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Isn't "heirloom" a catch-all term for cultivars that are older and haven't been hybridized (at least recently)? So there should be lots of kinds of heirloom tomatoes in addition to the crazy looking ones that the OP linked to.
And yes, I'm sure they taste great.
Yep. That's why I said I bet he's had them before w/out knowing it.
We've been snapping them up at the local grocer - the price went from $4.99 to $1.99, so lately our dinner salad has been different types of heirloom tomatoes sliced thinly, spread out on a big platter, topped with sliced black olives, finely minced red onions, sprinkled with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic. My son, who is a veg hater, loves this salad.
I find the purple ones to be most flavorful. But the array of different colors on the platter is so visually stimulating the salad just flies down the gullet.
We've been snapping them up at the local grocer - the price went from $4.99 to $1.99, so lately our dinner salad has been different types of heirloom tomatoes sliced thinly, spread out on a big platter, topped with sliced black olives, finely minced red onions, sprinkled with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic. My son, who is a veg hater, loves this salad.
I find that very interesting.
I use my heirlooms exclusively for cooking. I am no fan of the raw tomato by any means...and well...olives and onions and balsamic vinegar? I'd sooner have my fingernails pulled out.
I use my heirlooms exclusively for cooking. I am no fan of the raw tomato by any means...and well...olives and onions and balsamic vinegar? I'd sooner have my fingernails pulled out.
To each his own....ain't life grand?
20yrsinBranson
I'm not sure why you would liken eating tomato salad to having fingernails pulled out. Life is indeed grand - and variety is the spice of life.
Thanks for that unsettling image - in the food forum. I wish I could think of such vivid analogies myself, I'd be the smash at the next dinner party.
Isn't "heirloom" a catch-all term for cultivars that are older and haven't been hybridized (at least recently)? So there should be lots of kinds of heirloom tomatoes in addition to the crazy looking ones that the OP linked to.
In general, yes.
The problem is how they are raised and how they are handled after they are picked. I have seen some very mediocre looking heirloom tomatoes at some of the farmers markets that I have attended recently.
And you are often paying 4-5x as much for the privilege.
My father and MIL grow our tomatoes based on the varieties that they enjoy growing.
We grow several old 'open pollinated' tomatoes. They are the best tasting tomatoes! My kids eat them straight off the plants. We save the seeds each year and swap with other gardeners for new varieties.
We've been snapping them up at the local grocer - the price went from $4.99 to $1.99, so lately our dinner salad has been different types of heirloom tomatoes sliced thinly, spread out on a big platter, topped with sliced black olives, finely minced red onions, sprinkled with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic. My son, who is a veg hater, loves this salad.
I find the purple ones to be most flavorful. But the array of different colors on the platter is so visually stimulating the salad just flies down the gullet.
My family from Italy ate tomatoes just about everyday at lunch. One of my favorite lunches is mozarella, purple onion, cucumber, and tomato, diced with a little bit of olive oil. Top it off with crushed croutons, great lunch!
I love them. When we first moved here, we were up in MD, and as an appetizer they gave us sliced heirlooms w/ a dish of homemade mayo to dip them in. My first thought was "gross"! My 2nd thought (after tasting it) was "OMG, so yummy"!
The heirloom has not been bred for looks as is most of this stuff you buy in the stores. Most of them have distinctive looks and flavors. An heirloom straight off the vine? Ambrosia.
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