{"id":4666,"date":"2026-10-07T12:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:16:16","slug":"goldmans-italian-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/goldmans-italian-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American 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;4666&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;Goldman\\u0026#039;s Italian-American 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): Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Originally discovered at a roadside stand in Italy and popularized in the US by heirloom tomato expert and author Amy Goldman.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall) and generally a mid-to-late season producer. Very productive vine.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, pear-shaped or bell-shaped tomatoes with very deep ribbing (fluting). The color is typically a rich red.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Use:<\/strong> The flesh is dense, meaty, and slightly granular, with very little gel. While some enjoy it fresh, it truly shines as an exceptional cooking and sauce 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\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zhavoronok (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,619 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t find a dedicated thread for this variety, so I wanted to start one to share my thoughts \ud83d\ude42 I got the seeds from V. Redko with the following description: Tall (indeterminate), mid-late season variety. Fruits are pear-shaped, slightly ribbed, raspberry-pink color, weighing 5.3 to 7 oz (150-200 g). Dense, meaty, with a slightly granular flesh, very delicious. High yield and excellent fruit quality.<\/p>\n<p>Well, mine turned out a bit different \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f It was indeterminate, and the fruits were a red\/raspberry color and pear-shaped, but they were <em>heavily<\/em> ribbed. The weight was also larger than stated in the description.<\/p>\n<p>As for the taste, they weren&#8217;t the most successful this year, but I&#8217;m guessing that is my fault and not the fault of the variety. I probably failed to provide the ideal growing conditions. It is definitely worth growing again, I just absolutely love these truffle\/pear-shaped tomatoes \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/13265-190815185329.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_13265-190815185329.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavily ribbed Goldman's Italian-American tomato on the vine\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/13265-190815185040.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_13265-190815185040.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red ribbed pear tomato harvested\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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>Mine also turned out slightly different from the description \ud83d\ude00 I didn&#8217;t notice any &#8220;raspberry&#8221; pink tint in the fruits at all &#8211; they were just straight red. The rest of the description fit perfectly though. It was a heavy yielder, sweet, and very meaty \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/140\/12397-160816002310.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of red deeply ribbed Goldman's Italian-American pear 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: Raspberry-Pink vs. Red<\/strong><br \/>\nNotice how both growers were slightly confused by the original Russian seed packet describing this variety as &#8220;raspberry&#8221; (which typically translates to a dark pink in Russian tomato terminology). In the United States, <em>Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American<\/em> is universally recognized as a blood-red tomato! It seems the Russian vendor (V. Redko) had a slightly inaccurate description. Oksana correctly notes that the true fruits are pure red. Also, Ekaterina&#8217;s note about the texture being &#8220;granular&#8221; is a hallmark trait of elite paste tomatoes &#8211; that dry, dense meatiness is exactly what makes this variety cook down into a phenomenal pasta sauce without taking hours to reduce!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American \ud83c\udf0d Origin: Originally discovered at a roadside stand in Italy and popularized in the US by heirloom tomato expert and author Amy Goldman. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and generally a mid-to-late season producer. Very productive vine. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Large, pear-shaped or bell-shaped tomatoes with very deep ribbing &#8230; <a title=\"Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/goldmans-italian-american\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Goldman&#8217;s Italian-American Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,1],"tags":[1176,30,33,362,166,17],"class_list":["post-4666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ribbed-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","tag-amy-goldman","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-pear-shaped-tomato","tag-ribbed-tomato","tag-sauce-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4666","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=4666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4667,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4666\/revisions\/4667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}