The most delicious will be tomatoes ripened in the garden with a strong natural aroma. Of course, only ground vegetables will give you all the benefits and taste. At the end of summer, almost all tomatoes have gained natural sunlight. But in winter, they can be distinguished from their greenhouse counterparts only at an increased price, because their appearance does not indicate the place where the fruit grows.
Instructions
Step 1
A real Senor Tomato must have a bright, sleek uniform. Not a single speck, tear, darkening, bruising should be on its glossy sides. The color of a ripe vegetable can only be bright red, of course, if we are not talking about pink and yellow varieties.
Step 2
Tomatoes tend to ripen after they have been harvested. But green tomatoes removed from a branch have much less benefit, taste and smell than their counterparts, which have reached a condition under the warm sun. Tomatoes that have already turned red in the box can be identified by the unnatural color of the stalk. The stalk is the first to deteriorate during storage. Therefore, you can be sure of the quality of your purchase if you take a whole sprig of tomatoes. So, they ripened on time and all together are still in the garden!
Step 3
The smell will also help you choose the right tomato. It should be strong enough, and not subtle, even if the seller assures that this is normal. The lack of aroma indicates a lack of heat: either the vegetable was picked unripe, or was stored in the refrigerator. Tomatoes do not tolerate low temperatures at all; in the refrigerator they lose their useful qualities, taste and smell.
Step 4
The fruit should be firm to the touch, but not firm. The soft tomato has already started to rot or, at least, was plucked a long time ago. How long the product was stored before the sale can be easily found by cutting it. The inner chambers should be filled with juicy pulp. Voids speak of long-term storage of the vegetable.
Therefore, never buy a lot of tomatoes at once from an unknown seller. Firstly, you cannot store a vegetable in the refrigerator, but it will stay warm for a maximum of two to four days. Secondly, at home you can check the freshness of the product at a cut and decide whether to shop more in the same place.
Step 5
When choosing a tomato variety, what you intend to do with them later plays a decisive role. Large fleshy varieties are perfect for salads, for example, Bull's Heart, White filling, or vice versa, miniature Cherry tomatoes, which can be put whole in a salad. Housewives prefer to preserve medium-sized dense tomatoes in the form of cream, such as Ladies' fingers. Pink tomatoes will perfectly play the role of a separate snack, they are juicy and have a thin skin.
