Italian Smoked Tomatoes . Pasta with smoked pancetta sauce. A recipe inviting people to add cherry tomatoes to carbonara has caused an outcry, particularly among italians, after it was published in the new york times. Pasta Puttanesca with smoked tomatoes a classic, bold Italian recipe from farmtojar.com Leave covered for 30 minutes and then portion out the fish into small pieces and divide between serving bowls. The newspaper's cooking contributor kay chun suggested that tomatoes would “lend a bright tang to the classic dish, a staple of italian cuisine. Add the diced sausage to the olive oil.