Bello Pomodoro
Description
Bello Pomodoro is an innovative cocktail meaning 'beautiful tomato' in Italian. Combining cranberry liqueur and sloe gin with the surprising addition of tomato juice and grapefruit juice, it's truly a creative glass that 'creates harmony with heart and soul'. As a representative of vegetable-based cocktails, it continues to captivate many with its beautiful ruby-red color and complex, profound flavor while overturning conventional cocktail concepts. Like a heroine who helps those in trouble, it's a special cocktail that moves people with unexpected combinations.
Origin
Country of Origin: Italy （1980年代）
Created in the 1980s by a bartender in Rome, Italy, who was exploring innovative cocktails using local vegetables. At the time, incorporating tomatoes - a representative ingredient of Italian cuisine - into cocktails was unprecedented, and many were skeptical. However, the combination with cranberry and sloe gin achieved a beautifully harmonized flavor. The name 'beautiful tomato' was inspired by beautiful tomato fields glowing in the Italian sunset, and it's now highly regarded as a pioneer of vegetable-based cocktails.
Birth Date Meaning
A drama heroine who rushes to help with heart and soul
Like this cocktail where cranberry and sloe gin's complex flavors are joined by tomato juice, it represents someone who creates harmony with full effort even with seemingly unexpected combinations. Like the name meaning 'beautiful tomato' in Italian, it signifies a dramatic presence who immediately takes action with a beautiful heart upon seeing someone in trouble, moving the people around them
Famous Quotes
- "Beauty is born from unexpected combinations" - Words of a Roman bartender
Trivia
- 'Bello' means 'beautiful/wonderful' in Italian, 'Pomodoro' means 'tomato', literally translating to 'beautiful tomato'
- Cocktails using tomato juice are rare, making this a representative of vegetable-based cocktails
- Sloe gin is a traditional liqueur born in 19th century Britain, made by infusing sloe berries in gin
- In Italy, 'pomodoro' is considered a symbol of love, with some regions having customs of lovers exchanging tomatoes
- The beautiful red color of this cocktail is said to evoke tomato fields glowing in the Italian sunset
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Cranberry Liqueur - 20 ml
- Sloe Gin - 20 ml
- Tomato Juice (unsalted) - 30 ml
- Grapefruit Juice - 15 ml
- Lemon Juice - 5 ml
Instructions:
- Thoroughly chill cocktail glass in freezer
- Add ice to shaker
- Add cranberry liqueur and sloe gin
- Add tomato juice and grapefruit juice
- Add lemon juice
- Shake vigorously
- Double strain into chilled cocktail glass
- Garnish with cherry tomato and rosemary sprig