tops for flavor

TightenUp · July 26, 2011

i dont care much about appearance. any color, shape, size will do. just looking for your opinion on your favorite tasting tomato. i'm already looking into next seasons seeds and need some help from the gallery. thanks all

FILMNET · July 26, 2011

Carbon.Black Krim, Mariann's Peace, Franchi Itialian Pear. Paul Robeson.

attml · July 26, 2011

Large: Cowlick Brandywine, Stump of the World, Cherokee Purple
Medium: Black Prince, Mule Team
Small: Sungold, Black Cherry, Matt's Wild Cherry

mecktom · July 26, 2011

Large: German Johnson, Brandywine OTV, Cherokee Purple

Medium: Box Car Willie, Red Brandywine, Granny Cantrell

Small: Sungold, Sun Sugar

cleo88 · July 26, 2011

As far as I've been told, color is related to flavor. I've heard people say that the yellows are more "citrusy" and the blacks are more "smokey". So you may want to figure out if you like citrusy or smokey. Also, with red/pinks, there seems to be some varieties that are "sweet" (lacking a lot of acid to balance the flavor) vs., well, having a balance of sweet and acid - also, a totally personal tastebud decision. If you can figure out what kind of tomato taste is your favorite, you will probably end up with something closer to the mark.

Also, depending on where you are geographically, some varieties are just not realistic. With my short growing season, it's a fool's errand to grow a variety with a DTM of 90 or above - just not worth it - you might get one or two ripening and then it turns cool and that's it!

dice · July 28, 2011

Earl's Faux. Flavor drops off in cool weather, but in warm weather
nothing really tastes better (in my personal opinion).

oc tony · July 28, 2011

Sioux, Tony' s Italian and Lillian' s Yellow Heirloom. If you want the whole balanced package of production , size, taste and disease resistance it's hard to beat the hybrid Big Beef.

Marko · July 28, 2011

No tomato can beat vine ripened Bulgarian Triumph. Goose Creek follows it closely.

tomakers · July 28, 2011

Earl's Faux, Paul Robeson, Carbon, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Green Zebra.

Alpinejs · October 2, 2011

Brandywine pink, Cherokee green, Marianna's Peace, Kosovo....up in the
Canadian wilderness.

FILMNET · October 2, 2011

BTD, Carbon,Jds Secial

tam91 · October 5, 2011

Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Captain Lucky, Earl's Faux, KBX

Tormato · October 5, 2011

Aunt Ginny's Purple is tops for flavor roughly three out of every four years, for me. Brandywine Sudduth wins the fourth year. This year it was a tie, for the first time.

No other tomato, out of the many hundreds I've tried, has beat one or the other of these two.

Doctor L

ve Apple

Douglas14 · October 5, 2011

Tomatoes that have stood out for me in flavor are:

Red Brandywine
Marianna's Peace
Sungold and Sunsugar(both hybrids)
Goose Creek...which was new to me this year. Very delicious IMO. I just pick one today....still very tasty...usually tomatoes don't taste as good this late in the season for me, but the unseasonably warm temps. are likely helping.

Douglas14 · October 5, 2011

Oops, I forgot to mention Aunt Gertie's Gold as a flavor favorite as well.

July 26, 2011	#1
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	tops for flavor i dont care much about appearance. any color, shape, size will do. just looking for your opinion on your favorite tasting tomato. i'm already looking into next seasons seeds and need some help from the gallery. thanks all

July 28, 2011	#6
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Earl's Faux. Flavor drops off in cool weather, but in warm weather nothing really tastes better (in my personal opinion). __________________ -- alias

July 28, 2011	#9
tomakers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cranberry Country, SE MA - zone 6? Posts: 353	Earl's Faux, Paul Robeson, Carbon, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Green Zebra. __________________ I never met a fish I didn't like.

October 5, 2011	#12
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Captain Lucky, Earl's Faux, KBX __________________ Tracy

October 5, 2011	#13
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,960	Aunt Ginny's Purple is tops for flavor roughly three out of every four years, for me. Brandywine Sudduth wins the fourth year. This year it was a tie, for the first time. No other tomato, out of the many hundreds I've tried, has beat one or the other of these two. Doctor Lve Apple

July 26, 2011	#2
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Carbon.Black Krim, Mariann's Peace, Franchi Itialian Pear. Paul Robeson.

July 26, 2011	#3
attml Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 222	Large: Cowlick Brandywine, Stump of the World, Cherokee Purple Medium: Black Prince, Mule Team Small: Sungold, Black Cherry, Matt's Wild Cherry

July 26, 2011	#4
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Large: German Johnson, Brandywine OTV, Cherokee Purple Medium: Box Car Willie, Red Brandywine, Granny Cantrell Small: Sungold, Sun Sugar

July 26, 2011	#5
cleo88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sharon, MA Zone 6 Posts: 225	As far as I've been told, color is related to flavor. I've heard people say that the yellows are more "citrusy" and the blacks are more "smokey". So you may want to figure out if you like citrusy or smokey. Also, with red/pinks, there seems to be some varieties that are "sweet" (lacking a lot of acid to balance the flavor) vs., well, having a balance of sweet and acid - also, a totally personal tastebud decision. If you can figure out what kind of tomato taste is your favorite, you will probably end up with something closer to the mark. Also, depending on where you are geographically, some varieties are just not realistic. With my short growing season, it's a fool's errand to grow a variety with a DTM of 90 or above - just not worth it - you might get one or two ripening and then it turns cool and that's it!

July 28, 2011	#7
oc tony Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: oc ca. Posts: 173	Sioux, Tony' s Italian and Lillian' s Yellow Heirloom. If you want the whole balanced package of production , size, taste and disease resistance it's hard to beat the hybrid Big Beef.

July 28, 2011	#8
Marko Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Slovenia, Europe zone 7b Posts: 300	No tomato can beat vine ripened Bulgarian Triumph. Goose Creek follows it closely.

October 2, 2011	#10
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	Brandywine pink, Cherokee green, Marianna's Peace, Kosovo....up in the Canadian wilderness.

October 5, 2011	#14
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Tomatoes that have stood out for me in flavor are: Red Brandywine Marianna's Peace Sungold and Sunsugar(both hybrids) Goose Creek...which was new to me this year. Very delicious IMO. I just pick one today....still very tasty...usually tomatoes don't taste as good this late in the season for me, but the unseasonably warm temps. are likely helping. Last edited by Douglas14; October 5, 2011 at 05:48 PM.