"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> A number of groceries/vegetable markets here in Chicago are selling
>> "sun dried tomatoes" that, from their packaging, seem to be locally
>> grown (or at least locally packaged). To my mind they demonstrate that
>> if you sun dry a flavorless tomato to get a sun dried flavorless
>> tomato.
>
> I only like the sun dried tomatoes that are packed in oil. Otherwise I've
> not had any great taste from the Melissa's brand of plain dried.
> Goomba
The bright red sun-dried tomatoes must contain sulphites. The bright red
sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil must also contain sulphites. To me they
have no taste.
But, the dark (probably unsulphured) sun-dried tomatoes seem to have a lot
of flavor. Both in the dried form and when reconstituted at home, and the
reconstituted in jars.
The last time I bought dried unsulphured tomatoes were at a middle eastern
market and they were a quarter of the price and very flavorful. I use the
recipe in Italy's Little Bites by Carol Fields.
Dee Dee