Originally Posted by
janetdoe
Unless you grow your own tomatoes, or you get your from a farmers market at the peak of ripeness, I find canned tomatoes to be superior in flavor to fresh tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are almost certainly superior to anything you can get at a supermarket, where the tomatoes are picked green and gassed to make them turn pink/red.
There's still some unpredictable variation from can-to-can, even within the same brand, but you're right - canned tomatoes have gotten to the point where they're generally the best option.