Italian round tomatoes ripened in the sun, peeled, finely chopped, and mixed with a rich tomato juice to obtain a thick and consistent tomato pulp. This specific patented production process allows capturing and preserving all the flavor of freshly cut tomatoes. They are perfect for quick pasta sauces, for topping pizzas, and for dressing egg pasta. Coppola finely chopped tomatoes are made with selected varieties of round tomatoes, grown in the sunny and fertile South of Italy. These tomatoes reach full ripeness during the summer months of August and September when they are harvested, carefully selected, steam-peeled, and packed in tomato juice.