Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 23, 2014 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake
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Confession: My Tomatoes Taste Horrid
At the farmer's market today a lady was giving me a grilling about my tomatoes.
"What variety are these?" "Joseph's Earliest Landrace, a variety specific to my farm that I have spent 6 years developing." "What do they taste like?" "They taste horrid. You can try one if you like." "These are lovely! Tart and sweet, full of flavor!" "Really?" "Yup, don't you like tomatoes?" "Um.... Err... Uh... You're right, I think that tomatoes are a horrid fruit." There I have finally admitted it. I don't like tomatoes. To confirm I went to the garden and tasted about 50 unique varieties. Every one of them was dreadful. Some less dreadful than others, but ugh!!! Last edited by joseph; August 23, 2014 at 10:19 PM. |
August 23, 2014 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
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Your tomatoes taste great. You just have horrid taste!
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August 23, 2014 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
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August 24, 2014 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: WI, USA Zone4
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August 24, 2014 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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August 24, 2014 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Ohio
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August 24, 2014 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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August 24, 2014 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: rienzi, ms
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well he is in utah i believe
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September 11, 2014 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake
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LOL. I'll leave you guessing, other than to say that the recent decriminalization of "cohabitation" in Utah has brought most welcome peace of mind to me and my family. It's been a long time coming.
I offered a lady a tomato to taste at the farmer's market tonight. She said, "No, I think raw tomatoes taste horrid." Ha! I've found my soul mate. Last edited by joseph; September 12, 2014 at 12:00 AM. |
September 12, 2014 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b
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"Woman are like elephants to me, I like to look at them, but I wouldn't want one in my house!" - W.C. Fields
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September 12, 2014 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 2,250
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it is either
one too many or two too few. |
September 20, 2014 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: new jersey
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Joe
you grow pounds of tomatoes but can't stand the taste of them? how can you or anyone else grow home grown tomatoes and not get adicted to the taste of a ripe tomatoe picked off the vine ?? i give you credit for growing them but i feel sorry for you. there is no fruit or vegetable better than a home grown tomatoe. |
September 21, 2014 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake
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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 | #14 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b
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Elderberries and huckleberries are awesome! I like the acid taste, I seek it out, but I don't usually eat many tomatoes. Not like I don't like them, more like cucumbers, I like them in dishes and salads but would rarely just eat them. I grow a lot of acid fruit, currants are my favorite fruit. I grow acid peaches too, I hate the low acid stuff, absolutely tasteless. Why not just eat high fructose corn syrup? As much fruit tastes just like it! All sugar no taste. I call them corn syrup fruits. |
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April 2, 2015 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 1,413
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Maybe you would be one of the few who enjoy Japanese Black Trifle?
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