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Old 04-05-2011, 22:46
Simon Rodgers
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if you leave them in the fridge for a couple of days after their best before date and then eat then, when they are a slightly pale colour, firm and cold?

Or is that just me?
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Old 04-05-2011, 23:00
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I don't like cold tomatoes personally.

Still warm'ish straight out of the greenhouse for me.
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Old 04-05-2011, 23:04
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don;t know about that - but some tomatoes SMELL nice.

eg M&S loose vine tomatoes have that lovely tomato smell
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Old 04-05-2011, 23:22
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If you have fresh tomatoes, that you have picked yourself, don't put them in the fridge. It takes most of the flavour out of them. They can be left in a cool place for quite a long time. They then have a nice musty smell and better flavour.
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Old 04-05-2011, 23:24
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Supermarket ones are rubbish. They have to have a very strong smell to be any good.
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Old 05-05-2011, 18:55
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I cant stand cold tomatoes. I find some in this country you buy from supermarkets have no taste to them at all.
The best tomatoes i have tasted were in Italy.
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Old 05-05-2011, 19:42
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You can't beat seasonal Scottish tomatoes. Pick the green bit off and sniff...lovely! Distinct smell that you never get in bog standard supermarket toms. They're nice and fleshy too with less of the gooey seedy bit than supermarket toms.

I prefer tomatoes nice and firm, I'm not keen on overripe squashy ones.
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Old 05-05-2011, 19:44
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Sometimes with bog standard supermarket tomatoes it's nice to have them cold to have a bit of a crisp texture, either sliced in a sandwich or chomping on cheery toms with some cheese and deli meats.

It would be different with decent tomatoes though. You'd want to make the most of the flavour.
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Old 05-05-2011, 19:44
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Gorgeous English tomatoes have come into our local fruit shop this week.
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Old 05-05-2011, 22:24
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I'm suprised no-one agrees with how I like tomatoes. I can't be the only person who likes them like that!

I wil eat them any other way as well, just as long as they have not been cooked in anyway. I hate that. I just likie them as they come.
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Old 06-05-2011, 06:58
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Unless you cut them tomatoes don't smell of anything once you've taken them off the vine.
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Old 06-05-2011, 07:58
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You can't beat seasonal Scottish tomatoes. Pick the green bit off and sniff...lovely! Distinct smell that you never get in bog standard supermarket toms. They're nice and fleshy too with less of the gooey seedy bit than supermarket toms.

I prefer tomatoes nice and firm, I'm not keen on overripe squashy ones.
The green part of any tomato is the part with the smell. The actual red fruit doesn't smell like that.
And seeing as you don't eat the green part, it's immaterial what it smells like.

Though, I do agree with you that tomatoes grown in this country do taste better than those which have been on boats and trucks for aaaaaaaages from foreign places.
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Old 06-05-2011, 09:09
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don;t know about that - but some tomatoes SMELL nice.

eg M&S loose vine tomatoes have that lovely tomato smell


Mmmm don't they just!

The M&S Santini tomatoes I eat like sweets yummy.
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Old 06-05-2011, 09:38
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I find sprinkling salt on them really brings out the flavour. First had this on a boat in the Peleponese and it converted me to salty tomatoes.
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Old 06-05-2011, 12:19
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I find sprinkling salt on them really brings out the flavour. First had this on a boat in the Peleponese and it converted me to salty tomatoes.
I was just going to post the same thing. Salt is a must.
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Old 06-05-2011, 12:34
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straight off the plant is when they taste nicest. I have some very bitter Cherry Tomatoes from Tesco at the moment I don't think I will be buying them again.
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Old 06-05-2011, 13:24
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The green part of any tomato is the part with the smell. The actual red fruit doesn't smell like that.
And seeing as you don't eat the green part, it's immaterial what it smells like.
It's all part of the process. Smell is a very important part. It can be very evocative.
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Old 06-05-2011, 13:45
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Only vine-on tomatoes have that lovely, garden-y, herby smell and I disagree - I think some of the smell does get retained by the skin simply through absorption.
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