Four ripe red tomatoes on the vine against a light background

Tomato

Category: Vegetables

Photo: Softeis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

About

Tomatoes ripen outdoors in the warm months of summer. Greenhouse tomatoes are sold year-round, while fresh harvest from open fields is a seasonal product.

In the kitchen

A ripe tomato is usually juicy with a sweet-acid flavour. It is eaten fresh in salads and starters, stewed into sauces, baked and stuffed.

Seasonality by region

The atlas does not yet include documented regional seasonality for this product.

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