A Family of Tomatoes
Almost everyone knows about tomatoes. There’s hardly anyone who
doesn’t know what one is. A bright red, juicy fruit, the tomato tastes
good on a nice burger, and has everyone more comfortable calling it a
vegetable. But there’s much more than that to the tomato name. Not all
of these round little fruits are quite like the well-known firm and red
ones that you can buy in any store.
There are so many different types, in fact, that the categories of them
have been categorized, themselves!
For instance, one of the types of tomatoes is known as Heirloom
tomatoes. In that particular branch, there are at least a good 9 or 10
different tomato kin. These types range from the Jubilee tomato, a
yellowish heavy fruit, to a Green Zebra tomato, one that is as the name
sounds, a light green tomato with slightly darker green stripes running
down it. One of the tastier sounding ones is the Lillian's Yellow
Heirloom tomato. It has been described as a nearly seedless treat,
offering you more tomato and less interference.
Then there’s a Brandywine tomato which is also a part of the Heirloom
family. This tomato is frequently mistaken to be one in a mix of
different colors. There are Black Brandywines, Yellow Brandywines, and
Red Brandywines. However, though tomatoes all their own, these are not
related to the original Brandywine tomato.
Now, out of the Heirloom family come Cherry tomatoes. This kind of
tomato is more popular and better known than others, mostly for its
name, but also for its small and convenient size. These are the tomatoes
chosen quite a bit by salad eaters, as they pack the punch of their
older and bigger tomato brethren, without the hassle of slicing and
dicing. They also live up to their name and have a cute, cherry-like
appearance. These are just the opposite of the robust Brandywine
tomatoes that normally grow rather large.
There are also Plum tomatoes. They don’t look like much, not a tomato,
nor a plum really. They are actually more oval in their shape, thin and
long. However, they still tend to look stubby. Probably because of this
confusing shape, these are the tomatoes that are preferred to be used in
the making of tomato paste.
Another kind is used to make those thick slices of tomato that are
normally used on delicious hamburgers. These are naturally called
Beefsteak tomatoes, most likely because of the classy restaurants that
prefer them for just that purpose. They are regularly very large and
have a distinctly curvy figure, much like your average tomato, but far
fuller. It has a similar appearance to the Brandywine tomato. As their
title suggests, these are the tomatoes used mostly in restaurants that
serve huge, oversized burgers. They are not the tomatoes you’d find in a
typical fast food joint.
With as much tomato variety as there is out there, it may be hard to
choose a favorite. But there’s a tomato for every occasion, so feel free
to mix things up with your next cooking endeavor!
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