Valencia Tomato

Thursday, 10 September 2009 12:56

Heirloom from Maine. Beautiful round, 10 ounce, orange fruits that contain a rich tomatoey flavor. Another good choice for cooler growing areas. This round, smooth fruit with a brilliant orange uniform color weighs around 8-10 oz. It is a midseason indeterminate tomato that grows well in northern and cooler climates (about 76 days). It is a family heirloom from Maine. Some say it is called “Valencia” because it looks like a Valencia orange, while others suspect it came from Valencia, Spain. It is not one of the famous heirlooms. This may be because it doesn’t have an unusual color or shape – the qualities that make other heirlooms so attractive and photographable. Yet it is hard to find and is a threatened variety. The tomato has an excellent, full, complex tomato taste, with a great balance of acidic and sweet. It is meaty and rich with few seeds. It has been described as bursting with flavor, rich and buttery as well as pineapple-like, sweet and refreshing, like a really ripe ground cherry. Go to table of tomato varietes