Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Toms; not Tom's.

Our toms have now started in ernest. The variety above is simply known as 'Le Portugais'; the (non F1 hybrid) seeds of which are carefully guarded from year to year. The fruit itself is very dense and solid, with no watery filled caveties inside. This is a 'carving' tomato.

The one above weighs in at 825 gms, and I can assure you that its flavour is magnifique. Exactly how a good tomato should be.

Tonight it shall worship at the altar of Pizza, and feed 6 people. I shall make two; one topping will be of green pesto spread all over the base (right to the edges), then thin slices of the above tomato, then thin slices of buffalo mozzarella, then anchovies olives and basil, and the other much the same, but with gently fried cepes instead of the anchovies. Both very simple and totally delicious.
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  1. carole johnston9 August 2011 at 06:26

    What time did you say dinner was? I have been away so will go back and see what other yumminesss I have missed.

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  2. Susan Heather9 August 2011 at 06:35

    Making my mouth water and as we have had a day of visits by "Needs Assessors" and Physiotherapists and a visit to the G.P. our meal is out of the freezer. Still it is not the season for tomatoes here anyway.

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  3. lovelygrey9 August 2011 at 07:00

    That would never be seen in a British supermarket. It doesn't conform to their strict size/colour/shape or indeed watery tasteless flavour criteria

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  4. Cro Magnon9 August 2011 at 07:18

    Sad innit!

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  5. Chris9 August 2011 at 09:02

    Do you deliver?

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  6. Cro Magnon9 August 2011 at 09:16

    Visit the van, Chris.

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  7. Sue9 August 2011 at 09:17

    Do you ever sun-dry some of your tomatoes Cro?

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  8. Cro Magnon9 August 2011 at 09:34

    No. Never tried. Any excess gets bottled with either courgettes or aubergines.

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  9. Gerry Snape9 August 2011 at 10:22

    worshipping at the altar of pizza ....I like the line...I'm cooking my beefy toms at the moment with the rampaging courgettes and the fat onions with garlic coming out the door!!

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  10. Anonymous9 August 2011 at 12:32

    Wow! Look at that beautiful tomato...it's pallid cousins in the grocery store can't begin to compare.

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  11. Donna OShaughnessy9 August 2011 at 15:13

    If I head to Ohare now, I should be at your door in about 12 hours (taking time to rent a sporty vehicle)If I bring lots of "artisan" soap will I be allowed a piece or two.?

    Pizza. I am talking Pizza

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  12. Cro Magnon9 August 2011 at 15:24

    Sounds like a fair exchange. See you tomorrow!

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  13. Sue/the view from great island9 August 2011 at 15:37

    I am having such dreadful cases of garden envy reading your posts lately!!!

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  14. Olga9 August 2011 at 17:25

    What a wonderful tomato. It's so beautiful and juicy, I feel like sniffing the computer screen.

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  15. Susan Flett Swiderski9 August 2011 at 20:48

    Hold the anchovies, and extra mushrooms on mine, please. Those pizzas sound wonderful. Gonna post pictures to get us salivating even more?

    Interesting to think of a tomato so dense it doesn't have juicy cavities. It's those juicy cavities that make a 'mater sandwich so irresistibly sloppy and good.

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  16. tracy3 September 2012 at 22:20

    Oh man!!! My mouth is watering!!!

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