Re: Lou’s Tomatoes

I have tried almost every retail “san marzano” or san marzano-style tomatoes, including the Safeway Select stuff, over the years. The Safeway Select always have had a too acidic, low-quality taste to them. You can find much better tomatoes out there, especially given the fact that most “San Marzano” products don’t even contain the real thing.

So shop around.

But, of course, you’re definitely free to use whatever product works for you.

Okay. Now I understand.
It seems you’re under the impression that deep dish pizza needs tomatoes originating in San Marzano.
San Marzano STYLE tomatoes are about the kind of tomato, and not specifically about the region in which they are grown.

California grown tomatoes are brighter and slightly more acidic, and in my humble opinion, more appropriate for this style of pizza.
The tomatoes I’ve tried that originated in San Marzano were pretty dull and didn’t lend much to the deep dish pizzas …