Tomatoes Ignorance is Bliss

Tomatoes, all the usual/standard you see on shop shelves but never PLUM tomatoes they only seem to come in a TIN

So my question is what do you do with your PLUM Tomatoes , treat them like ordinary tomatoes salads and general eating OR

Are Plum just for cooking with?

Jack McHammocklashing

 

Hi folks.

A funny thing. I grew Rosada a couple of years ago, in the greenhouse, and eaten raw they seemed very dry and tasteless. But, once cooked(roasted), oh boy, did THEY taste good!
I bought some small plum tomatoes at the supermarket the other day, and I have to say, they were very ordinary.

Cheers...Freddy.

 

My dad used to grow plum tomatoes and the big ones were used for Sunday morning fry ups the little ones were put in salads.

 

My mother would use san Marzano tomatoes for fresh sauces and she would also store them in jars with basil and use them later for sauces.

 

I've only ever grown Roma, and I like it because its dry, with more flesh rather than seeds.
It fries better that way.

But I guess it depends on how you like them fried, in cafes they are usually basically raw.

 

I've grown a plum variety this year; I think its Roma (lost the label), and I have been cutting them in half and cooking them in the oven with a little salt and pepper - delicious , very few seeds and plenty of flesh :thumb:

 

Hiya John. I grew San Marzano last year. I didn't like them much, even when cooked. Also, they didn't ripen very evenly. Please bear in mind, Rosada are quite a bit smaller than San Marzano, but I've never tasted a better one when cooked

Cheers...Freddy.