TikTok creator Rosabrina (@rosabrinas_cucina) has cooked up nostalgia and admiration with a viral video celebrating her family’s 30+ year Italian tradition of making homemade tomato sauce. The clip, which has garnered 2.8 million views, is a sensory love letter to summer, heritage, and the power of food to connect generations.

Rosabrina told Newsflare: “Every summer, my family in NJ continues our tradition. We wash, boil, and strain fresh tomatoes, then season with salt and basil before sealing them into jars—enough to last us until the next August.”

Every summer, my family in NJ continues our 30+ year Italian tradition of making homemade tomato sauce. We wash, boil, and strain fresh tomatoes, then preserve and season the sauce with salt and basil before sealing it into jars — enough to last us until the next August