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I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a
field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but they have no flavor. Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at the supermarket? William |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:18:29 -0500, William >
wrote: >I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a >field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These >were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the >house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and >piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no >flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, >someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had >developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but >they have no flavor. > >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >the supermarket? Smell their butts. Really. There should be a strong tomato odor emanating from the bottom of the tomato. If I can't smell tomatoes before I get to the bin, I don't bother. [and I don't bother often in NY supermarkets] I grow mine in the summer. Will buy some from the farmers when theirs come in earlier than mine. I've bought Campari in the winter-- and those Brown ones whose name I forget. But in general the taste has been bred out of commercial tomatoes in favor of pretty, sturdy, and long lasting red orbs. Canned has more flavor in the winter. Jim |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:18:29 -0500, William >
wrote: >I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a >field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These >were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the >house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and >piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no >flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, >someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had >developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but >they have no flavor. > >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >the supermarket? > >William I read somewhere that via selective breeding of tomatoes that redden evenly and completelty superficially ripen (appearence-wise) geneticallly, that these particular genetically selected tomatoes also have little to no flavor. Form over substance. That's the Amnerican Way! :-( John Kuthe... |
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![]() "William" > wrote in message ... >I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a > field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These > were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the > house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and > piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no > flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, > someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had > developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but > they have no flavor. > > Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at > the supermarket? Same thing happened when I tried growing them. Sorry. Wish I had an answer for yaw. |
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William wrote:
> I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a > field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These > were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the > house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and > piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no > flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, > someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had > developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but > they have no flavor. > > Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at > the supermarket? Here the only tasty ones are "datterini", little tomatoes which grow in clusters like grapes: http://www.finagricola.it/finag-i/pr...-pom-datt.aspx I don't know hwy, maybe this cultivar is cheap and quick enough to grow, shelf stable enough to market, and thank goodness has taste -- "Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole" Anthelme Brillat Savarin |
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"ViLco" > wrote:
-snip- > >Here the only tasty ones are "datterini", little tomatoes which grow in >clusters like grapes: >http://www.finagricola.it/finag-i/pr...-pom-datt.aspx >I don't know hwy, maybe this cultivar is cheap and quick enough to grow, >shelf stable enough to market, and thank goodness has taste Here we have a tomato about that size and shape that isn't bad. Santa Sweets is the brand I grab when I'm really desperate for a fresh sort of tomatoey flavor. The ones we get most often in my part of NY are grown in hydroponic greenhouses another couple hundred miles north. [Campari- Kumato- and Santa Sweets] Jim |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:02:01 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
> >On 30-Nov-2012, William > wrote: > >> Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >> the supermarket? >The grocery stores I visit all offer large heirloom varieties that are >very tasty; but, they are often scarred, have a short shelf-life and are >about 4 times the cost of tasteless Florida tomatoes. Basically, they >are not pretty; but, it's worth the cost when the tomato is the star, >not a bit player; they are especially good in BLTs. In addition to >read, there are very dark green and yellow varieties - the yellow being >lower in acid. I use Roma/plum tomatoes in salads. Occasionally I >find beefsteak tomatoes, but are inconsistent in quality. I find the really large tomatoes hard to grow, blemish-free, around here. The weight of the fruit means the tomato forms ridges to support it and they can split easily. That's just their nature. Janet US |
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William > wrote:
> >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >the supermarket? Canned. |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:18:29 -0500, William >
wrote: >I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a >field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These >were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the >house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and >piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no >flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, >someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had >developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but >they have no flavor. > >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >the supermarket? > >William At the supermarket? No. If you can patronize a well-run farmer's market during the season in which tomatoes are ripening locally, you will generally find something that tastes much better. Better still, you can try several varieties and then continue to buy the one you like from the farmer. If you have the time and space, grow them yourself; selecting either the varieties you liked from the farmer's market or something from a catalog. You can get a respectable crop from something like the "earthbox". There is no reason to hope for a tasty tomato our of season. -bs |
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Julie Bove wrote:
> > "William" > wrote in message > ... > >I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a > > field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These > > were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the > > house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and > > piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no > > flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, > > someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had > > developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but > > they have no flavor. > > > > Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at > > the supermarket? > > Same thing happened when I tried growing them. Sorry. Wish I had an answer > for yaw. Are you saying that you grew your own tomatoes and they were tasteless, Julie? That's bullhockey and you just made that up. G. |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:18:29 -0500, William >
wrote: > >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >the supermarket? > >William Supermarkets don't have them. Visit New Jersey in July/August. Probably best from a homeowner's garden than a commercial farm making those good looking ones. |
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Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > William > wrote: > > > >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at > >the supermarket? > > Canned. Canned tomatoes are fine for cooking but even the worse "fresh" tomatoes from a grocery store are much better than canned for plain eating. Buy a can of whole tomatoes and slice a few to put on a sandwich or in a salad, then get back to me. Fail safe good tomatoes, my ass. G. |
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l not -l wrote:
> > I buy a lot of my > produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely > looks good, but tastes great. Presentation is great but taste is the bottom line for a good meal. G. |
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William > wrote:
> I sliced the tomatoes and > piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. See <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/msg/809375233fa28d18> Some heirloom tomatoes in season can be good. Otherwise - canned. Victor |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:12:50 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >> William > wrote: >> > >> >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >> >the supermarket? >> >> Canned. > >Canned tomatoes are fine for cooking but even the worse "fresh" tomatoes >from a grocery store are much better than canned for plain eating. Buy a >can of whole tomatoes and slice a few to put on a sandwich or in a salad, >then get back to me. Fail safe good tomatoes, my ass. Whole canned tomatoes was exactly what I refering to. I love whole peeled canned tomatoes, I like them sliced in sandwiches but I like them even more eaten directly from the can. |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:43:40 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote: -snip- >> >> Same thing happened when I tried growing them. Sorry. Wish I had an answer >> for yaw. > >Are you saying that you grew your own tomatoes and they were tasteless, >Julie? That's bullhockey and you just made that up. > I don't know if she made it up or not-- but the flavor range of even home grown tomatoes goes from nothing to heavenly. Temperature, water supply, nutrients and variety all play a role. I grow several varieties every year and depending on mother nature one or another of those varieties will be the best and worst. Jim |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:30:06 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
> >On 30-Nov-2012, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: > >> William > wrote: >> > >> >Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >> >the supermarket? >> >> Canned. > >While that's generally true; I just can't see making a BLT with canned >tomatoes. 8-) It works fine in sandwiches, cut in half and gently squeeze and shake the seeds out first, then slice. Canned are much better tasting than any stupidmarket produce tomato. I've tried all the fancy shmancy designer market tomatoes, they're all awful. I either eat home growns or canned. Canned would be much better than those cardboard thingies on a BLT... they're very good on a tuna salad sandwich. |
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This reminded me of Charlie the Tuna, and I can truthfully say [drum
roll please], "I don't want tomatoes with good taste. I want tomatoes that taste good." There. It had to be said. --Bryan |
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l not -l wrote:
> On 30-Nov-2012, William > wrote: > >> Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >> the supermarket? > The grocery stores I visit all offer large heirloom varieties that are > very tasty; but, they are often scarred, have a short shelf-life and are > about 4 times the cost of tasteless Florida tomatoes. Basically, they > are not pretty; but, it's worth the cost when the tomato is the star, > not a bit player; they are especially good in BLTs. In addition to > read, there are very dark green and yellow varieties - the yellow being > lower in acid. I use Roma/plum tomatoes in salads. Occasionally I > find beefsteak tomatoes, but are inconsistent in quality. I would normally buy heirloom tomatoes like that, but the ones I had this year were not good. The vine-ripened ones can be fairly decent (when you it isn't tomato season), but they don't seem to be as good as they were when we could only by them from Holland. |
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ViLco wrote:
> William wrote: > >> I was visiting my daughter last winter in south Florida and noticed a >> field of tomatoes with a big sign inviting me to pick my own. These >> were big beautiful looking ripe tomatoes. As soon as I got back to the >> house, I wanted to make a tomato sandwich. I sliced the tomatoes and >> piled them on the sandwich and took a bite. NO TASTE. They had no >> flavor or taste They were pretty to the eyes but had no taste! Later, >> someone told me that the Florida department of agriculture had >> developed hybrid tomato seeds to grow perfect looking tomatoes but >> they have no flavor. >> >> Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >> the supermarket? > > Here the only tasty ones are "datterini", little tomatoes which grow in > clusters like grapes: > http://www.finagricola.it/finag-i/pr...-pom-datt.aspx > I don't know hwy, maybe this cultivar is cheap and quick enough to grow, > shelf stable enough to market, and thank goodness has taste Ah. Those remind me of one of my favorite tomatoes, Matt's Wild Cherry. I like them because the flavor is nicely balanced and not just sweet. |
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l not -l wrote:
> Yes, and that doesn't bother me. I only mentioned it because so many > folks seem to want their produce to appear perfect. I buy a lot of my > produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely > looks good, but tastes great. I don't understand why consumers would prefer perfect but tasteless tomatoes--unless they intend to photograph them. |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:22:55 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>l not -l wrote: >> Yes, and that doesn't bother me. I only mentioned it because so many >> folks seem to want their produce to appear perfect. I buy a lot of my >> produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely >> looks good, but tastes great. > >I don't understand why consumers would prefer perfect but >tasteless tomatoes--unless they intend to photograph them. Many go to the fast food restaurants where appearance is important. I would think the people that grow for Campbell's Soup use flavor over looks for one of the judging criteria, as well as yield per acre. |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 02:24:30 +0000, PracticalBBQ'r
> wrote: > >Finding a good tomato in American markets is like hitting the lottery. >All you can do is smell the tomato, if it has a strong scent of tomato, >then it will taste good. Commercial tomatoes are 'engineered' to look >good and that is all, they are picked green and hard for ease of >shipping purposes and are gassed to turn them red. Not just tomatoes. Many fruits in the supermarket are really poor quality compared to a local farm. Citrus can be good, but peaches and the like are pretty sad even in season. Those big strawberries make nice presentation, but taste like cardboard. |
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On Friday, November 30, 2012 6:18:29 AM UTC-6, William wrote:
[snip] I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they are ripe. To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and if any variety is tasteless, don't plant that variety the next year. The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. Robert Miles |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:39:24 -0800 (PST), Robert Miles
> wrote: >On Friday, November 30, 2012 6:18:29 AM UTC-6, William wrote: >[snip] > >I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they are ripe. To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and if any variety is tasteless, don't plant that variety the next year. The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. > >Robert Miles That's a bit of bull pucky, don't you think? It may be true that tomatoes designed to withstand the rigors of shipping to market (commercial types) have sacrificed flavor in favor of endurance. But, most? I think not. Janet US |
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:56:28 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote: >On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:39:24 -0800 (PST), Robert Miles > wrote: > >>On Friday, November 30, 2012 6:18:29 AM UTC-6, William wrote: >>[snip] >> >>I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they are ripe. To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and if any variety is tasteless, don't plant that variety the next year. The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. >> >>Robert Miles >That's a bit of bull pucky, don't you think? It may be true that >tomatoes designed to withstand the rigors of shipping to market >(commercial types) have sacrificed flavor in favor of endurance. But, >most? I think not. I've grown too many types of tomatoes to count, never a home grown vine ripened tomato that didn't have great flavor, all types different but all very tastey. Most supermarket tomatoes have little flavor and their texture is dry. If I picked my tomatoes while barely turning ripe and let them ripen off the plant (which I've done end of season) they are edible but never taste better than those at the market. |
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On 11/30/2012 5:30 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 30-Nov-2012, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: > >> William > wrote: >>> >>> Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >>> the supermarket? >> >> Canned. > > While that's generally true; I just can't see making a BLT with canned > tomatoes. 8-) When I was a teenager, I would put a can of tomatoes in the fridge to chill. I would use fresh cracked pepper, then eat the entire contents of the can. Delicious. I never tried it on a sandwich, though. Becca |
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Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:56:28 -0700, Janet Bostwick > > wrote: > >> On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:39:24 -0800 (PST), Robert Miles >> > wrote: >> >>> On Friday, November 30, 2012 6:18:29 AM UTC-6, William wrote: >>> [snip] >>> >>> I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they >>> are ripe. To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and >>> if any variety is tasteless, don't plant that variety the next year. >>> The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. >>> >>> Robert Miles >> That's a bit of bull pucky, don't you think? It may be true that >> tomatoes designed to withstand the rigors of shipping to market >> (commercial types) have sacrificed flavor in favor of endurance. But, >> most? I think not. > > I've grown too many types of tomatoes to count, never a home grown > vine ripened tomato that didn't have great flavor, all types different > but all very tastey. Most supermarket tomatoes have little flavor and > their texture is dry. If I picked my tomatoes while barely turning > ripe and let them ripen off the plant (which I've done end of season) > they are edible but never taste better than those at the market. I don't think I had a decent tomato this year. My grown tomatoes have not done any good the last two years. Some kind of disease, plus I got stinkbugs. The ones I got from neighbor were not up to par. They all go bad quickly. Greg |
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 01:53:12 +0000 (UTC), gregz >
wrote: >Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: >> On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:56:28 -0700, Janet Bostwick >> > wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:39:24 -0800 (PST), Robert Miles >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Friday, November 30, 2012 6:18:29 AM UTC-6, William wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>> >>>> I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they >>>> are ripe. To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and >>>> if any variety is tasteless, don't plant that variety the next year. >>>> The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. >>>> >>>> Robert Miles >>> That's a bit of bull pucky, don't you think? It may be true that >>> tomatoes designed to withstand the rigors of shipping to market >>> (commercial types) have sacrificed flavor in favor of endurance. But, >>> most? I think not. >> >> I've grown too many types of tomatoes to count, never a home grown >> vine ripened tomato that didn't have great flavor, all types different >> but all very tastey. Most supermarket tomatoes have little flavor and >> their texture is dry. If I picked my tomatoes while barely turning >> ripe and let them ripen off the plant (which I've done end of season) >> they are edible but never taste better than those at the market. > >I don't think I had a decent tomato this year. My grown tomatoes have not >done any good the last two years. Some kind of disease, plus I got >stinkbugs. The ones I got from neighbor were not up to par. They all go bad >quickly. > >Greg As a long, long time tomato grower of the same variety, I can tell you that the type of growing season really affects the flavor and body of the fruit. Janet US |
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On 12/1/2012 4:32 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 11/30/2012 5:30 PM, l not -l wrote: >> On 30-Nov-2012, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote: >> >>> William > wrote: >>>> >>>> Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at >>>> the supermarket? >>> >>> Canned. >> >> While that's generally true; I just can't see making a BLT with canned >> tomatoes. 8-) > > When I was a teenager, I would put a can of tomatoes in the fridge to > chill. I would use fresh cracked pepper, then eat the entire contents > of the can. Delicious. I never tried it on a sandwich, though. That's a most fantastic way to eat them! -- bill_n |
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Robert Miles > wrote:
-snip- > >I've read that most tomates are now a type bred to turn red before they are ripe. > To avoid this, you may need to grow your own tomatoes, and if any variety is tasteless, > don't plant that variety the next year. Nope. I've had sweet 100's that weren't sweet because it never got hot enough, or was too wet, or the soil was tired. Then the next year, from the same packet of seed, they were as Sweet as they should be. Same with my Polish Linguisa tomatoes-- the Beefmasters, and even Rutgers. >The older varieties are more likely to still have taste. My neighbor grew heirlooms for a couple years. Out of the 4-5 varieties he planted each year a couple were OK. I was never tempted to try them, and he's gone back to disease resistant 'new' varieties. Jim |
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Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > Whole canned tomatoes was exactly what I refering to. I love whole > peeled canned tomatoes, I like them sliced in sandwiches but I like > them even more eaten directly from the can. I tried that years ago but you've got me tempted to give them one more try. I will be using some next weekend and I'll pull one out for a sandwich. G. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:22:55 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote: > >> l not -l wrote: >>> Yes, and that doesn't bother me. I only mentioned it because so many >>> folks seem to want their produce to appear perfect. I buy a lot of my >>> produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely >>> looks good, but tastes great. >> I don't understand why consumers would prefer perfect but >> tasteless tomatoes--unless they intend to photograph them. > > Many go to the fast food restaurants where appearance is important. I > would think the people that grow for Campbell's Soup use flavor over > looks for one of the judging criteria, as well as yield per acre. That rationale for using cardboard tomatoes is amusing. They may DO it for that reason, but I always find myself wondering why the tomatoes are so awful even during tomato season. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Not just tomatoes. Many fruits in the supermarket are really poor > quality compared to a local farm. Citrus can be good, but peaches > and the like are pretty sad even in season. Those big strawberries > make nice presentation, but taste like cardboard. The peaches and nectarines that were in the regular markets were awful this year. Luckily, the ramshackle farm stand that I go to sells fruit that they grow, which is one reason why I started going there. |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> My neighbor grew heirlooms for a couple years. Out of the 4-5 > varieties he planted each year a couple were OK. I was never > tempted to try them, and he's gone back to disease resistant 'new' > varieties. > > Jim Well, if you have a way to buy heirlooms at farmstands etc., you can sample them and decide which you like, and THEN grow them yourself. That is what I did. |
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:55:48 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:22:55 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote: >> >>> l not -l wrote: >>>> Yes, and that doesn't bother me. I only mentioned it because so many >>>> folks seem to want their produce to appear perfect. I buy a lot of my >>>> produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely >>>> looks good, but tastes great. >>> I don't understand why consumers would prefer perfect but >>> tasteless tomatoes--unless they intend to photograph them. >> >> Many go to the fast food restaurants where appearance is important. I >> would think the people that grow for Campbell's Soup use flavor over >> looks for one of the judging criteria, as well as yield per acre. > >That rationale for using cardboard tomatoes is amusing. They may >DO it for that reason, but I always find myself wondering why the >tomatoes are so awful even during tomato season. Easy, vine ripened tomatoes don't ship well. You need to grow your own or buy from a roadside farm stand. |
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Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:55:48 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote: > >> Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:22:55 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote: >>> >>>> l not -l wrote: >>>>> Yes, and that doesn't bother me. I only mentioned it because so many >>>>> folks seem to want their produce to appear perfect. I buy a lot of my >>>>> produce from the local international grocer and their produce rarely >>>>> looks good, but tastes great. >>>> I don't understand why consumers would prefer perfect but >>>> tasteless tomatoes--unless they intend to photograph them. >>> Many go to the fast food restaurants where appearance is important. I >>> would think the people that grow for Campbell's Soup use flavor over >>> looks for one of the judging criteria, as well as yield per acre. >> That rationale for using cardboard tomatoes is amusing. They may >> DO it for that reason, but I always find myself wondering why the >> tomatoes are so awful even during tomato season. > > Easy, vine ripened tomatoes don't ship well. You need to grow your > own or buy from a roadside farm stand. That's what I do, but I don't have that control at restaurants. Not that I am getting to them now. |
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Jean B. wrote:
> I always find myself wondering why the > tomatoes are so awful even during tomato season. Really? You really wonder about that? The subject comes up all the time in the food section of several big newspapers I know of. The explanation is straightforward, pretty much what you'd guess based on a general knowledge of the food industry. |
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William > wrote: hey have no flavor. > > Does anybody have a fail safe method of selecting tasty tomatoes at > the supermarket? > > William Look for Campari brand. -- Barb, http://www.barbschaller.com, as of August 20, 2012 |
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