What does a good tomato taste like?

clkingtx · January 5, 2016

This is going to sound strange, but seriously, the only tomato I remember having a taste different than the "generic, bland, grocery store or restaurant tomato" flavor was super sweet 100. Subway sliced tomatoes actually taste a little better than all the others, but nowhere near as flavorful as SS100. I am trying to imagine the same intensity of flavor in a larger tomato...I guess my imagination is not up to the challenge, lol! So TV people, please help me out, and describe what you consider a good(or great)tasting tomato, and the name and flavor of your favorite(s)

Thanks!

Worth1 · January 5, 2016

A good tomato tastes like my spaghetti sauce.
Sweet yet acidic with a robust flavor.
Somewhat like a good tomato paste.

Worth

pmcgrady · January 5, 2016

A good tomato, tastes "Like Heaven on a Fork"
Sometimes a little salt and pepper are needed.

Father'sDaughter · January 5, 2016

Others here might disagree, but I think you are one of the lucky ones! You are a blank slate in the tomato world. While the rest of us go year to year chasing down that elusive perfect tomato from the memories of our youth--the one our parents/grandparents/neighbor/uncle grew--you can grow just about any tomato out there and it'll be the best tomato you've ever had.

Enjoy the journey!

AlittleSalt · January 5, 2016

I like a tomato to be a little more acidic than sweet. I like PWR tomatoes too.

jmsieglaff · January 5, 2016

Sweet, acidic, rich, deep flavor, juicy, not mushy, yet not overly firm, with a nice lingering flavor. In short, intensely flavored tomatoes. Mild tomatoes are not for me.

Worth1 · January 5, 2016

When I was little I was really disappointed in the (((Beef Steak))) Tomatoes.

Worth

UFXEFU · January 5, 2016

What does a good tomato taste like?

Yummy to the tummy!

KarenO · January 5, 2016

like your supersweet 100, only even better

KarenO

BigVanVader · January 5, 2016

Lol, SS100 are spitters compared to a good black tomato IMO. I started out like you. When I was young I wouldn't eat tomatoes at all, so I started without really knowing how good a perfectly ripe home grown tomato could be. The more I grow the more impressed I am at just how much flavor and the variety of flavors their are. Try to find a few tomato tastings to attend, then you can narrow down what you like. I am always surprised by a few every year.

Ricky Shaw · January 5, 2016

I know I don't like sweet all that much. I'd take Big Beef and Goliath over Sweet100 and Sun Gold anytime.

Spike2 · January 5, 2016

Warmed by the sun, fresh off the vine . . . oh yes!!

ginger2778 · January 5, 2016

That assertive pow of strong but wonderfully balanced flavor. Sweet is great as long as there is strong acid and a lot of umami to go with it. Rebel Yell, and German Johnson- Benton have that.

Cole_Robbie · January 5, 2016

What does a good tomato taste like?

It tastes like lunchtime in summer at grandma and grandpa's house when I was a kid.

jmsieglaff · January 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginger2778

That assertive pow of strong but wonderfully balanced flavor. Sweet is great as long as there is strong acid and a lot of umami to go with it. Rebel Yell, and German Johnson- Benton have that.

I think we may have similar taste buds. I need to keep watching your grow list thread closely!

January 5, 2016	#1
clkingtx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 446	What does a good tomato taste like? This is going to sound strange, but seriously, the only tomato I remember having a taste different than the "generic, bland, grocery store or restaurant tomato" flavor was super sweet 100. Subway sliced tomatoes actually taste a little better than all the others, but nowhere near as flavorful as SS100. I am trying to imagine the same intensity of flavor in a larger tomato...I guess my imagination is not up to the challenge, lol! So TV people, please help me out, and describe what you consider a good(or great)tasting tomato, and the name and flavor of your favorite(s) Thanks!

January 5, 2016	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	A good tomato tastes like my spaghetti sauce. Sweet yet acidic with a robust flavor. Somewhat like a good tomato paste. Worth

January 5, 2016	#3
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	A good tomato, tastes "Like Heaven on a Fork" Sometimes a little salt and pepper are needed.

January 5, 2016	#4
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Others here might disagree, but I think you are one of the lucky ones! You are a blank slate in the tomato world. While the rest of us go year to year chasing down that elusive perfect tomato from the memories of our youth--the one our parents/grandparents/neighbor/uncle grew--you can grow just about any tomato out there and it'll be the best tomato you've ever had. Enjoy the journey!

January 5, 2016	#5
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I like a tomato to be a little more acidic than sweet. I like PWR tomatoes too.

January 5, 2016	#6
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Sweet, acidic, rich, deep flavor, juicy, not mushy, yet not overly firm, with a nice lingering flavor. In short, intensely flavored tomatoes. Mild tomatoes are not for me.

January 5, 2016	#8
UFXEFU Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Gloster, Lousiana 71030 Zone 8a Posts: 253	What does a good tomato taste like? Yummy to the tummy!

January 5, 2016	#9
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	like your supersweet 100, only even better KarenO

January 5, 2016	#10
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Lol, SS100 are spitters compared to a good black tomato IMO. I started out like you. When I was young I wouldn't eat tomatoes at all, so I started without really knowing how good a perfectly ripe home grown tomato could be. The more I grow the more impressed I am at just how much flavor and the variety of flavors their are. Try to find a few tomato tastings to attend, then you can narrow down what you like. I am always surprised by a few every year.

January 5, 2016	#11
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	I know I don't like sweet all that much. I'd take Big Beef and Goliath over Sweet100 and Sun Gold anytime.

January 5, 2016	#12
Spike2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 992	Warmed by the sun, fresh off the vine . . . oh yes!!

January 5, 2016	#13
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	That assertive pow of strong but wonderfully balanced flavor. Sweet is great as long as there is strong acid and a lot of umami to go with it. Rebel Yell, and German Johnson- Benton have that.

January 5, 2016	#14
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	What does a good tomato taste like? It tastes like lunchtime in summer at grandma and grandpa's house when I was a kid.