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joseph · September 21, 2014

I really can't see the allure of raw tomatoes. They are too acidic and not sweet enough for my liking. I grow fresh-eating tomatoes for other people, not for myself.

All of the following taste better to me than home grown tomatoes: Muskmelons, watermelon, apples, pears, grapes, sweet corn, cucumbers, sweet peppers, etc...

After I became aware of how distasteful tomatoes are to me, I have tasted more raw tomatoes in the last month or so than in the previous 5 years combined. It's been a horrible experience. I mostly don't spit them out, but I throw away a lot of fruit that has just a small bite taken out of it. <Shudders>

For what it's worth, I think that elderberries and garden huckleberries taste worse than tomatoes.

September 21, 2014	#13
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	I really can't see the allure of raw tomatoes. They are too acidic and not sweet enough for my liking. I grow fresh-eating tomatoes for other people, not for myself. All of the following taste better to me than home grown tomatoes: Muskmelons, watermelon, apples, pears, grapes, sweet corn, cucumbers, sweet peppers, etc... After I became aware of how distasteful tomatoes are to me, I have tasted more raw tomatoes in the last month or so than in the previous 5 years combined. It's been a horrible experience. I mostly don't spit them out, but I throw away a lot of fruit that has just a small bite taken out of it. <Shudders> For what it's worth, I think that elderberries and garden huckleberries taste worse than tomatoes.