A TOMATO THAT TASTES LIKE BACON??????

tuttamatta · September 28, 2010

A few days ago, on a gardening program on the radio, somebody was talking about a tomato that tastes like bacon......has anybody heard about it?
I really would like to know more.

pinakbet · September 29, 2010

Nice. So all you need is Lettuce and 2 slices of bread and cheese.

franzb69 · September 29, 2010

lol so that's LTC? not a blt? =p

matereater · September 29, 2010

Thanks, but I'll stick to the real thing.

TZ-OH6 · September 29, 2010

I found bacon flavored vodka for bloody marys

http://www.drinkhacker.com/2010/07/3...lavored-vodka/

But I don't see how much bacon flavor could be bred into a tomato. Even the described "smoky" taste of some black varieties is a bit of a stretch IMO.

The grape flavored apples have grape (soda) flavoring put on the skin.

dustdevil · September 29, 2010

http://sacramentogardening.blogspot....ike-bacon.html...the perfect compliment for the bacon that tastes like tomato for your BLT;-)

nutmeg · September 29, 2010

I grew Azoychka this year, and really liked it.

The plants have been relatively healthy, the tomatoes were ripe by the beginning of August and I am still picking delicious fruit and at the end of September.

That said, they don't taste like bacon!

However, they are excellent in a BLT sandwich.

PJ

Anthony_Toronto · September 29, 2010

We have had a handful that tasted like bacon over the years, moreso the smell than the taste. Usually blacks, but also some yellows. Just have to luck into the right conditions, whatever those may be. If I cut open a tomato and it smells like bacon to me, and I call wife into the garden and ask her what this tomato smells like and she says "bacon", you better believe the tomato smells like bacon. A friend to whom I gave plants had a tomato in the fridge (for some reason), cut it open and it smelled like bacon, and he thought it was contaminated by the smoked meat in the fridge beside it. He got another from the garden, sliced it, and got the same bacon aroma. It happens.

Fusion_power · September 30, 2010

You are all missing it. A sandwich made from a tomato that smells/tastes like bacon would not need bacon and therefore it would be a...

TLC sandwich. is that tomato, lettuce, cheese, or is it Tender Loving Care?

DarJones

RinTinTin · September 30, 2010

And tell the cook that I like my tomatoes thick sliced and crunchy!

Sherry_AK · October 1, 2010

Cheese??? Ridiculous!

dice · October 1, 2010

Brad's Black Heart comes the closest of any tomato that I have
had. It does not exactly "taste like bacon", it simply tastes like
it has "bacon flavor added", or something like that. This year,
in cool weather, that aspect of the flavor was not as noticeable,
and it depends on how ripe they are when you eat them, too.

(I replace the lettuce with fresh swiss chard; more flavor, more
nutrition.)

Stepheninky · October 1, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by dice

Brad's Black Heart comes the closest of any tomato that I have
had. It does not exactly "taste like bacon", it simply tastes like
it has "bacon flavor added", or something like that. This year,
in cool weather, that aspect of the flavor was not as noticeable,
and it depends on how ripe they are when you eat them, too.

(I replace the lettuce with fresh swiss chard; more flavor, more
nutrition.)

I have used cucumber before instead of lettuce and its pretty good that way.

Cornflower · October 1, 2010

I usually skip the lettuce. Bacon, tomato and mayo are all I really need.

RinTinTin · October 2, 2010

Totally agree. Lettuce is 'roughage', if you use whole grain bread, you do not need more of it. Do not quote me on this (here at this site), but you can eliminate the tomato too...and the bread and Mayo...what the heck...bacon is bacon...might even work on a PB&J...hmm..that's something I'll have to try...should be good.

September 28, 2010	#1
tuttamatta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: portland,Oregon Posts: 52	A TOMATO THAT TASTES LIKE BACON?????? A few days ago, on a gardening program on the radio, somebody was talking about a tomato that tastes like bacon......has anybody heard about it? I really would like to know more.

September 29, 2010	#4
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Thanks, but I'll stick to the real thing. __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

September 29, 2010	#7
nutmeg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Coastal CT Posts: 13	Azoychka I grew Azoychka this year, and really liked it. The plants have been relatively healthy, the tomatoes were ripe by the beginning of August and I am still picking delicious fruit and at the end of September. That said, they don't taste like bacon! However, they are excellent in a BLT sandwich. PJ

October 1, 2010	#12
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Brad's Black Heart comes the closest of any tomato that I have had. It does not exactly "taste like bacon", it simply tastes like it has "bacon flavor added", or something like that. This year, in cool weather, that aspect of the flavor was not as noticeable, and it depends on how ripe they are when you eat them, too. (I replace the lettuce with fresh swiss chard; more flavor, more nutrition.) __________________ -- alias

September 29, 2010	#2
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	Nice. So all you need is Lettuce and 2 slices of bread and cheese.

September 29, 2010	#3
franzb69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 210	lol so that's LTC? not a blt? =p

September 29, 2010	#5
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 848	I found bacon flavored vodka for bloody marys http://www.drinkhacker.com/2010/07/3...lavored-vodka/ But I don't see how much bacon flavor could be bred into a tomato. Even the described "smoky" taste of some black varieties is a bit of a stretch IMO. The grape flavored apples have grape (soda) flavoring put on the skin.

September 29, 2010	#6
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	http://sacramentogardening.blogspot....ike-bacon.html...the perfect compliment for the bacon that tastes like tomato for your BLT;-)

September 29, 2010	#8
Anthony_Toronto Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 413	We have had a handful that tasted like bacon over the years, moreso the smell than the taste. Usually blacks, but also some yellows. Just have to luck into the right conditions, whatever those may be. If I cut open a tomato and it smells like bacon to me, and I call wife into the garden and ask her what this tomato smells like and she says "bacon", you better believe the tomato smells like bacon. A friend to whom I gave plants had a tomato in the fridge (for some reason), cut it open and it smelled like bacon, and he thought it was contaminated by the smoked meat in the fridge beside it. He got another from the garden, sliced it, and got the same bacon aroma. It happens.

September 30, 2010	#9
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	You are all missing it. A sandwich made from a tomato that smells/tastes like bacon would not need bacon and therefore it would be a... TLC sandwich. is that tomato, lettuce, cheese, or is it Tender Loving Care? DarJones

September 30, 2010	#10
RinTinTin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 581	And tell the cook that I like my tomatoes thick sliced and crunchy!

October 1, 2010	#11
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Cheese??? Ridiculous!

October 1, 2010	#14
Cornflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 18	I usually skip the lettuce. Bacon, tomato and mayo are all I really need.

October 2, 2010	#15
RinTinTin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 581	Totally agree. Lettuce is 'roughage', if you use whole grain bread, you do not need more of it. Do not quote me on this (here at this site), but you can eliminate the tomato too...and the bread and Mayo...what the heck...bacon is bacon...might even work on a PB&J...hmm..that's something I'll have to try...should be good.