• Shortstack@reddthat.com
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    6 days ago

    You haven’t tried the varieties that you can’t buy at the store.

    Grow some Cherokee purple tomatoes, they will change your whole perspective on what a tomato should taste like. My SO disliked raw tomatoes until we took a chance on something different

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      6 days ago

      You assume this is about taste.

      In my case, when the texture of tomatoes touches the inside of my mouth I get the urge to vomit. When I was forced to eat them as a child, I literally ended up puking. The taste of Cherokee purple tomatoes will not change that.

      A similar thing happens with egg plants, water mellows, and similar ‘squishy’ textures.

      The taste of tomato paste, or ketchup? Love it.

      Your SO and I are not the same.

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        6 days ago

        The commercial Roma tomatoes are awful in taste and texture.

        Budyonovki for example have a very different texture. Not squeaky but soft like a very ripe pear.

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          I have never had a desire to explore the numerous cultivars or varieties of tomatoes to determine if one was not going to make me vomit. Blind testing seems like a masochistic exercise now that I think of it.

          With your description though, I might try a Budyonovki tomato (I assume Budenovka / Будёновка) if I am ever presented with one.

          Thank you for the tip.

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      6 days ago

      Candy Sweet Icicle is another recommended variety. I never used them in anything because they go straight into my mouth as soon as they are ripe.