cute tomatoes ~

History :

 Tomatoes are grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in 1781.

 It is the most popular vegetables in United States after potato and lettuce.

 The French called it the love apple, and the Italians named it the golden apple because the first tomatoes were small yellow fruits.

 After the early Spanish explorers sent seeds to Naples, the Italians went crazy for tomatoes.





Varieties:

- Plum Tomatoes
Most plum tomatoes sold here are an Italian variety called Roma.
It is available year round
Good raw in salads and late plum are the best for sauce as they are really
ripe and have been on vine the longest.

- Cherry Tomatoes
Local cherry tomatoes, picked ripe, and the small ones are going to be the
best.
Tiny Tim is one of the best tomatoes. It is as big as your fingernail but is
as sweet as sugar.
Avoid tomatoes that look orange in color and stems that are missing as
there are chances that the tomatoes are kept for a long time. Look for the
red ones and have stem on it.
Tomatoes are grew by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in 1781.
Tomato is the third most popular vegetables in United States after potato
and lettuce.

- Yellow Tomatoes
Deep, bright yellow color
Low-acid tomatoes that has their unique flavor and texture.
Usually medium to large, round, and very smoothly shaped with a thin skin,
thick meat and solid pockets.