I came across this article in Gourmet recently (http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2009/03/politics-of-the-plate-the-price-of-tomatoes) and was appalled and surprised by my naivete of the subject. As a relatively conscious eater, I had no idea that most of the tomatoes in grocery stores and restaurants (unless...
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When BK put a couple of slices on my Whopper last week, I took 'em off (although I wanted them. Wanted them bad.) When I found them chopped into a prepared salad at Whole Foods, I said, "Perhaps this isn't...
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I decided to grow my own San Marzano tomatoes this year in our garden. We use canned for sauces, and I figured that if I grew my own, I could make even more wonderful sauce. Problem is, almost all the...
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Are we running out of Tomatoes? I've not been paying attention to this story (there is a story, right?) so I'm not sure how bad things are. I recall seeing a news blurb here-and-there about a tomato shortage and rising...
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OK, I'm admitting ignorance here. A while ago in the marinara thread, someone posted a recipe that contained (going by memory alone; I may be wrong) tomato paste, tomato sauce, tomato puree, and tomatoes. What's going on here? What's the...
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