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How ripe are the tomatoes y'all buy? (self.food)

submitted 1 year ago by cnx to c/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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[–] cerement 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

on the “when life gives you lemons” side of things – should be able to find plenty of recipes for fried green tomatoes and green tomato pickles (both out of Southern US)

[–] cnx 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While that's true, I buy tomatoes mostly for red sauces, soups and sandwiches. What's the texture of green tomato pickles?

[–] cerement 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

will depend on your experience with pickling in general, but will most likely will be a little soft – closer to an Italian giardiniera than an American store-bought kosher dill

[–] cnx 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I've no idea how those two are, but little soft sounds good enough. I suppose it's something close to pickled eggplant? I'll give it a try this weekend.