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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/chat@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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[–] [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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