What tomato is the "Ugly Tomato"

[habitat_gardener]

Originally Posted by lakelady

... Mom's from Italy and she informed me she only saw and ate red tomatoes her whole life, and isn't changing now. <sigh>...

That's funny, because this year I got a bunch of tomato varieties that were originally in an Italian lady's garden. When she died, her daughter saved the seeds from her beautiful garden and, along with a bunch of other volunteers, grew seedlings and sold them to raise money for a cause her mom supported (YMCA camp for kids). And what color was that old Italian lady's favorite tomato? Black!! It's called Maska's Favorite.

But I did also get some terrific red varieties at that sale: Croatia Joanna, Sicilian, "Cour di Albegnia" (Cuor d'Albenga?).