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[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 49 points 2 years ago
[-] Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 years ago

I hate raw tomatoes. Stewed, sun dried, baked, in a Pico, salsa, whatever, but can't eat then by themselves for some reason

[-] static09@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Have you tried adding salt? Not joking, a little salt on each bite is amazing on a fresh tomato

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 13 points 2 years ago
  • something you can say about basically anything
[-] AZERTY@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago

I still remember my first fresh tomato wedge with salt and fresh cracked pepper from a farmers market when I was a kid. It might be nostalgia but I haven't had a tomato that good since .

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Same here. And every time I say it someone pipes up with "well you just haven't had a good one." Well, I have had one that tomato-eaters say is really good. I've had it with salt, I've had it with pepper, I've even had it with sugar. It still tastes and feels like a tomato, and I don't like that.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

It's like how people tell me I'd like broccoli if it was covered in cheese. No, now you've just made a bunch of cheese taste like feces.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Now I know how the tomato eaters feel. For me, nothing beats a little lightly steamed broccoli with a little kosher salt.

But you don't have to eat it, and I'll never tell you "You've never had it done right" or "what about fresh picked broccoli" because I respect your opinion.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's not my opinion, it's a fact that broccoli contains something that tastes like literal shit and makes me feel physically ill - even if I don't know it's there.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Brassicas contain sulfur compounds that do, indeed, smell like shit. Just like how some folks insist cilantro tastes like soap.

[-] Ryantific_theory@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Cilantro tasting like soap is a genetic issue though, even if it can be overridden by repeated exposure to crushed cilantro.

[-] Enkrod@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

It's okay, I'll just take all the tomatos and broccoli you guys don't want.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I'm glad you brought some balance to this thread. I fucking hate tomatoes, but I love broccoli so much.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

I can understand. For me it's cucumber that I hate.

I have no problem with picked cucumber but fresh cucumber taste horrible for me.

I'm sure it's a delicious vegetable but it's not for me.

[-] Kichae@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, if you don't like the tomato flavour of tomatoes, there's not a whole lot different varieties are going to do for you, or having them be vine ripened or freshly picked for that matter. Increasing the sugar content doesn't make them taste less like tomatoes, it just makes them taste like sweet tomatoes.

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[-] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I'm the same way but I know exactly why. The goo like substance that the seeds come in makes me literally gag.

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I can eat them very thin sliced but not raw otherwise for some reason.

[-] Fogle@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I eat grape tomatoes like candy

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[-] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Try them sometimes with a bit of olive oil and salt!

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Substitute MSG instead of salt if you really want to bring out the flavor! Add a slice of mozzarella to the mix, and a fresh basil leaf if you have it (not dried) and you've got yourself a tasty, healthy snack! (but please use real mozzarella, not that "low moisture partially skim" bullshit).

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[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

add some salt (and maybe oil)

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[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 2 years ago

The fucks wrong with y'all ranking ketchup above tomatoes. This is why this country has to drive everywhere because you need added sugar for your fucking vegetables.

[-] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fresh tomatoes are fucking awesome. Tomatoes don't keep for very long just sitting on your counter and they start tasting "icky" quite a bit of time before they go full-on bad and growing mold. Putting them in the refrigerator has almost no effect on how long they stay good. I haven't tried freezing them. I plan to try slicing them and freezing them because I like tomatoes but don't eat them quickly enough.

[-] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

Everyone jokes about bananas going bad but at least they make it real obvious when they're about to turn.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago

Fresh tomatoes never last long enough around my house to worry about it.

[-] LordCirais@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago

Tomatoes can be mushy and gross. Junk food is typically consistent.

[-] HRDS_654@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Ketchup is an overly sweet vinegary mess that does not belong on anything consumable. Real peop know that mustard is where it's at. Don't even get me started on fucking mayonnaise.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yellow mustard is an abomination.

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[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Some people have never had proper fresh vine ripe tomatoes. Those flavorless seed blobs you get from the grocery store are only good for slicing onto bad burgers and putting in iceberg lettuce salads you bring to a potluck with people you hate.

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[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Normal beefsteak tomatoes are watery and nearly flavorless. All the other forms of tomato here have concentrated the tomato flavors into something that doesn't just taste like tomato paste mixed into water. I generally only eat grape and cherry tomatoes raw because that actually taste good. Most other tomatoes are a chore to eat at best until cooked down in a sauce.

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

Roma aren't bad either, texturewise anyway. I generally us em for fresh salsa though. Grape and cherry for eating I agree are the best.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yea, I use Roma for salsa and pasta sauce. I honestly have next to no use for most of the big tomato varieties. No one in my family will eat them. I've used them along with several other types of tomatoes for a sauce before and it turned out really good, but they were all homegrown in my mother in law's garden and I had Roma and even cherry tomatoes in there too. So not sure how fair a test that is.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Grow your own tomatoes and they taste pretty good

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

My mother in law grows them along with other varieties. They are better, but I still prefer the smaller varieties for flavor.

Here's a nice recipe for homemade tomato sauce: https://youtu.be/uURB-vo9rZ4?si=mt4r6lfsAVlK32m9

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] Delicious_Tomatoes@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Two of those images are definitely tomato-flavored sugar. I'll understand people not enjoying raw tomato, but at least make homemade sauces and soups from canned tomatoes as much as you can. Then you can enjoy your fries with tomato-flavored sugar free of guilt.

[-] TomatoSlayer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I feel personally attacked.

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[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

If you don't like tomatoes, you haven't had a good tomato.

[-] phx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Tomatoes I've grown in the garden have almost always been superior in taste to whatever I could buy in the store

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[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I cannot stand this sentiment so much. Anything you don't like, someone will tell you you haven't had "a good one", or "well you haven't had it the way I make it." Nobody loves everything.

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[-] phx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My kids in a nutshell

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Marinara is gross too though.

[-] droans@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago
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