Tomato varieties: What's up? How do you eat them?
Did you know that there are many different types of tomatoes? They differ in size, shape and aroma. We tell you the best known varieties and reveal which recipes they are suitable for.
Tomato variety: Cherry tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes look so pretty that you want to decorate the table with it. Stewed in a little olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper, they make a delicious side dish.
They go perfectly with our tomato and orange dip, marinated cherry tomatoes from the oven and tomato and olive tart.
Tomato variety: Salad or beef tomatoes
Salad or beef tomatoes are of the thicker variety. Cut thinly, arrange like a carpaccio on the plate and sprinkle with fine onion cubes? finished is a summery salad. And for the main course: cut off the lid, hollow out and fill. You can also use it very well to dry tomatoes.
They go perfectly with tomatoes with vegetables and beef filling and tomato ragout with steaks.
Tomato type: Eiertomaten
Iced tomatoes have few seeds and a lot of pulp. They are just like normal round tomatoes for everything - including our delicious tomato soup. Egg tomatoes are perfect for stuffed tomatoes, but also for tagliatelle with beans and tomato sugars and tomato paste.
Tomato variety: yellow cherry tomatoes
Yellow cherry tomatoes simply provide variety - for example in a salad. In terms of taste, they are no different from their red sisters.
Yellow cherry tomatoes are suitable for example for tomato salad with Picada.
Tomato Type: Small Egg Tomatoes
Small egg tomatoes taste wonderfully aromatic and have, like the big ones, fewer seeds. Quartered, with plenty of basil and garlic, it becomes a great summer salad. Do not forget olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper! Small egg tomatoes are perfect for braised tomatoes.
Tomato type: plate of tomatoes
Plate of tomatoes mostly come from the region. Beautiful sun-ripened and firm they make fun in the salad. Also tasty: halved, sprinkled with cheese and grilled - for example, as an accompaniment to the steak.
Use plate tomatoes, for example, for a refreshing tomato-nectarine salad.
Tomato variety: green tomatoes
Green tomatoes are immature tomatoes and need a bit of attention. They taste best as jam or baked on tartes. Preferably do not eat raw, they contain solanine, which is toxic in large quantities. Cooking does not destroy Solanin, but reduces it.
Tomato Type: Ox Herbs
Beefsteak tomatoes Consider the capricious among the tomatoes: beautiful, rather expensive and very delicate. Simply enjoy with sea salt and good olive oil - or serve some fine buffalo mozzarella.
Tomato type: Tiger tomatoes
Tiger tomatoes are slightly striped and almost black. They have a relatively hard shell and taste good aromatic. Unfortunately they are not cheap. But a few of them are doing well in a salad made of many different kinds of tomatoes.
Tasty recipes with the different tomato varieties
Here are delicious recipes for tomato salad, but also for delicious tomato soup. We also explain how you can plant tomatoes and cook tomatoes. Here you will also find information about the different types of apple, cabbage, asparagus and pumpkin varieties.
