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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)
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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (29 children)

I loathe tomatoes on burgers and will throw it in your face if you serve it to me.

Absolutely pointless taste wise and all that water is what makes the bread and patty move around with no respect for each other.

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  • [–] [S] 28 points 3 years ago (18 children)

    Ooooh them's fighting words. Have you tried a burger with a homegrown tomato? Pretty night and day, might just change your mind.

    [Image description: a plate with a burger and sides. The burger is open and ready to be assembled, one bun has sauce and a slice of an heirloom tomato, the other has the patty, cheese, pickles and bacon.]

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (13 children)

    That’s the ugliest tomato I’ve ever seen on a burger!

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    Hah! You must broaden your horizons beyond a basic red tomato.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    That looks really weird. Not knowing about it, I'd assume the tomato isn't ripe yet in that state.
    But I assume it's perfectly ripened and delicious?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Yes, there are all sorts of tomatoes, coming in various shapes, sizes, and colors. They all have different tastes too, although it is going to taste like a tomato to some degree.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I'm going to look around for something like this where I live. I've only ever come into contact with the "normal" tomatoes, but I'm intrigued.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    In addition to color variety, different tomatoes have different textures. A farmer's market is more likely to have a grower who knows the difference than a grocery store with a small heirloom basket where the staff just pit out what they have.

    Like some are more firm, or have more juice, and with a lot of variety like apples.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Well that's definitely a tomato I've never seen - wild! My most interesting this year is probably the German Striped but I'm going to have to try those tie-dyes I think

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    German Striped and variants of them are my better half's favorite. I've read that the thing to look for is green/brown shoulders on heirloom tomatoes as that is where all the tomatoey flavor comes from, and is the real reason redder tomatoes tend to be tastier than pale ones.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    @thrawn21

    @madkarlsson

    Does it not taste or feel like you’re eating a tomato? Because those are the parts of eating tomatoes that I don’t like.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    While there are differences in textures and flavors, different kinds of tomatoes are like different kinds of apples. Someone might just not like apples or tomatoes and never find one they enjoy, and someone else might only like one or a few types.

    All tomatoes will have the firm outside and structure with liquid parts. Even with the variance on firmness and amount of liquid, they are all clearly tomatoes.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Not telling you how to live your life but if I may offer a different perspective: tomatoes can be very flavourful but the ones you buy at supermarkets won't be. Your stance might simply be due to not having had good tomatoes? (which is fine in its own right but I will not stand for tomato slander)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    They can be, sure. I enjoy tomatoes otherwise. I can enjoy eating them like an apple or those cute cherry ones as snacks. But generally there are other ingredients on a burger (dressing, cheeses, bacon, whatever) that makes the tomato disappear completely and just become a watery slice of nothing but annoyance.

    Tomatoes are fine, just keep them of my burgers.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I agree that the usual tomato does not bring anything in a burger. It's a tradition that should stop.

    However I'm not against having a slice of nice tomato in a special burger.

    Bread, some good olive oil and nice tomatoes can be an amazing sandwich.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You gotta try heirloom tomatoes. Completely different food compared to the waterfilled Beefsteak and Roma varieties you find in the supermarket.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Man a good tomato could just be eaten on its own with a little salt. Delicious, can't wait for ours to come in, about a dozen different varieties each more delicious and beautiful than the last. 😋

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