2006-08-09 13:15:44 · 19 answers · asked by plummykitty 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
yes! you got that right, oh yes, so now you can make fried green tomatoes and enjoy without the worry
2006-08-09 13:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type of tomato. Some tomatos are fully ripe when red, some when yellow, some when green. Ripeness is determined by the amount of a certain natural hormone released within the fruit when it's ready to drop off the stem--this hormone usually turns the fruit a color we associate with being "ripe." For the record, most tomatos that are different colors tend to be very small.
2006-08-09 13:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by xaandria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on what you're talking about. There's a green looking tomato-like fruit from Mexico called a tomatillo, pronounced tohmahteeyoh. It usually has a husk on it and has a slightly sour flavor. It's ripe when it's green and the husk has begin to dry.
Green tomatoes are just that, green, unripened fruit.
2006-08-09 13:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, exactly.
(They are very hard to find, but there are a couple species of heirloom tomatoes out there that are green when ripe, adn taste like a regular ol' red tomato. But that's not the kind you're talking about, I'm sure, and certainly not the kind you slice up and fry.)
2006-08-09 13:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-09 13:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by dfuerstcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a green tomato is just an unripened tomato.
2006-08-09 13:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by Diana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-09 13:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by max 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, but if you are frying them, use a beefmaster not any cherry or roma tomatoes. Also if you go to a latin market there are usually green tomatoes there, they have some that they use in Mexico that are grown for green comsumption.
2006-08-09 13:21:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ivan the Terrible 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes. but there are lots of exceptions to this rule.
there are some varieties of tomatoes that never turn red, yellow orange or purple. but i have loads of recipes for green tomatoes. they are fantastic
2006-08-09 13:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by red_night_shade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, grab some cornmeal and start the "fried green tomato" cooking
2006-08-09 13:20:40 · answer #10 · answered by carlawarla75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋