any good tomatoes out there

caro120

We've had vine from tescos (netherlands) and now co-op (english) but both a bit less than summer standard.. maybe I'm expecting too much.

Just stuffed a whole one in mouth forgetting nose a bit blocked and some panic trying to masticate the thing before I choked lol. Tomatoes revenge?

Yes please if find any superlative toms out there do let us know, thanks

stephenpperry

caro120 the posh little deep red ones at the coop are delicious in my experience.

ive found larger tomatoes in the UK to be disappointing everywhere!

sloz

caro120
if you're able to grow your own. try the variety brandywine, mentioned by jimvee288
it's a big pinkish coloured beafsteak

I had an allotment for 20 years, and I grew them every year
the perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess, and two slices fitted brilliantly on a slice of bread, lol

davidvarley

caro120
Best tomatoes in supermarkets tend to be organic ones cost more but are worth it in taste department usually.

extreme_one

Supermarket tomatoes are only ever so-so.

They're grown for maximum yield, but rarely have the flavour you hope for.

Maybe it's because I've been spoiled by proper homegrown tomatoes over the years. You can't beat a tomato you've just picked!

jimvee288

Hello.
Yup you have to grow your own as we all know that shop ones are watery tasteless tripe. I grew a heirloom type this year and they are really good. Heirloom varieties are not sold in shops and if you do find them which you won't; you'll pay double the price for.
These are breeds that have stayed true to type over the centuries not crossed and self pollinating, you may have to send off to a seed specialist to obtain these.
Three good types are Black krim, Amish Paste and Berner rose. If you grow them you'll nay regret it. Tastiest shop ones are usually plum types on the vine but even they are bland.

frenchielove

jimvee288 I once bought some black tomatoes from the market, they were amazing, what would these have been? 🤗

trudy81

It favourite are from Sainsbury's, so Juicy and sweet. It's there taste the difference range.

jimvee288

frenchielove
There are a few dark ones it could be Brandywine type or the Black krim which are totally different to even what would be considered a decent shop bought tomato ..utterly different but they often look mishapen.

frenchielove

jimvee288 thank you, they were delicious!

beautiful01

Grow your own

caro120

sloz

sorry might have accidentally flagged you there, half asleep and clicked on wrong bit, oops... doesn't seem to do anything this end.

don't think seen brandywine, sounds really nice. I do love those big ones. Is it jack hawkins the really pricey, maybe a quid each but they are lovely... juicey and the flavour - only did it once at that price tho...

not got allotment, prob not up to it these days but we have had pots of toms in garden, might go back to that cos not away for days at a time like used to be..

I like toms and fresh basil, made for each other but they so versatile aren't they!

must remember to cook aubergine tomorrow, keep forgetting and it will be going brown.. just slow cook in oven then think pop on a few strips of pickled red peppers and a tiny amount of chilli.. top with mild cheese and yum yum. I was going to make mini pizzas to go with it but forgot to go back to big coop on way home..better branch than nearest one maybe, laid out better?

standardbearer

I once bought some tomato plants and placed them in a sunny spot in the garden no added fertilizer or anything like that.
Dont know which type but I used to water them with leftover washing up water. Once washing up liquid had phosphates in them.

They were delicious.. Loved them with onion vinegar salt and pepper.

caro120

davidvarley

yes we get organic when can so long as prices not too silly!

I have found good and bad in both organic and non.. spose is tricky with so many different factors involved.

Suspect that poor transportation and storage is often the problem though - we just took 2 packs bacon back, opened one and was off, didn't notice when cooking it cos still bit of a cold but you could taste it, horrible, rancid fat and not good. Probably contaminated the other bits on plate so hope not sick later. They apparently given fair refund for 3 packs instead of 2 but what a waste of those poor piggies. It was more or less straight from shop to pan so def something on their side that went wrong.

Yes totally agree get best toms you can see, I go by the colour and they get a yellow-browny tinge when going over - last ones like that and tasted watery. Hard to see in packaging though, especially if person going has poor eyesight, I feel for people with more visual problems as shops don't really cater for that.

jimvee288

Hello.
This video is worth a look at if your after real tomatoes which have no comparison to shop ones, these are known as Heirlooms, simple to grow.

@frenchielove

frenchielove

jimvee288 wow! That is amazing! Who knew there were so may, yes, love those black krim ❤️