Costoluto Fiorentin Italian beefsteak tomato

Description

Tomato ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ – Italian Heritage Beefsteak

20 seeds

A classic Italian heritage tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino is famous for its deeply ribbed, flattened fruits and rich, traditional flavour. Grown for generations in Tuscany, it produces large, irregular beefsteak tomatoes with thick, meaty flesh and a wonderfully old-fashioned taste.

This variety is especially prized in Mediterranean cooking, where its texture and depth of flavour shine.

Key characteristics

• Traditional Italian beefsteak tomato

• Large, deeply ribbed and flattened fruits

• Thick, meaty flesh with rich flavour

• Excellent for slicing and cooking

• Highly regarded in Italian cuisine

Growing information

• Indeterminate (cordon) variety

• Sow under cover from early spring

• Grow in a greenhouse or warm, sheltered outdoor position

• Provide strong support for heavy fruiting trusses

• Harvest from mid to late summer

In the kitchen

Costoluto Fiorentino is superb sliced for salads and bruschetta and is equally good for cooking, sauces and grilling.

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    • Non treated Non GMO seeds
    • Fully tested and controlled for germination and purity
    • Approximately 20 seeds per packet