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Tomatoes
OF THE WORLD
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CAMPARI
OFTEN SOLD “ON THE VINE,” CAMPARI TOMATOES ARE PRIZED FOR CONSISTENT SWEETNESS YEAR-ROUND.
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SANTORINI TOMATO
IT THRIVES WITH VERY LITTLE WATER, THANKS TO SANTORINI’S VOLCANIC SOIL AND HUMID SEA AIR.
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BLACK CHERRY
BRED BY VINCE SAPP IN THE 1990S. THE ONLY TRULY DARK-PURPLE CHERRY TOMATO IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.
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GREEN ZEBRA
TOM WAGNER SPENT NEARLY THIRTY YEARS BREEDING A GREEN TOMATO THAT WOULDN’T CRACK. HE FINALLY RELEASED IT IN 1983. HIS OWN FATHER TOLD HIM NOBODY WOULD WANT A GREEN TOMATO.
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PACHINO
SICILIAN FARMERS SAY THE SALTY SEA BREEZE FROM THE COAST IS WHAT MAKES THEM TASTE SO SWEET.
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MARMANDE
NAMED AFTER THE TOWN OF MARMANDE IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE, A HISTORIC TOMATO-GROWING REGION.
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ROMA
RELEASED BY USDA IN 1955 FOR CANNING. ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY GROWN PROCESSING TOMATOES ON THE PLANET.
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BEEFSTEAK
INDIVIDUAL FRUITS REGULARLY WEIGH OVER 1 LB, WITH SOME EXCEEDING 2 LB. THE WORLD RECORD BEEFSTEAK WEIGHED 11.65 LB LB (MINNESOTA, 2022).
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SUN GOLD
FREQUENTLY RANKED AMONG THE SWEETEST TOMATO VARIETIES EVER BRED. TASTES AS SWEET AS RIPE WATERMELON.
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COSTOLUTO FIORENTINO
GROWN IN TUSCANY SINCE AT LEAST THE 1800S. THE DEEP RIBBING WAS ACTUALLY CONSIDERED A DEFECT BY MODERN BREEDERS BUT ITALIANS KEPT THE VARIETY ALIVE BECAUSE THEY LIKED THE LOOK.
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MOMOTARO
THE NUMBER ONE TOMATO SOLD IN JAPAN. ITS NAME MEANS “PEACH BOY” AFTER THE FAMOUS JAPANESE FOLK HERO.
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RAF
RAF STANDS FOR RESISTENTE AL FUSARIUM (“RESISTANT TO FUSARIUM”), REFERRING TO ITS DISEASE RESISTANCE.
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DATTERINO
THE NAME LITERALLY MEANS “LITTLE DATE” BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE. SICILIANS DIP THEM IN DARK CHOCOLATE AS A SUMMER SNACK.
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CUORE DI BUE
NAMED “OXHEART” IN ITALIAN, IT’S THE CLASSIC TOMATO FOR FERRAGOSTO TARTS.
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SAN MARZANO
AUTHENTIC SAN MARZANO TOMATOES ARE GROWN IN VOLCANIC SOIL NEAR MOUNT VESUVIUS AND CARRY PDO PROTECTION.
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BRANDYWINE
INTRODUCED IN THE LATE 1800S. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST-TASTING HEIRLOOM TOMATOES.
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KUMATO
DEVELOPED THROUGH CONVENTIONAL BREEDING. THE BROWN-GREEN COLOR THAT LOOKS UNRIPE IS ACTUALLY ITS RIPE STATE.