sour tomatoes

pete · January 27, 2010

Does anyone have any "sour" tasting when ripe, tomatoes??? These tomatoes may have higher acid, i.e. lower pH, values when ripe??

These varieties may be more commonly used in indian dishes where sweetness is not desired. I am looking for some advise as to a spicy tomato like a tomitillo.

Pete

Wi-sunflower · January 27, 2010

Tomatillos aren't spicy. It's what they are put in that's spicy.

Tomatillos have a somewhat lemon / plum taste. More to the lemon side when green as the Mexicans want them for Salsa Verde. More toward the plum side if they are yellowish / ripe. It's the chiles that are in the Salsa Verde that makes it hot or not depending on what chile you use and how much.

Carol

habitat_gardener · January 27, 2010

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Originally Posted by pete

These tomatoes may have lower acid, i.e. lower pH, values when ripe??

Actually, lower pH = higher acid. As far as I know, tomatoes all have roughly the same pH.

But probably the most-tart-tasting tomato I've grown is Silvery Fir Tree. Black Pearl F1 was also tart. Purple Calabash was strong-tasting and iirc on the tart side, but not overly so. Early tomatoes in general have a reputation for being not sweet.

kerino1 · January 27, 2010

Hi Pete.

Last year I found Ceylon and Togo to be pretty tart, and prolific.

Kerino

stormymater · January 28, 2010

Lime Green Salad was bright & tart not sweet for us. Tomatomail me if you would like some of the seed I saved from 2009.

travis · January 28, 2010

Indian tomatoes like Pusa Ruby, Annanji and other local, similar varieties fit into the "sour" category. They are used more for Asian sauces than fresh eating.

pete · January 28, 2010

Thankyou all for your input! Now I have some ideas what to plant for my friend from Katmandu. He really does not like sweet stuff. He can eat some of the hottest peppers that I can not even swallow.

I grow lemon boy, but it is not sour.

Pete

duajones · January 28, 2010

I grew Purple Haze F3? that I got from Ray here at TV. The early tomatoes seemed to have a somewhat sour taste to my taste buds but the later fruit improved. I have a ton of seeds if you would like to try it. The fruit ranged in size from 2 to 4 ounces with many being beefsteak shaped. Color was similiar to Paul Robeson and the plant was very prolific

creister · January 31, 2010

I will agree with the others about Silvery Fir Tree and Lime Green Salad. Another tomato that is very assertive, but not sweet is Lida Ukranian. These three varieties are very productive as well.

January 27, 2010	#1
pete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: cincinnati Posts: 202	sour tomatoes Does anyone have any "sour" tasting when ripe, tomatoes??? These tomatoes may have higher acid, i.e. lower pH, values when ripe?? These varieties may be more commonly used in indian dishes where sweetness is not desired. I am looking for some advise as to a spicy tomato like a tomitillo. Pete Last edited by pete; January 28, 2010 at 09:17 PM.

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duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I grew Purple Haze F3? that I got from Ray here at TV. The early tomatoes seemed to have a somewhat sour taste to my taste buds but the later fruit improved. I have a ton of seeds if you would like to try it. The fruit ranged in size from 2 to 4 ounces with many being beefsteak shaped. Color was similiar to Paul Robeson and the plant was very prolific __________________ Duane Jones

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Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Tomatillos aren't spicy. It's what they are put in that's spicy. Tomatillos have a somewhat lemon / plum taste. More to the lemon side when green as the Mexicans want them for Salsa Verde. More toward the plum side if they are yellowish / ripe. It's the chiles that are in the Salsa Verde that makes it hot or not depending on what chile you use and how much. Carol

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kerino1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern, AZ (9b) Posts: 14	Hi Pete. Last year I found Ceylon and Togo to be pretty tart, and prolific. Kerino

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stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Lime Green Salad was bright & tart not sweet for us. Tomatomail me if you would like some of the seed I saved from 2009.

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travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Indian tomatoes like Pusa Ruby, Annanji and other local, similar varieties fit into the "sour" category. They are used more for Asian sauces than fresh eating.

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creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	I will agree with the others about Silvery Fir Tree and Lime Green Salad. Another tomato that is very assertive, but not sweet is Lida Ukranian. These three varieties are very productive as well.