Eat this tasty but ugly tomato
Posted on March 3, 2007
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Tired of those perfect-on-the-outside tomatoes that have the taste and texture of MDF? Splurge on an UglyRipe tomato.
Ripened on the vine in Florida and then carefully coddled for the trip to the grocery store, the wrinkled tomatoes were developed from a French heirloom called Maramondo. The UglyRipe tomato was the innovation of Mr. Joe Procacci, the Thomas Edison of the produce industry as I like to call him. Mr. Procacci is a well respected gentleman who is quite dynamic and full of enthusiastic energy in the produce business. He loves tomatoes and he enjoys making them taste good. So he developed the UglyRipe tomato that looks like an old fashioned backyard garden Heirloom variety just loaded with rich, red, juicy flavor.
The UglyRipe is so called for its wrinkles and misshapening appearance. After all, that’s what backyard garden tomatoes look like, don’t they? But the taste of an UglyRipe tomato is absolutely out-of-this-world.
The tomatoes are a bit pricy but will transport your taste buds back to the heady days of summer. So, don’t judge a tomato by its appearance!
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