Why are they called that?
2006-10-09 22:21:47 · 5 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
A plum tomato is oval in shape, like a plum. A cherry tomato is small, like a large cherry or grape.
I find both to be of better taste than most "regular" sized tomatoes, and much easier to put into a salad!
2006-10-09 22:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by schaianne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plum tomatoes are Roma tomatoes, called that because of their shape. Cherry tomatoes are those little round ones, called that because of their shape and colour.
2006-10-10 02:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it refers to their size and sweetness. A cherry tomato is small, a little bit larger than a large grape and sweet. I think plum tomato refers to the same thing.
2006-10-09 22:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of your average round, normal, red tomato. That's a tomato. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Tomato2.jpg/250px-Tomato2.jpg
Cherry tomatoes are the same, but they only grow to about the size of a black cherry.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/CherryTomatoes.jpg/200px-CherryTomatoes.jpg
Plum tomatoes are also red tomatoes but they grow slightly smaller (between a normal tomato and a cherry tomato) and they're not round, but more oval shaped, like some plums.
http://www.mangiabenepasta.com/tomato4.jpg
2006-10-09 22:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Alasdair P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a dirty innuendo?
2006-10-09 22:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by Luke D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋