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How ripe are the tomatoes y'all buy? (self.food)
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Back in Việt Nam I could pick the ripe ones in the market, but since I moved to South Korea, they are hard as rocks. I often have to buy tomatoes a week or two in advance and wonder about your situation. Some are too green and refuse to ripen even after a month.

Cherry tomatoes are still good, though not suitable for finer sauces that require peeling.

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[–] emergencylasagna@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where I am in southern Australia the tomatoes are ripe so that you've got to eat them within a week of buying. You can usually buy some ready to eat right now, or some that are a couple of days away from ripening, even though it's not really the season for them here at the moment.

[–] cnx 1 points 1 year ago

I'm jealous!