tomato

The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant.
The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant.
It is features in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are fruits—botanically classified as berries—they are commonly used as a vegetable ingredient. Numerous varieties of the tomato plant are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing for the production of tomatoes throughout all seasons of the year.

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  1. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Making the tomato taste better again

    I was reading something a few days ago when I came across an article on the humble tomato. It seems that is flavour had been bred out of it by growers looking for bigger tomatoes because they think people want bigger fruit and also a bigger tomato means more money when each tomato is picked by...
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    Recipe Hearty Tomato Soup With Cheesy Vegemite Toasts

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  3. Yorky

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    I tend to build my burgers the same with only minor amendments. This one was base, green oak lettuce, beef patty, ketchup/balsamic vinegar (70/30), pickled jalapeños, mid section, sliced tomatoes, raw onion and then the lid. Sometimes I add a fried or poached egg before the lid.
  4. Morning Glory

    Recipe Gingered Prawns with Orange Rapture Sauce and Linguine

    This recipe was inspired by the beautiful Orange Rapture tomatoes, grown here in Kent. You could make this with any good ripe tomatoes, of course but use golden or yellow tomatoes if you want the colour. Saffron and splash of white wine adds a real depth and aromatic twist to the sauce. (Serves...
  5. Morning Glory

    Recipe Have you discovered Burrata?

    Burrata is a new kid on the block here in the UK and aside from specialist markets in London, the only place I can get it is from Ocado (on-line supermarket). So what is it? Its a fresh Italian cheese (burrata means 'buttered' in Italian). It looks a bit like mozzarella but when you cut into it...
  6. Yorky

    Recipe Pasta Farina Gamberetto

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  7. Yorky

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  8. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Can someone please remind me how to peel tomatoes?

    Can someone please remind me how to peel tomatoes? I know it is in a pan of boiling water. I know you wait until the skin splits, but then when I peel the skin off, rather a lot of tomato is coming with it. I don't think a couple of mm is meant to but getting just the skin off is really...
  9. Morning Glory

    Recipe Self Devouring Salad

    Inspired by this post from @SatNavSaysStraightOn: Are pomegranates, turmeric, red wine and red grapes the key to long life? Well, I'm going with that. I like the red wine and turmeric is always on my agenda. I'm not specifying precise quantities for salad ingredients here. You can use your...
  10. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    A study into tomatoes in the fridge reveals they do lose their flavour

    Tomatoes are featuring in the news quite a bit at the moment, but I think I have found out why. On Monday (17th October 2016), researchers at The University of Florida published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when tomatoes are stored at the temperature kept in...
  11. Morning Glory

    Do you store tomatoes in the fridge?

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  12. Morning Glory

    Recipe Chicken, Okra and Tomato Curry with Sesame (with vegan option)

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  13. Yorky

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  15. Yorky

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  16. Yorky

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  17. Yorky

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  18. SatNavSaysStraightOn

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  19. Morning Glory

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  20. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Courgette Koftas in a Coconut Tomato Sauce

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