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Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes are old varieties grown for flavor rather than for shipping well or looking uniform. They come in reds, pinks, yellows, greens, and stripes, and no two look quite alike.
If you have only ever had the round, even-red kind from a shelf, a good heirloom in season is worth trying at least once.
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- Also called
- Old-variety tomatoes
- Tastes like
- Rich, sometimes sweet, sometimes tangy — more tomato flavor than the perfectly round grocery kind.
- Texture
- Tender, often juicy, with soft flesh.
- How to choose
- Pick them heavy for their size with a little give. Cracks and odd shapes are normal and fine.
- How to store
- Keep them on the counter, not in the fridge. Cold flattens the flavor.
- How to use
- Best raw and barely dressed — sliced with salt, or on a sandwich.
Fun fact: The ugliest heirloom on the table is often the one everybody fights over.
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