh Roma tomatoes from Ori9in farms in Chiang Mai.

How can I buy some, too.

I like tomatoes, but can't find the quality I like at big-box stores.

Is the pricing competitive?

I will eat them on sandwiches and also try making a sauce using a pressure cooker.

But, when searching, why does Google State: Permanently Closed

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How can I buy some, too.

I like tomatoes, but can't find the quality I like at big-box stores.

Is the pricing competitive?

I will eat them on sandwiches and also try making a sauce using a pressure cooker.

But, when searching, why does Google State: Permanently Closed

Paleo Robbie.

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