Heirloom tomatoes (heritage tomatoes in the UK) come in a rainbow of colors - red, yellow, orange, green, purple, striped - and are celebrated for their diverse flavors, textures, and appearance. Heirloom tomatoes are the original tomatoes. They are open-pollinated, meaning their seeds can be saved and replanted, while hybrid tomatoes are created through controlled cross-pollination. Hybrids are more neutral in taste, more uniform in shape and size, and are bred for disease resistance.
We sell a lot of tomatoes at the farm and our older customers typically prefer the heirlooms. "This is what a real tomato tastes like."
The most popular spot at the farm is the Treasure Corner where the less than perfect vegetables are 50% off. These are the veggies that need to be used in the next day or two. Every day we go through the vegetables, check them for soft spots, bruises, getting too ripe, and other imperfections, and put those in the Treasure Corner. The half off tomatoes are always the first to go.
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Heirloom tomatoes
taste better bruised, over-ripe, 50% off. |
I would agree with that...totally delicious!
ReplyDeleteSliced, with a sprinkling of salt, there is nothing better on a summer day.
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering for a tomato with that "real" tomato taste. The taste I knew growing up in Illinois. It's very, very rare that I find that these days.
ReplyDeleteFor me nothing can top a good tomato sandwich. The tomatoes my grandfather grew in our Indiana garden were the best. He liked to eat sliced tomatoes sprinkled with sugar, a taste I never acquired.
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