The famed lineage of beefsteak and ox heart tomato started here with the Cuor di Bue. It's a very tasty heirloom variety, caring for it isn't too difficult.

Today we’ll be discussing everything you need to know about another delicious Italian tomato, the Cuore di Bue (also known as the Oxheart) – including what to cook with them and how to get your hands on them.

These big tomatoes have a bottom-heavy shape reminiscent of a pouch with a gathered top. They measure 3 ½ inches wide and 4 inches long and weigh in just under ½ pound each. Cuore di Bue is one of the tastiest saucing types with dense flesh and lustrous, orangey-red skin. Indeterminate.

Tomato, 'Cuor di Bue Albenga' (Lycopersicon esculentum) We’ve looked at many new-to-us varieties of tomatoes over the years, and few have left us as excited as this Cuor di Bue (“ox heart”) type tomato from Ligurian coast town of Albenga, just west of Genoa, in Northern Italy.

Shop Tomato Cuor di Bue - Oxheart seeds from Italy! 1g packet with 250+ seeds. Beefsteak, heart-shaped, meaty, and deep pink/red flesh with few seeds. Perfect for fresh eating or sauce.

Nov 14, 2023 · The Cuore di Bue, or oxheart tomato, is fascinating due to its distinctive heart-shaped appearance. It takes its name from its elongated shape, reminiscent of an ox's heart — a fitting description for such a large tomato.

Cuor Di Bue tomaotoes Posted by CHRISTINE LEE on 7th Jun 2020 We've been growing these tomatoes in the greenhouse for several years now, with great success - 100% germination, string growth, heavy yield and a terrific tasting tomato to cook (sauce is fabulous!) or eat raw.

Nov 1, 2017 · Cuore di Bue (Italian for Oxheart but not to be confused with Cuor di Bue despite the similarity in name but similar to Cuore di Torro) is a pinkish red, sweet tasting, meaty, ox-heart beef tomato which is excellent for slicing and cooking because of …

Sep 18, 2017 · The Cuore Di Bue-type tomato is known by many other names — oxheart, bull’s heart, Italian oxheart, coeur de boeuf and beef heart, for examples. This type of tomato is an heirloom variety...

Jan 5, 2025 · Cuore di Bue varieties. Cuore di Bue Giallo (yellow), Cuore di Bue Rosa (pinkish-red), Cuore di Bue Striped (bi-color), and Cuore di Bue Verde (green) offer sweet, juicy, and colorful versions of the Italian original.