I had always heard that the black tomatoes had a smokey taste, but mine never did. They were very good, but no smokiness. I just thought it was people being overly imaginative. Then I tried one of the exact same black varieties at a Tasting, and surprise, it had a very strong smokey taste to me. So I think something environmental brings out that smokey flavor in some tomatoes. Just my 2 cents worth from my own observations.
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