Naturata Organic Tomato Products
Buñol is a rather quiet town in western Spain. But once a year, on the Wednesday of the last week of August this changes dramatically. Then tens of thousands of people from all over the world meet in the city centre, dressed in white. At 11 a.m., the starting shoot is fired and seconds after that, the streets run red. There is a lot of laughter and even singing, because in Buñol the people don't throw punches but tomatoes. Up to 145,000 kg of the red fruit will fly through the air in the next hour. "La Tomatina" is the biggest tomato fight in the world. Although it looks very chaotic, the spectacle follows some strict rules: Only tomatoes may be thrown - but not too hard. In addition, they must first be squashed in the hand. Bags, rucksacks, bottles and other hard objects are not allowed. Pulling on the clothing of other participants is also prohibited. For one hour everybody tries to throw as many tomatoes as they possibly can. Because at 12 o'clock it is over. Throwing past noon would violate the "la Tomatina" code of honor.
The Tomato Fight of Buñol has been going on for over 70 years. However, not the even the locals are sure about its historical formation. Some claim it all began with a particularly untalented street musician. His performance was so terrible that local residents began to throw tomatoes at him. According to another version, there was a scramble at a procession as it passed a vegetable stand. Whatever the cause, the people of Buñol had so much fun that they repeated the tomato fight every year. At first the authorities tried to stop the wild spectacle. But because the residents kept ignoring all official prohibitions of the tomato fight, their town is now world-famous.
The tomatoes that are thrown at "la Tomatia" are fruits that cannot be sold due to inferior quality. The Spaniards would never waste good tomatoes. After all, the red fruit is one of the indispensable basic ingredients of the Mediterranean cuisine.
The tomato originally comes from Central America. There it was already cultivated by the Mayans 2,000 years ago. After Columbus brought the tomato to Europe, it was initially viewed in many places as an exotic ornamental plant from the "new world". Around 1700 some Italian cooks began to refine their dishes with tomatoes. The result was so tasty that the neighbouring countries soon became aware of the red fruits as well. Today tomatoes are an integral part of Mediterranean cuisine. But even north of the Alps, nobody wants to miss their fruity aroma.
Naturata tomato products are the ideal basis for paella, pizza or pasta sauce. Because the sun-drenched tomatoes from Spanish and Italian organic farmers are processed immediately after being harvested, the wonderful aroma is particularly well-preserved. Sieved Tomatoes are a tasty base for a pizza topping or pasta sauce. The peeled tomatoes from Naturata are only refined with tomato juice and a pinch of sea salt. They go well with vegetable dishes of all kinds, but are also suitable as a base for sauces. The unseasoned tomato passata consists of 100% sun-ripened tomatoes.
Naturata not only offers the basics for home made tomato creations, but also sublime culinary delights. The Classico tomato sauce owes its irresistible aroma to Mediterranean herbs such as basil, parsley, oregano and thyme. The “Arrabbiata” tomato sauce speaks for itself: A coordinated combination of sea salt, garlic and cayenne pepper provides a pleasantly light spiciness. Naturata's particularly mild children's tomato sauce will make little gourmets' mouths water. And of course, classic tomato ketchup should not be missing on hamburgers, hot dogs and chips.
