Santorini tomato

[Tania]

I am aware of the two types of Santorini tomato - one is plum-shaped and another is small flattened and slightly ribbed.

This year I grew Santorini from a very few seeds I received from Germany, and the baby fruits are flattened and ribbed. Unfortunately the plants died before the fruit matured, so that's all I could observe. No more seed from that source, but I got plenty of Santorini seed from Michael (not sure of which type), so I am back to wondering which one is a 'true' Santorini. There is not a lot of info on the web...

Today I was casually browsing the net and found this page:
http://www.sevenacreseeds.com/Santor...ds-SAT2345.htm . The picture shows a plum, but their description says flattened and ribbed. Go figure! (Or is it a creative way of resolving the plum vs. flat confusion??? )

My Santorini looked like this (see attached)

Tania

[mdvpc]

Tania

I got my seed directly from the island of Santorini. I sent you a copy of the label. The ones you grew are Santorini, the real thing, if there were a little bit bigger than a cherry-about maybe 1.5-2 ounces, and look like the photo of the one you were growing. The tomatoes I saw in Santorini are not a paste and never saw any seed for a paste while I was there.

[montanamato]

I too grew Santorini several years ago and they were as yours are...My seed was from Australia...I had a bad year and only produced a few , but they were very nice for cooking.

Jeanne

[remy]

Here's a link with a nice pic that is enlargeable.
http://sev.lternet.edu/~jnekola/Heirloom/tomatoesS.htm
Remy

[Tania]

interesting link... shows Santorini cherry tomatoes which look like plums.

http://www.greeka.com/cyclades/santo...-tomatoes.html

[Tania]

Here is another one, with flattened fruit:

http://santorini.info/local/index.html

[oc tony]

Post#6, Who would of thought of Tomato Pancakes?

[Petronius_II]

Santorini Tomato Balls (recipe found at http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTop..._Cyclades.html ) :

"I don't know about Lancashire but in London plum tomatoes are plenty and they are perfect for this recipe.

Here's my recipe for tomato balls:

1kg plum tomatoes

1 espresso cup finely chopped dill

1 espresso cup finely chopped parsley

1 espresso cup finely chopped mint

2 espresso cups beer

Plain flour

Salt, pepper

Sun flower or olive oil

Puree the tomatoes (you can also use the cheese grinder). Mix them with the rest of the ingredients and add as much flour as it takes in order to form a thick batter. Let it rest for an hour in the fridge.

Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. Take Table spoonfuls of the batter and put them in the pan. When golden on both sides, remove them and place them on kitchen tissue. Serve with Chloro cheese (you can use mascarpone).

This recipe was given to my mum by a lovely yiayia in Santorini and the result is GREAT!!!! Tip: if you use plain tomatoes (not plum or Santorini ones) add a TS of tomato paste and a pinch of sugar! You won't even be able to tell the difference! :-)"

[lavanta]

Tatiana sent me some bonus Santorini seeds this year with my order. I just had two ripe ones today.. They are exactly like the ones pictured. Small, about an inch across. Good tomato taste on the tart side. Pretty big plant (not knee high as claimed in some web sites), more like 4 to 5 ft tall. I don't think i'll plant them again since I have limited space.

Cheers
Levent

[mdvpc]

Tania's seed came from me. I brought the seed back from Santornini, Greece. Its the real Santorini variety.

[Worth1]

So are they a super volcanic tomato that explodes.

Worth

[mdvpc]

Worth-Sorry, I cannot confirm that. They have a good taste, but "explodes" no.

[lavanta]

Nope, you don't get a massive explosion. I wish they did because I have more than a hundred of those little things on the plant.

[Fusion_power]

I don't have any tomatoes that explode, but I have some watermelons that do. You take a long sharp knife in one hand and with the other, you hold up a shield of some sort, a piece of cardboard works fairly well. With the shield in front, and holding the knife, you poke the end of the watermelon with the tip of the knife. The watermelon blows up with pieces sometimes landing 25 feet away. This is not a tall tale folks, I have this watermelon and grow it from time to time.

[NarnianGarden]

What is the purpose of doing that? why would someone want to make their precious fruit or vegetable explode?

I've heard of exploding watermelons, in connection to Chinese farmers, who have sprayed their fields with too much of something...