{"id":4663,"date":"2026-10-07T12:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:13:16","slug":"italian-ribbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/italian-ribbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Ribbed (Italyanskiy Riflenye) Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4663&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Italian Ribbed (Italyanskiy Riflenye) Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Italyanskiy Riflenyi (Italian Ribbed)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A &#8220;working name&#8221; for a variety circulated through Russian seed swaps online. As growers noted, it is highly likely a strain of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/costoluto-genovese\/\"><em>Costoluto Genovese<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Mid-season maturity with very good yields.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Red, heavily ribbed (fluted) fruits with deep pleats. They weigh between 5 and 10.5 oz (150-300 g). The internal structure often has hollow seed locules.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Use:<\/strong> Not a fresh-eating slicer. The flesh is described as bland and starchy. Like most deep-ribbed Italian heirlooms, it shines when cooked down into a rich sauce or used as a stuffing tomato.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tomatanya (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,247 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety came to me through a seed swap on the Odnoklassniki social network. It&#8217;s just a working name. The plant is indeterminate, mid-season. The fruits are red and deeply ribbed, and they actually have slight hollows inside the seed locules. The flavor is pretty bland and a bit starchy.<\/p>\n<p>The yield is good, but weirdly enough, I could only find mature seeds in the smaller tomatoes higher up on the plant. Fruit weight ranges from 5 to 10.5 oz (150-300 g).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/30-180814093151.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/thumb_30-180814093151.jpeg\" alt=\"Italyanskiy Riflenyi red ribbed tomato on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/30-250814053757.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_30-250814053757.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of Italian Ribbed tomato showing semi-hollow locules\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Aleksander <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,853 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Malakhovka, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Looks exactly like <em>Costoluto Genovese<\/em>, a spitting image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is how my Italian Ribbed turned out&#8230; I got the seeds from this forum. It really reminded me of the <em>Etoile<\/em> variety, just red instead of pink &#8211; it has those same hollow locules and a pretty mediocre taste \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/140\/12397-170816000904.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of heavily pleated Italian Ribbed red tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.2em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note: Slicers vs. Sauce\/Stuffing Tomatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth Tatyana and Oksana mention that this tomato has hollow locules (empty spaces inside) and a &#8220;bland, starchy&#8221; or &#8220;mediocre&#8221; taste when eaten fresh. Alexander nailed the identification: this is a classic <em>Costoluto<\/em> type. American heirloom growers know that these deep-ribbed Italian varieties are generally terrible for slicing onto a sandwich! Their dry, starchy texture is specifically designed to be cooked down into a thick, rich pasta sauce. The hollow locules also make them absolutely perfect for scooping out and using as baked stuffed tomatoes. If you grow this, don&#8217;t judge it raw &#8211; put it in a simmer pot!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Italyanskiy Riflenyi (Italian Ribbed) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A &#8220;working name&#8221; for a variety circulated through Russian seed swaps online. As growers noted, it is highly likely a strain of the famous Costoluto Genovese. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Mid-season maturity with very good yields. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Red, heavily ribbed (fluted) fruits &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Ribbed (Italyanskiy Riflenye) Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/italian-ribbed\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Ribbed (Italyanskiy Riflenye) Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,1],"tags":[33,23,166,17,1033],"class_list":["post-4663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ribbed-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","tag-indeterminate","tag-mid-season","tag-ribbed-tomato","tag-sauce-tomato","tag-stuffing-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4663"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4665,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions\/4665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}