When I ask my friend's child, do you know any vegetable? He said yes. And I showed a photo about a tomato not with red for him, he did not know it is tomato ! In fact, in most time we only can see the red tomato in supermarket. But the color of tomato is not only red. I find some interesting thing about the color of tomato.
The red tomato is the most common one but they also are not the same type . Red tomato varieties include commonly known varieties like Better Boy, Early Girl, Beefsteak and Beef master.
Pink Tomato Varieties. These tomatoes are just a bit less vibrant than red varieties. They include: Pink Brandywine,Caspian Pink and Thai Pinks. The flavors of these tomatoes are similar to red tomatoes.
Orange Tomato Varieties an orange tomato variety normally has roots in older tomato plant varieties. Some orange tomatoes include: Hawaiian Pineapple, Kellogg’s Breakfast and Persimmon
These tomatoes tend to be sweeter, almost fruit like in flavor.
Yellow Tomato Varieties Yellow tomatoes are anywhere from a dark yellow to a light yellow color. Some varieties include: Azoychka, Yellow Stuffer and Garden Peach.
Green Tomato Varieties Normally, when we think of a green tomato, we think of a tomato that is not ripe. But there are tomatoes that ripen green( interesting! ). These include: German Green Stripe, Green Moldovan and Green Zebra
Purple Tomato Varieties or Black Tomato Varieties. Purple or black tomatoes hold onto more of their chlorophyll than most other varieties and will, therefore, ripen to dark red with purple tops or shoulders. Tomato plant varieties include: Cherokee Purple, Black Ethiopian and Paul Robeson
Pink Tomato Varieties. These tomatoes are just a bit less vibrant than red varieties. They include: Pink Brandywine,Caspian Pink and Thai Pinks. The flavors of these tomatoes are similar to red tomatoes.
Orange Tomato Varieties an orange tomato variety normally has roots in older tomato plant varieties. Some orange tomatoes include: Hawaiian Pineapple, Kellogg’s Breakfast and Persimmon
These tomatoes tend to be sweeter, almost fruit like in flavor.
Yellow Tomato Varieties Yellow tomatoes are anywhere from a dark yellow to a light yellow color. Some varieties include: Azoychka, Yellow Stuffer and Garden Peach.
Green Tomato Varieties Normally, when we think of a green tomato, we think of a tomato that is not ripe. But there are tomatoes that ripen green( interesting! ). These include: German Green Stripe, Green Moldovan and Green Zebra
Purple Tomato Varieties or Black Tomato Varieties. Purple or black tomatoes hold onto more of their chlorophyll than most other varieties and will, therefore, ripen to dark red with purple tops or shoulders. Tomato plant varieties include: Cherokee Purple, Black Ethiopian and Paul Robeson