The best tomatoes: Ten heirloons that are tops in flavor, color, and performance

摘要

I'VE BEEN GROWING TOMATOES for—yikesl— almost 40 years. This is no casual acquaintance. We're talking true intimacy here, so I have a strong bias toward these fleshy, luscious, savory fruits. The most delicious tomatoes of all are heirlooms, usuallyripened on indeterminate vines in full sun. Heirloom tomatoes, like 'Goldman's Italian American' [photo, p. 55), have become the backbone of my garden—and gardens across the country— because they taste so damn good and are so versatile in cooking. With so many people returning to vegetable gardening and newbies just starting out, there's a hunger among these gardeners for natural beauty and flavor, which the industrial-strength, store-bought tomato simply can't satisfy.