In Season: Tomatoes
Photograph from Manjith Kainickara on Flickr
Nomato or Tonoto. That's what I'd propose calling what you find at the grocery store in the middle of winter, visually resembling a tomato but pale in color and completely tasteless. The nomato or tonoto is nothing like the tomato you'll find this time of year at your local farmers' market—vibrantly colored, sweet, and juicy. Tomato season means tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes! To celebrate, we've chosen a few recipes that will really sing with the freshest and most perfectly ripened tomatoes.
Tomato Recipes
Patricia Well's Tomato and Strawberry Gaspacho
The Silver Palate's Tomato, Montrachet, and Basil Salad
Stuffed Tomato Nests
Dorie Greenspan's Tomato-Cheese Tartlets
Pasta with Tomatoes, Corn, and Feta
Salina-Style Spaghettini with Cherry Tomatoes
Mario Batali's Spaghetti al Pomodoro
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2 Comments:
I want to believe, i really do. I know those pretty little tomatoes that the grocery stores sell in the winter, with their pale pink/white insides are tasteless. But to be perfectly honest, those gnarly but beautiful heirlooms i get at the farmers market are not a vast improvement. They've got a little more taste, maybe. But never FLAVORFUL. I feel like i have a memory in the back of my head of what a tomato is supposed to taste like, but i've yet to experience it again, no matter how organic, local, and seasonal i get. Even farmers market tomatoes are mildly flavored at best -- like a cucumber.
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mh330 at 10:48AM on 08/18/08
@mh330 - I totally agree with you that even the farmers market tomatoes still don't do tomatoes justice.
That's why my family grows things like tomatoes and figs in our yard. Nothing beats them right off the plant. And to be honest, I actually prefer my tomatoes still 1/3 - 1/4 green. But if you pick them off the plant like that, they are still 1,000 times more tasty then those found in the supermarket that were picked green.
TwoSugah at 9:13PM on 06/22/09