Tomatoes

There are three general types of tomatoes according to the lecture I got preceeding the making of Tomato sauce:

1. Cherry tomatoes - used for garnish, generally pretty sweet

2. Plum tomatoes - best for making sauces because of the lower water content (roma tomatoes are an example)

3. Beefsteak tomatoes - will turn to water/mush if cooked.

Heirloom tomatoes are tomatoes grown from an original seed unadulterated by genetic modifications. It is surprisingly hard to find an heirloom tomato seed. Use these for sandwiches and slice work. The ones that I have purchased come in a fantastic variety of flavors. My favorites being the ones that taste much greener almost to the point of grassy.