Bought these tomatoes in the past, so bland in the taste! Are tomatoes in season right now in the Western USA?
2006-12-19 02:44:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Homegrown. Store bought tomatoes are always bland. If you can't grow your own, get them from produce stands or farmer's markets. My favorites are heirloom and beefsteak. All tomatoes are out of season at the moment.
2006-12-19 03:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No they are not in season now. Hot house tomatoes are available. The best tasting are heirloom tomatoes, grown organically. All organic tomatoes are going to taste best...be sure they are ripe and weight more than they look like they should, that will ensure a juicy tomatoe.
2006-12-19 18:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by moon_maiden42 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate hothouse tomatoes -- flavourless and watery.
Try to find some from someone's backyard as they are ready to fall off the vine -- super tasty -- any variety. Cherry tomatoes are great. Various heritage tomatoes are very good too. Seems most heritage foods are tastier. Especially loved over in the back garden. I guess most crop foods were chosen by producers because they grow big and fast, not because they taste good.
2006-12-19 20:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Scocasso ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tomatoes are a summer, early fall crop. I think the best tomatoes are the ones that come out of your garden. You can even grow them in pots on the patio if you don't have much or any of a yard. I grow Roma tomatoes. If you can't grow them, buy them at a farmers market or a natural food store. Preferably one that gets it's food from 50 mile radius farms. Then you know it was grown until it was ripe, not ripened with gas.
2006-12-19 12:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by moviegirl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No summer time is tomato season. The best tomatoes are heirloom tomatoes of all colors, but since their not in season you probably wont find any until next summer. But if you've never had one, I strongly suggest picking some up when you can.
2006-12-19 10:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by Aurelius 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the best tomnarotes ever are the ones i used to buy at farmer stands on the side of the road in tennessee
but f youre looking in the store for flavourful tomatoes, grape tomatoes are always really juicy
2006-12-19 11:41:50 · answer #6 · answered by hilary g 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The very best are HOMEGROWN !! I love it when they are in season here .. We plant several varieties each year, they are all delicious. I am always so anxious for the fist one to come up, I usually pull it green , sit in in the window for a couple of days, I either eat the first on all by itself, with a little salt,, or I have my self a good ole ham sandwich with a fresh slice tomatoe on it.. Yummy, I am so hungry now.. Good Luck
2006-12-19 10:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not tomato season in the US. The best time for US grown tomatoes is July/August and even early September. For the best flavor at this time of yesr, buy vine ripened tomatoes. They cost more but are worth it.
Dress with a little salt, freshly cracked pepper, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil. YUM!
2006-12-19 11:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by sassy n 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I know what you mean, the best place to buy a good, seet ripe tomato is at a produce stand, the grocery stores taste good but they dont taste the same. You have to find a produce stand, or farmers market, they have the best fruit and veggies. They are grown until they are fully ripe and then picked and sold, the stores are mfg, and put undera light or processed to become red and ripe.
2006-12-19 11:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by nmaponte 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The tastiest kind are the kind you can grow in your own garden aka organic tomatoes.
2006-12-19 13:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by KewlieD 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋