Why Homegrown Tomatoes Are SO MUCH BETTER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Three factors prevent commercially grown tomatoes from getting anywhere close to homegrown: how they're bred, when they're picked, and how they're handled. We talk to tomato flavor researcher Dr. Denise Tieman of the University of Florida.
The journal article about heirloom tomato flavor vs. commercial tomato flavor (not free): science.sciencemag.org/conten...
The journal article about how refrigeration shuts off tomato flavor genes: www.pnas.org/content/113/44/1...
The Klee Lab at the University of Florida, dedicated to understanding and improving tomato flavor: old-hos.ifas.ufl.edu/kleeweb/
Dr. Tieman's CV: hos.ifas.ufl.edu/people/on-ca...
Craig LeHoullier, the guy who championed the Cherokee Purple and other heirloom tomato varieties: craiglehoullier.com/ - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Q: How do garden tomatoes compare to canned tomatoes?
A: I want to research this topic properly and do a separate video on canned tomatoes. But certainly I think good-quality canned or cartoned tomatoes are far superior to grocery store tomatoes for most purposes. I would imagine that the tomato varieties grown for the can have better flavor, because they don't need to be bred to survive the trip from farm to consumer in their raw state. Top-level brands might also only use tomatoes grown outside and harvested in season, as opposed to tomatoes grown year-round in hot houses.
Q: So what's better for sauce-making - garden tomatoes or good canned tomatoes?
A: You'll just have to wait for Thursday's recipe video...
Q: What do you mean your garden tomatoes are salty enough because of your soil?
A: I was just guessing that maybe my soil has something to do with it. I live on the coastal plain - the ground here was recently ocean floor. But it could be any number of other factors, like the varieties I'm growing, how much rain I get, I honestly don't know. I only know that all tomatoes do contain some amount of salt naturally, and my tomatoes usually taste salty enough for me, for the purposes of eating raw. When I cook with them, I salt them.
Q: How do you grow tomatoes?
A: It's too late in the season for me to do that video. Next spring, I promise!
Q: Why do your tomato plants look kinda rough?
A: Because it's the end of my season, and because I don't spend much time caring for them. I buy seedlings from the store, plant them in cages, cover them in netting, and then leave them be. I don't weed. I don't prune. Sometimes I water if it hasn't rained in a while. But I'm a very busy person and I can't be bothered with fussy gardening. I get them going, and whatever harvest I get, I get. Also, it's hot AF here.
Q: Are you bothered by the comment memes?
A: Not at all. Memes = clicks = money. Also occasionally I see one that I think is funny.
Q: Why haven't you done Q+As on your other recent videos?
A: I've been on vacation! Did I miss anything?
Fun video. Thanks for the content
@@thisiscellaich That's on the list for videos to do. Honestly, I've had great experiences with those hydroponic indoor herb kits. I grow parsley and basil outside in the summer. The secret with those is to cut them down a lot, even if you don't plan on eating them. They need frequent pruning to grow well and to stop them from going to seed. I have also have a big rosemary bush, which is really the best thing, because it lives forever, grows year-round, and requires zero care.
Adam Ragusea can I just say that it’s depressingly unique for a TH-camr to completely bypass any kind of parasocial relationship by being upfront about how this, while fun, is entirely for profit. Your transparency is appreciated and you should consider getting a patreon in addition to the clicks! I’m sure many would gladly throw some money your way.
@@lostuser1094 It's not ENTIRELY for profit! I could do many things to make money; I do this because I like to do it, I feel I'm making things that are useful for people, AND because it makes money. But thanks!
@@thisiscellaich Parsley is super easy to grow as is basil. Mint needs to be kept inside as it's a parasitic. Oregano is easy too.
Simple, because you can water your homegrown tomato with white wine.
SHHHH! It's his secret fromula in creating the best tomatoes.
Jihad Mukti
LOL. :)
Oh that's just fucked up, you mad geniuses.
it just adds sweetness
@@TheAirsoft220 more sweet means more tomato-ey flavour means better tomatoes
it all comes together now
There’s only two things that money can’t buy:
1. True love
2. Home grown tomatoes
I can't believe I had to scroll down this far to see this. Top comment material.
n o t l e g a l l y
Money can buy true love. Ask my Russian wife!
I can buy toddlers, too! Just ask my slave
@@genuinedinglebop6338 i can buy homegrown tomatoes too! Just ask my neighbor
“There’s enough natural salt, maybe it’s just my soil.”
Mommy why is daddy seasoning the plants again?
@@ausintune9014 Lmao
@@ausintune9014 this meme is overdone but it's like crack it want it
@@ausintune9014 nice one
Why I season my tomato cage NOT my tomatos
"i season my crops, not my salad"
THIS EXPLAINS SO MUCH!! When I was in the single digits we grew our own tomatoes and according to my mom I loved them. Now any raw tomatoes I get seem disgusting!
Yeah, that makes sense, even just tomatoes that start to bleed, they're far better
I like to season my tomatoes BEFORE growing them, here’s why
😂😂😂
Lmao
LMAO
lol coming up soon
wtf LMAO
“Why I water my shovel instead of my dirt”
These jokes are getting pretty annoying but this one made me laugh.
What a stupid joke.
It made me laugh.
@@FredericJohnsen I season my tree before I grind out the shovel handle. Then I marinate my iron in white wine before I forge it into a spade.
This is art
this is hands down best one i’ve seen by far. mad props to you
My grandma has been growing her own tomatoes for the past few years. I've always asked why not buy them from the grocery store? It's way less effort. But once she did a comparison and her tomatoes are way more delicious and now I know why.
Hi Adam, you might not see this but I wanted to comment anyway.
I’m Italian, my family has made tomato dishes for decades and the recipes have been passed down for a long time. You have, in the span of 5 minutes, explained the most important part of tomatoes in Italian cuisine.
We personally grow a few tomato varieties (my favorite being the San Marzano) but mostly we get them from a local farmer we’ve known for some time.
Tomatoes are wonderful when done right. Good sun, water, and slightly acidic, nutritious soil makes for the most amazing fruits you’ve ever tasted, not like the mediocre store-bought ones.
Thanks for making this video!
Adam seasons the SOIL so that the tomatoes didn't need any salt.
😂😂😂😂
Just like the Romans and Carthage
@@CAPace09 Carthago delenda est
Doesn't that hurt the plants
When I was a kid my grandparents had a village house with a garden and tomatoes. Since then I've known the difference between store and homegrown tomatoes. Some years later the house was sold and as I live in an apartment I don't have access to homegrown tomatoes and I've been missing them a lot. For years It's been my dream to have a tomato garden. I'm getting closer to this dream, maybe in an year or two, as now I finally have access to a garden to try. Thank you for spreading the message - there are so many people who never even had the chance to taste the difference...
Anyone who has never had a homegrown tomato pretty much hasn't lived.
*dies*
Still living.
Bold statement to make
Understanble have a good day
*Dies*
@@danijelandroid no you're not
This comment section is literally just turning into a Gordon Ramsay type comment section: memes about the cook
LAMB SAUCE!!!!
Yeah and the same boring memes every video
Thats the ol hivemind for ya
Ninoooooo wheres the white wine
Gucci Cone you are an og if you remember nino
“All three factors *STEM* from the same core problem”
Heh
Ba dumm tss
Trang Lam
Hi again!
Missed opportunity to say ROOT problem?
"you pick them when they're really REDyy"........Heh
Can confirm: when I moved in with my step dad years ago I got to try a garden grown tomato for the first time. So vastly superior to store bought ones its incredible
I'm happy for Adam, can tell that he puts a lot of work into these videos, even the non cooking ones.
I'm planning on growing white wine any advice for that?
Piss really deepens and give it a better and complex flavor
Make sure you deglaze it with white wine
Wash your feet
A.S.O.L Anonymous Ugh this joke is truly getting beaten to death now...
you need to water it with fresh tomatoes
To me your basically Alton Brown 2.0
You’ve got the good cooking tips, the food science, and of course the wit to make me think that. Honestly I’m thankful I found your channel this past month!
No bro... He's literally a living meme now...
polong99 you can be a meme And a good cook at the same time
Hey Nate, if you wanna see another TH-cam who uses science in his cooking search up Kenji Lopez Alt.
Also, he makes recipes for common people Other channels like Binging With Babish or J. Kenji Lopez-Alt use interesting, but costly ingredients and cookware. Adam's stuff is cheap, forgiving, and easy to make. Can you imagine Gordon Ramsay saying "this recipe is good for freezing, and here's how to reheat and serve a frozen portion"?
@@ehabshanan1601 What subject? Politics?
There is something about your videos that just make me so happy. You can see the effort and attention put it. Just love it!
I'm glad you're bringing this to people's attention. My grandpa had fields and, naturally, grew tomatoes as well. I remember taking a tomato off the plant and straight up eating it. It's truly something else.
I completely agree. My father grew tomatoes when I was growing up, and we would have Heirloom Tomatoes and Mozzarella salad. Never realized how amazing it really was until I tried other tomatoes.
The store-bought tomato is not on the right, repeat, the store-bought tomato is not on the right!
only OG's will know
*_vinegar leg is on the RIGHT_*
@@Pekara121 yeah okay because that was SO long ago 😂
@@jjs8426
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*Buttermilk fried chicken sounds intensify*
I love how he randomly recorded a spider climbing his way peacefully at 1:38
It took me thirty years to learn what you brilliantly described in three and a half minutes. The other two minutes taught me even more! Genius!
Why I season my garden, NOT my tomatoes
Why i season the water not my garden
Meliodas taizai why I season my sink NOT my water
why i season the pipes, and not the sink
,here's why
I season the pump and and not the pipes
That plate of tomatoes looks divine, unfortunately in Scotland nothing but haggis grows naturally.
It’s like a weed
What's haggis
You should try Scotch. Since you're in Scotland. YOLO
The free-range haggis which dwell near cave openings is by far the best.
Also, try not to harvest the young ones. It's the older wild haggis which tastes the best. The older, the better. Nothing is more delicious than a haggard, hunch-backed, partially blind, decrepit haggis with one paw in the grave. Additionally, a humane butchering greatly reduces the flavor. Wild geriatric haggis must be dispatched by a hoard of children armed with wiffle ball bats. Takes a long time, but it's worth it. Plus, it's fun for the kids.
It's what the haggis would have wanted.
@@mangotree1032 It's sheep's lungs
Thank you for adding captions to this! My mother-in-law is deaf but loves cooking and gardening. I can’t wait to show this to her.
I love this guy's videos. No BS just straight to the point
I wonder what he must think of his comments sections. After having such thoughtful, well-polished videos about recipes and food subjects, you'd think there would be equally thoughtful discussions here. Nope, it's mostly inside jokes and memes.
I think there's all of the above.
the best kind of comments, if you think about it, it means that your audience are really enjoying your content enough to stick around and have fun
@@7asyou i agree.
@@7asyou Yep. You can't have inside jokes and memes without regulars.
Clout is clout
I hope to have my own garden someday. I love how you know about and use all these freshly grown ingredients.
Hydroponics or aquaponics. If you've got up to 10 square feet (a square metre) of space you can set up a pretty nice system that is pretty easy to maintain.
Maybe you can grow some on your windowsill like the tiny tim tomato
Coming from a family that's always grown their own tomatoes, I can wholeheartedly agree with this. I will eat literal bowlfuls of tomatoes if I am not stopped
I love tomatoes, a tomato sandwich is always good. sliced tomatoes put on bread with mayo, salt & pepper and your in tomato heaven !! LOL
I think I took it for granted as a kid but now I’ll always appreciate my dad growing tomatoes. I’ve never compared the flavour to store bought usually because we only have home grown ones in the summer. We’d always have homemade tomato sauce for months, as well as delicious tomato sandwiches with his beefsteak tomatoes
Tried growing my own once. They literally disappeared one night after a caterpillar infestation.
Sprinkle Lemon juice over the crop, they hate that.
Contact Oswald he knows what to do
Same one killed my tomato I threw it away
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hello adam. I like your ideas and your voice and your authenticity. keep it up.
You are a man after my own heart. I love tomatoes! When I was a toddler I used to sit in the garden surrounded by cherry tomatoes feast. Such joy!
Thanks Adam, you always cheer me up.
You’re becoming my go to TH-camr. Great content and a real passion for food. Thanks.
In Denmark we cant get Great fresh tomatoes, because they are picked when still green. So when we go on vacation to e.g. Italy og Spain the tomatoes taste soo good.
but you got æblerskiver and apples everywhere
I'm actually binging this guy, Love you Adam!
"that's why I don't have a tomato to show you right now as a prop, I ATE THEM ALL"
I couldn’t wrap my head around WHY your videos are so good, WHY they stand out.
I figured it out: it’s your Passion.
Keep up the good work. ✌🏼
My grandma used to grow those back in the days
the difference is insane
your videos are always sharp and on point
As someone whose family has been growing tomatoes for 70 years, I completely agree.
This reminds me of a story. I always hated blueberries and strawberries as they always tasted horrible. Well about 6 years ago my wife and her family went to a berry farm.. i was shocked how good they were truly shocked. I have been growing my own fruits and veg and herbs ever since. Does not save me money but we eat much better.
Keep on keeping on Adam, your videos rock and this one is really great as I LOVE tomatoes !!
i can't even begin to describe how much I love this. I think I missed this year but next year im growing my own :) Thank you so much Adam!
How’d it turn out? :)
Here’s my passed down recipe for delicious Summertime Italian Tomato Salad: Serves the whole gang
Garden tomatoes, about 6-8 large ones
One bunch of fresh garden basil, course chopped
One red onion, sliced vertically (non-ring way)
Olive oil, be generous
Oregano, 5 pinches
Black ground pepper
Dash of salt
Mix and enjoy OR let it sit 24 hours in the fridge. Goes well at a cookout. At the end use sandwich bread to soak up juices and eat
Thank me in the comments
MrVnick1 thanks
Sounds good except use the garden oregano (keep in a container). Chunks of fresh mozzarella are a great add.
24 hours in the WHAT
No vinegar?
@@hornysanders6244 Don't need it, Mr. Horny Sanders. Enjoy!
Ya know... Adam is really inspiring me to become a better home cook and actually start growing my own fruits and veggies at home, thank you Adam
Harry Klee is easily one of my favorite speakers and a fantastic researcher.
Just a great video. So information dense, so clear. This is peak.
5:00 you're just 1 ingredient short from making a caprese salad, just add some fresh mozzarella and you're done.
Lol
Some nice crusty bread as well. Or what about a nice blt?
first of all, thank you for the amazing content. i don’t even care about some of the things u post (like steak and lasagna bc i wouldn’t make those in the first place) but the work and explanation behind everything you do is amazing. this video was also really good bc u even conducted an interview and did research with someone who is well versed in the tomato industry. thanks!
Gotta love how much knowledge we learn from Adam 😄
I had some farm fresh ones and they were amazing!!! Completly changed my perspective
Strawberries also fall into this category. I've never bought strawberries that were as good as the ones we had in our garden. One small cup of these strawberries would fill the entire room with their amazing scent. And the taste is just as sublime.
Adam is simply a god-tier youtuber. There is something so indescribably wholesome about his approach, like he isn't trying to prove anything. He may almost as well be making his videos just to show his class, yet we get to enjoy them all the same. So well paced, so well researched, and frankly, just good cooking :) Thanks, Adam!
Three tiny little pea-sized green tomatoes appeared today on my first tomato plants! Thanks for the inspiration!
I tried your omlette alternative recepie and my mom Loved it!!
Great video, almost motivated to start digging in my back yard. Is it possible to have a tutorial on how you've grown your tomatoes? I love your presentation style, adding your own personal tips to things which i feel regular tutorial videos normally try to keep away from. Anyways, again, loved the vid :)
is not hard, start with few plants
Depending on whether your climate suits tomatoes, you should.
You don't necessarily have to dig, though. Check out Charles Dowding's no-dig gardening channel. Adam is doing it old school, but there are better ways for small scale home gardeners. You only need cardboard and compost.
Since I started my garden, 8 years ago, I've tried growing all sorts of different things, but one constant was tomatoes. My garden always consists of 80% tomatoes.
Tomatoes and herbs are the best investment for the gardener with very limited space and time
my family and i have been growing tomatos for years, and i gotta say that i agree with you entirely. Fresh tomatoes are CRAZY good and WAY different than store bought tomatoes. I never knew about the harvesting trick you talked about but ill totally give that a goo. Love your videos dude.
What a great, terse, descriptive polemic (in a good way) on tomatoes with good science to substantiate the conclusions. The discourse in the pinned comment by Adam (below) is even more helpful. Thanks Adam!
We started growing our own tomatoes 3 or 4 years ago, can confirm that they're freakin amazing. I'm somebody who used to just hate tomatoes and thought their only valid use was in a sauce. Home grown by the way also makes a superior sauce.
I don't like store raw tomatoes but I'd love to try a homegrown one.
I love your videos mr ragusea
Adam we absolutely love you. Such an absolute treasure on youtube. Been a huge fan ever since i subscribed a year and a half ago
I never comment on anything usually.
I just wanted to say I love your video Style.
The informative straight to the point video format has drifted to the wayside so I am happy to see you are doing well.
I hope you continue to do well and the only reason I leave this comment is in hopes you continue succeeding. Salud
Another classic Monday morning... I put on Adam's 5-minute video and go down a rabbit hole for the next hour and a half. Well, see ya' later!
Hey Adam, you should get your science friends from the university and make a vid about MSG. I think it would be interesting
Metal Gear?
@@basic5926 Metal Solid: Gear
Thanks Adam. I was hesitant to grow my own stuff because of the work, but you've convinced me to try tomatoes this year.
You are an excellent teacher. Keep up the good work!
Try eating them with good quality smoked panceta and a good quality black bread it will blow your mind
I need this boggy. I need this.
Could you post a vid on how to grow tomatoes? Not sure how to start tbh.
Check out the Rusted Garden and Next Level Gardening for how tos
Thanks for doing this videos, I really appreciate! Saludos from North of Mexico.
This is all new to me. Well put
Cherokee purples have been my family's favorite for at least a decade. And out of 130 plants this year, I planted almost 100 purples. That attests to the flavor. However, i tried a new breed this year that has now taken the number 1 spot. And I'm not alone in this. Old German! I always plant a mixture of german pinks, but this one is yellow with faint red markings on the skin. The red bleeds into the flesh a bit. Let me tell the best thing about these tomatoes. Cherokee purples have many seeds and lack a lot of flesh. I don't mind this, but they are not ideal for certain dishes because they lack firmness and are very juicy. The Old German has amazing firm flesh and hardly any seeds! They are the sweetest beefsteak sized tomato in the garden and I think they rival my little Sun Sugar cherries. The best BLT ever and honest to God, we've been eating BLTs 3x a week and would more if bacon prices came down. Please try this breed of tomatoes. They don't produce a lot at once, but the fruits are massive. Next year is planned out for me. 50 Old Germans, 50 Cherokee Purples, and 25 variety plants such as 6 Mr. Stripey, Lemon Boy, Mortgage Lifters, and a few cherry varieties. I only planted 6 Old Germans this year just to try and man I'm glad I did!
I could never eat tomatoes fully. I actually used to gag on them as a kid. Unless I'm cooking or making a sauce, I can't eat regular tomatoes like y'all can.
@Mr. P. Enis you take that back!
Wimp.
Ya some ppl be biting into tomatoes like it's nothing but 🤢🤢
Megane kun take the mushy stuff out and you will enjoy them much more
I think it really depends on the size or type of tomatoes you're eating
Just found your channel, and yeah I agree Cherokee Purple is one of my fav's too, but you should be getting more than 3-4 from a plant - I've got six ripening right now on one plant with more on the way and the plants are only 2-3 feet tall
I'm loving this channel 🙏🏼💖
Home grown tomatoes are one of the greatest things that exist, and now I'm gonna go outside and try the olive oil method Adam talked about.
agree 100%
Same with sweet corn, my dude. Give it a go! :)
Fresh sweetcorn is the dreaaaam
There's a restaurant in a hotel around where I live. They are contracted directed with a farm to produce a bunch of heirloom tomato varieties and they make an appetizer with them. It tastes amazing!
Can't wait, I grow my first tomato this summer.
Good luck
Adam: “Tomatoes are not a vegetable. They’re -”
Me: “yes I know. They’re frui-“
Adam: “Berries”
Me: “....what?”
Lots of our "vegetables" are berries. For example, eggplants and cucumbers are considered berries botanically. Also, lots of our "berries" aren't berries. Neither strawberries or raspberries are considered berries botanically.
@@SimonWoodburyForget The fruit of the wheat plant is a "caryopsis" according to Wikipedia. Rice and corn fruits are also caryopses. Not a botanical berry, even though they're sold in stores as "wheat berries".
@@SoonRaccoon wtf
I sympathize with your tomato blight, such a pain in the ass, spent most of last year trimming and pruning to keep the top leaves nice and healthy. For anyone needing help with their tomatoes splitting, calcium, lots of calcium, prevents blossom rot.
I love your videos, keep doing them!!
My dad is growing tomatoes and I consider it a blessing. Our favorite tomato snack is wedged tomatoes with sour cream, bit of salt, pepper and finely chopped onion. We eat that with bread and we can eat tons of it.
Vine ripened garden tomato on the right
VINE RIPENED GARDEN TOMATO ON THE RIGHT
Water. Perfect for caring and growing your vegetables of all shapes and sizes. But something that I believe works better. *White Wine*
Okay, I am going to do it! Thanks for the moto
I never liked tomatoes that much until I tried home grown tomatoes, now I'm always waiting for tomato season to roll around!
Tomato sandwiches is a staple in my house. Just some bread, sliced tomato's and mayonnaise with a little pepper.
try home grown tomato + mozzarela bufalla = heaven
Normal People: Tomatoes are vegetables
Smart People: No they are fruit
Adam Ragusa: No they are berries
Berries are fruit...
Cherrycordial Welcome to the joke
@@Wizard4k Thanks. I only came to visit to tell you how shite it is though.
@@cherrycordiaI /r woooosh
There are still people who actually think tomatoes aren't vegetables
I will have to give this a go.
I couldn't agree more. I had a large garden for many years and the tomatoes were so freaking amazing. Nothing like the ones i get from stores
Also:
"Why I don't season my tomatoes, I season my plant."
Why I season my soil instead of seasoning my tomatoes
yes, i love tomatoes this way - just lightly seasoned with basil! although, i do cheat and i add some mozz cheese or balsamic vinegar! basically caprese lol but still 🤗
I'm growing my tomatoes in my garage! We have a cheap little grow light in there. They're so sweet!!!
You forgot to mention one of the best parts, the awesome smell they produce! Love them, ours are doing very well this year
I'm allergic to Raw Tomatoes so this was like watching a horror Movie
I'm not allergic to them, but I absolutely hate raw tomatoes with such passion that i feel like throwing up just by the scent. Every other variation of tomatoes are fine though somehow
João Richter do you like tomato sauce?
@@the1barbarian781 yup, and I love sundried tomatoes and ketchup and so on. Don't know what's the thing about raw tomatoes (not as in tomato sauce), but I just can't eat them.
Garden grown tomatoes has umami and actually tastes great.
have you tried refrigerated tomatoes?