Noises Off wrote:

Alan Holmes wrote:

'Vine' tomatoes are becomming fairly common in the
shops, but:-

What, exactly, are 'Vine' tomatoes?

Isn't the main point of the 'vine' so that the check-out
person can distinguish them from ordinary tomatoes? And
charge you more.

nah, the plastic packaging and bar code do that :-)
Honestly, I find that good vine tomatoes (from Sardinia, for example)
have lots of flavour even in mid-winter. Far better than the
greenhouse-grown Dutch or English, which is as one would expect --
they've seen the sun. But food miles make them a very expensive luxury.
In winter tinned tomatoes are a better bet; the fresh ones are a summer
treat.

regards
sarah


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