How do you like to eat tomatoes?

@vera5d (4005)
United States
August 16, 2008 2:35pm CST
Our tomatoes are finally coming in (they seem like they are really late this year!) and I have been loving it! I like eating tomatoes plain just as a snack. Sometimes I will sprinkle sea salt & pepper on them. The other night I made tuna stuffed tomatoes with cheese for hubby & me and those were good too! Tomato sandwiches on rye or whole wheat are also good :) Do you like tomatoes? How do you eat yours?
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@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
I love to eat raw tomatoes.,:-0 I just sliced them and put a little salt there is my snack..:-0 tomatoes is good for health and it's more and full of vitamins when it's raw that why I eat them raw..God bless and have a nice day..;-0
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
they are a great snack!
@Ganesh44 (5547)
• India
17 Aug 08
Any form I like them ....raw has mximum benifits so I think that best Thanku Ganesh
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@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
me too :)
@michfroi (413)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
i admire you for eating tomatoes because me, believe it or not, i dont eat tomatoes though i know, tomatoes is good for skin but i cant take to eat one but how i wish that somehow i will learn to eat one...
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
not everybody likes them, but maybe someday if you keep trying them in different ways you will find a way you like :)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
Its an anti-oxidant and rich in lycopene which are believed to be an agent to fight againt cancer.
@successlog (3172)
• China
17 Aug 08
vera5d ,i would like to eat the tomatoes too.Of course,i like to eat them with several kinds of cooking way. Especially, i would like to the tomatoes with the chicken or duck.JUst cook them together with some other things.Yes, they are the very delicious tomatoes meal. good luck
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
i never thought to cook them with chicken, thanks for the idea!
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• China
19 Aug 08
maybe you can have a try.lol good luck
@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
17 Aug 08
I love to have tomato juice.but we people grind it fry it with onions and chillies have it for idlies,dosas,rotis and puris.we all love tomato chutney in our family.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
Could it have been bruchetta? That is good stuff :)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
I forgot what it was called, but when I was in New Delhi years before, there was this dip they say was mainly made of crushed tomatoes along with other condiments and was used as a dip to a round unleavened bread much like the texture of the pita bread. The natives will just eat the bread dip it to the tomato dip and presto they have a sumptuous meal. Taste good actually.
@allurejan (197)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I remember when I was a kid I used to eating tomatoes. We have a vegetable garden in our house in the country before and my father has lots of tomato plants. I ate them as candy since the tomatoes are very small. But now I can't eat a whole red tomato. Maybe 1-3 slices will do...or if it's mixed together with the scrambled eggs :)
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
the small tomatoes are good. I couldn't eat A LOT of tomatoes every day, but I do like having them :)
• United States
18 Aug 08
Good you like tomatoes. I want to get back to liking them again because tomatoes are rich in vitamins and minerals. It has a lot of health benefits for us. Do you drink V8? It is made of vegetables' juice and it has tomato juice also.
@venkygec (783)
• India
17 Aug 08
Tomato - Tomato... i dont like to eat them raw.. do you???
Actually I like tomatoes when they are cooked to make a dish... I dont like to eat them raw... Actually it tastes good.. But i never eat them raw... Ohh!! maybe i should try to eat... with your tips.. sprinkle sea water $ pepper on them.. ok then.. ill try that soon...
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
you should! raw is my favorite way, but everyone is different :)
@AmbiePam (85489)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I wish I had some tuna stuffed tomatoes with cheese! That sounds SO good! I like to slice up tomatoes and eat them like that, and occasionally I sprinkle a little salt on them. There is also nothing like a fresh BLT. Crisp bacon, crisp lettuce, and wonderful fresh tomatoes.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
They are good! I haven't had a blt in ages.
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I love a tomato sandwich with just mayo. I like it with cooked sasuage which I was going to get and didn't but I might run to the store today and buy some put that on bread and yummy. I don't really care for it on ham sandwiches b/c it always makes everything fall all over the place. I love tomato soup. Oh one time I had a bunch of tomatoes and didn't want them to go bad so I froze them over night. The next morning I took them out peeled the skin off and cooked them down made a wonder red sauce over noodles. It was the best I have ever tasted and the first time I had fresh tomato sauce. Makes me want it again.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
I will try that sometime!
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
23 Aug 08
I love tomatoes and eat a lot of them. I used to have a garden many years ago, and I would plant a lot of tomatoes and I would preserve them in jars. I would make tomato juice and stewed tomatoes and spagetti sauce and salsa. I used to make about 50 jars in total. Things changed in my life and I didn't have a garden or tomato plants for a few years and then about 5 years ago I started buying patio tomato plants and I would just get little tomatoes from them, but I got a lot of them. I had them on my balcony since I lived in an apartment block and I would eat tomatoes from about July till about October. One year I had one plant that I got tomatoes from till December, but only that one time. I like to eat tomato and bacon sandwiches, toasted of course, and in salads as well as many other ways. When I make a salad where the tomatoes are the main part of it, I use only tomatoes and onions and vinegar and salt and pepper. Let the stuff soak together for about an hour, in the fridge, and then eat. It is soooo good that way. Try it.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
23 Aug 08
Oops, and green peppers in the tomato salad. I almost forgot, sorry.
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
Hi Vera. Yes I love tomatoes. I like eating my own made tomato salad. I put tuna fish, fried peanuts and a lot of onions chopped into tiny bits into it. Yummy! It makes my mouth watery at this very moment.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
that sounds really good!
• United States
17 Aug 08
Ooooh that's great! I just came in from the garden from picking our tomatoes, we have been getting them all year though, and with that we have canned twelve quarts of tomato sauce and then last night I canned three quarts of salsa. I picked a bunch today to continue to make my delicious salsa sometime soon when I get off mylot haha, it is so much better than store bought let me tell you!!! Tuna stuffed tomatoes sounds really good to, what exactly do you do in the recipe? Do you just hollow the tomato out and put in tuna, is it tuna with mayonnaise or just plain or seasoned tuna? Tell me more about that, it sounds like it can be really good!
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
It is good! First I scoop out the insides of the tomato, then you add your favorite tuna salad recipe (I don't do mayo, so mine is pretty much just plain tuna w/a little sea salt) - then I top with shredded cheese. There are other recipes online you might like - you can cook if you want, i like them cold :)
@y2krimi (133)
• India
17 Aug 08
I love tomatoes in sandwiches,or simply just as a snack with salt and pepper on it.I like tomato ketchup very much.I can't imagine salads without tomatoes.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
a salad does need a tomato :)
• India
17 Aug 08
Wha I do is to sprinkle a little bit of salt and take it with green chillies
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
21 Aug 08
chillies are good :)
@TheDevil (840)
• India
17 Aug 08
I prefer the tomatoes with a dash of salt and pepper...sumtimes i like to have tomatoes with whatever cheese i have - goat,pram,mozarella etc ..i also like to have it with fresh basil.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
tomatoes go well with all those things!
@AshleyHasan (1024)
• India
17 Aug 08
We use tomatoes in all the curries which we prepare , I mean almost everyday we eat tomatoes and we also make different pickles sandwiches with tomatoes, we use tomatoes in pizza and burgers as well, we can not make any curry with out tomatoe you might be wondering my place, I live in India and indians will eat lot of tomatoes!
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
That is what someone else had said from India...that is great that they are all over the world, they are so good they should be!! :)
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
i just want it as an appetizer....i love tomatoes too...heheheh...its good to our health and at the same time i enjoy my meal everytime i have it
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
that is good they are good for us too!
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
I like my tomatoes cooked and even overcooked sometimes. i can eat raw tomatoes with salad or in a sandwich as well, but I like it overcooked and mushy most of the time. It goes really well with pasta and pizza. Yum! I also like tomato ketchup. :)
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
I am not a big of them cooked unless like a tomato pasta sauce or pizza...ketchup is okay, but i like them fresh & whole best :)
@rockkk (71)
17 Aug 08
well i don like tomatoes at all as they are too grainish most of the times so i try to avoid it. and it has less benefits than the other vegetables u know. so i would advocate for the usage of less number of tomatoes to be eaten as this would even help u in a better health and body ll remain in good condition.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
true there are other healthy veggies (like spinach, which I also like and goes great with tomatoes!) - it is a healthy snack though opposed to chips or cookies :)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
Hmmm...I remember making a tomato jam before. I used to attend a seminar on how tomatoes are preserved and I like to make it into a jam. Most often, I do eat tomatoes fresh. In some of our meals tomato will act like a pair to say fried fish or other green veggies or 'itlog na pula' (salted egg) and the whole family will enjoy eating together sumptuously.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Aug 08
a tomato jam sounds interesting!