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Topic: Grape Tomatoes
Posted By: Earendil
Subject: Grape Tomatoes
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 10:53
Discuss.



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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 10:59
I have  never heard of them.

I love cherry tomatoes though.


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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:07


They basically taste like tomatoes that aren't ripe at all, and they have a weird slightly sweet taste.  Often found in salads.


Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:11
I love both cherry and grape tomatoes.


Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:35
I like them because you can put them in a salad without having to slice them.  I can only guess as to why the OP cares enough about this to start a poll though.


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Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:38
I love those things!  Little bite-sized tomatoes is all they are, and I'm quite fond of tomatoes.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:40
Originally posted by Earendil Earendil wrote:



They basically taste like tomatoes that aren't ripe at all, and they have a weird slightly sweet taste.  Often found in salads.

To me, that is cherry tomatoes. Possible cherry plum  tomatoes, or mini plum or whatever they call  them.
 


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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:42
Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I like them because you can put them in a salad without having to slice them.  I can only guess as to why the OP cares enough about this to start a poll though.

Not a whole lot going on today Wink

And I ate a tomato during lunch. Smile


Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:51
Originally posted by Earendil Earendil wrote:

Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I like them because you can put them in a salad without having to slice them.  I can only guess as to why the OP cares enough about this to start a poll though.

Not a whole lot going on today Wink

And I ate a tomato during lunch. Smile
Good enough for me. Cool


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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 11:56
Originally posted by Earendil Earendil wrote:



They basically taste like tomatoes that aren't ripe at all, and they have a weird slightly sweet taste.  Often found in salads.

These are delicious, with an important caveat - I grow my own.


Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:06
Storebought tomatoes are disgusting regardless of the type.
 
Homegrown tomatoes are ok, the only ones I really care for though are the orange ones.
 
Ian - cherry tomatoes are the ones that are more spherical, not oblong


Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:15
I LOVE ALL TOMATOES!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:18
Baby Plum Tomatoes, the ones I have had are good.  Most supermarket tomatoes are tasteless.

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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:21
Gosh, some people out there have plenty of free time apparently Confused
It's not even about grape Tormatos...


Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:26
I agree, the supermarket ones do tend to taste like newly cleaned windows.

Not to sidetrack this thread completely, yet here I go anyways..... I remember my childhood bedroom was situated so as my fathers tomato plants would climb inside my window whenever I opened it. The garden literally jumped in with all it's presence. Each summer my room smelled wonderfully fragrant of sun baked tomato.

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:44
They are good for shutting the dog up and making the front door stick to the outside door.


But then again...I'm not really a tomato guy.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:47
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Ian - cherry tomatoes are the ones that are more spherical, not oblong
In the UK these are called cherry plum, baby plum or pomodorino (as plum tomatoes are also known as Pomodoro or Italian Tomatoes, the full Italian name would be Pomodorino del Piennolo).
 
I know they are a marketting ploy, a trendy fad, terribly kitch and stuplidly overpriced, but I really like Tomberries.
 


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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 12:58
So they are like small plum tomatoes? Plum tomatoes are my favourite, so I’m sure I would love the baby variety (I’ve never seen it; I buy ordinary plum tomatoes at the marked whenever they’re available).

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:00
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Storebought tomatoes are disgusting regardless of the type.
 
Homegrown tomatoes are ok, the only ones I really care for though are the orange ones.
 
Ian - cherry tomatoes are the ones that are more spherical, not oblong

My point is that they are not called that here. They are baby plum  tomatoes as far as I  can tell.

edit. Thanks Dean. Got there first.Smile


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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:03
I haven't noticed  supermarket tomatoes tasting any worse that greengrocer. I  never buy in  winter because they are awful. The best imo are summer imported from around the med.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:11
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I haven't noticed  supermarket tomatoes tasting any worse that greengrocer. I  never buy in  winter because they are awful. The best imo are summer imported from around the med.
The taste of a tomato is determined more by temperature and smell than where they were bought. Supermarket toms are just as good as grocer-sold or home-grown if you buy ones that smell like tomatoes and serve them at room temperature. The thing to avoid is on-the-vine toms as what you are smelling there is the vine not the tomato.


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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:13
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I haven't noticed  supermarket tomatoes tasting any worse that greengrocer. I  never buy in  winter because they are awful. The best imo are summer imported from around the med.
The taste of a tomato is determined more by temperature and smell than where they were bought. Supermarket toms are just as good as grocer-sold or home-grown if you buy ones that smell like tomatoes and serve them at room temperature. The thing to avoid is on-the-vine toms as what you are smelling there is the vine not the tomato.

I'm not totally sold on vine toms anyway. A great tasting tomato is a rare find I think. My local Greengrocer swears by Dutch tomatoes while I have no time for them.


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Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:21
Not a fan of any tomatoes unless they're cooked or in some kind of paste. Tongue


Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 13:35
Option #1: "They are alright". Sour enough for me.


Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 15:52
We grow our own. But I don't completely mind supermarket ones.


Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 15:55
Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

I love both cherry and grape tomatoes.


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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 16:17
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Storebought tomatoes are disgusting regardless of the type.
 
Homegrown tomatoes are ok, the only ones I really care for though are the orange ones.
 
Ian - cherry tomatoes are the ones that are more spherical, not oblong

My point is that they are not called that here. They are baby plum  tomatoes as far as I  can tell.

edit. Thanks Dean. Got there first.Smile
 
Weird, usually we in Canadia follow the Kingdom's naming conventions


Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 18:25
I don't care for tomatoes to begin with but sometimes I'll make myself eat them in a salad.



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Posted By: zeqexes
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 19:01
Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

Originally posted by DisgruntledPorcupine DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:

I love both cherry and grape tomatoes.


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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 15 2013 at 21:25
I only learned to love tomatoes once I tasted homegrown (first from my father-in-law's garden, now our fledgling one).  Supermarket tomatoes are a non-starter.


Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 01:16
Let's just say I'd rather eat other things


Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 09:19
Tasty.

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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 17 2013 at 18:07
Grapes aren't getting any coverage here.
Concords can't be beat, except for the damned seeds
Grapes are also best eaten frozen, unless you're having ambrosia.


Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: April 17 2013 at 18:19
Originally posted by Bitterblogger Bitterblogger wrote:

Grapes aren't getting any coverage here.
Concords can't be beat, except for the damned seeds
Grapes are also best eaten frozen, unless you're having ambrosia.

I haven't had frozen grapes, but frozen blackberries are heavenly.  My aunt and uncle have bushes in their back yard, and they freeze pounds of them when they're ripe.



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