Ristoris Yellow Datterini Tomatoes in Sea Water are whole, unpeeled yellow datterini harvested at full ripeness and immediately immersed in microfiltered, purified Mediterranean sea water (20%), with no added salt. The 800 g catering tin (drained weight 480 g) delivers a sweet, low-acid tomato with a natural mineral salinity of just 0.49 g of salt per 100 g, ready to use in restaurants, pizzerias and gourmet kitchens supplied by LAPA in Switzerland.
What Is the Yellow Datterino Tomato
The datterino is a small Italian tomato whose name comes from the Italian word for date, because of its elongated shape and concentrated sweetness. The yellow type is harvested when the fruit reaches its golden colour and combines a high natural sugar content with markedly low acidity, which makes it gentler than red tomato in delicate dishes. Historically, the first tomatoes that arrived in Europe from the Americas were golden varieties: the Italian word pomodoro literally means golden apple.
The Sea Water Method
Instead of a brine made with refined salt, these datterini are preserved in sea water from FAO zone 37.1 of the Mediterranean, microfiltered and purified. The tomatoes are picked ripe and immersed immediately, so the fruit keeps its organoleptic properties, stays whole and firm, and is seasoned only by the natural minerals of the sea: the result is a tin with no added salt and a balanced sweet-saline profile.
The Ristoris Brand
Ristoris is an Italian food-service specialist based in Broni, in the province of Pavia (Lombardy), with a catalogue of more than 30 product categories for catering and pizzeria professionals. Production takes place seasonally in facilities certified to ISO, BRC and IFS international standards, with full batch traceability. The yellow datterini in sea water belong to the Ristoris gourmet tomato line, alongside semi-dried and dried tomato specialities.
Sensory Profile
Whole golden-yellow fruit with firm, meaty flesh. On the palate, the typical sweet and fresh note of the yellow datterino concentrates with the savouriness of sea water: a sweet attack, low acidity and a clean mineral finish that does not cover seafood or fresh cheeses.
Professional Uses
- Seafood pasta: sauté the drained datterini 2-3 minutes in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, then finish linguine with clams or mussels.
- Gourmet pizza: scatter the tomatoes whole on white-base pizzas in the last 2 minutes of baking or directly out of the oven for bursts of golden colour.
- Risotto and guazzetto: add halfway through cooking to scampi risotto, Mediterranean fish soups and shellfish stews.
- Cold dishes: serve at room temperature with burrata, anchovies or capers; no extra salt is needed.
Yield: one 800 g tin dresses approximately 8-10 portions of pasta or 4 gourmet pizzas.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Adding salt before tasting: the sea water already provides 0.49 g of salt per 100 g.
- Overcooking: more than a few minutes of high heat breaks the whole fruit and dulls the golden colour.
- Leaving leftovers in the open tin: transfer to a closed container, refrigerate at 1-4 °C and use within 3 days.
Pairings
Yellow datterini in sea water pair naturally with burrata and fresh pasta filata cheeses, anchovies, capers, fresh basil, shellfish and white fish, and a delicate extra virgin olive oil. On the menu they complement white pizzas, seafood linguine, summer starters and even creative desserts.
Delivery and Logistics
B2B and B2C delivery from the LAPA warehouse in Embrach (Zurich). Ambient product with direct LAPA distribution across Zurich, Winterthur, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Aargau, Bern and Basel; for Ticino (Lugano, Mendrisio), French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), Valais (Sion, Martigny) and Graubünden (Chur, Davos) shipping within 24-48 hours with certified partner couriers (Swiss Post, Planzer, Galliker).
Who It Is For
Designed for restaurants, gourmet and Neapolitan pizzerias, fish restaurants, hotels, delicatessens, caterers, Italian grocery stores and private customers looking for a ready-to-use gourmet tomato with no added salt.
