Alien Tomato
Pregnant with Strawberry
Well, it's not really a strawberry, but it was a surprise. When I cut into this tomato I heard a hollow ignoral instead of a juicy squeal. I looked inside and saw the unusual strawberry-like growth clinging to the core. I couldn't eat it, could I now?
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24 Comments:
At 15/8/06 07:42,
Bonnie said…
Did you at least have a nibble? I wonder if it tasted like a strawberry or a tomato?
At 15/8/06 07:46,
wheresmymind said…
Ohh...now that looks so interesting, could it have concentrated flavor???
At 15/8/06 07:51,
Anonymous said…
wow! just goes to show you how closely tomatoes and peppers really are (all being members of the nightshade family and such)
At 15/8/06 08:18,
Joy said…
That is AWESOME.
At 15/8/06 08:44,
Anonymous said…
At first I thought you were playing around, manipulating images. What a great find!
And I must admit that I learned a new word from you: ignoral. It's a good one.
At 15/8/06 10:14,
Anonymous said…
That is such a gorgeous picture on so many levels... the outer skin of the tomato, the color of the inside cavity, the "strawberry"... really beautiful.
So what *did* you do with it?
At 15/8/06 11:09,
Hungry Hedonist said…
I should cook more to witness freaky fruit-vegetables myself!
At 15/8/06 11:42,
shuna fish lydon said…
Hmmmm Strange! Did you bring it back to the farmer to make an inquiry?
Proof that nature is better than fiction.
At 15/8/06 12:17,
Anonymous said…
Heh, Sam, I just published photos of tomatoes with, er, appendages on my site:
http://smallfarms.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/img_0216.jpg
I have gotten a few of those hollow tomatoes myself. I felt cheated!
At 15/8/06 12:18,
Anonymous said…
Link to tomatoes, whoopsies!
At 15/8/06 12:44,
Parisbreakfasts said…
WHOA ! THis reminds me of those photos of a bunny and a cat cuddling up together...
At 15/8/06 14:04,
Anonymous said…
Simply beautiful! I agree, how could you possibly eat it?!
At 15/8/06 22:12,
anni said…
Curious to know, what variety was this? I'm taking a wild guess, as a really ripe Green Zebra?
Heck, I not shy to say, would have stuffed it with chevre, toasted pignoli, some fresh herbs and gone to town. No knife or fork needed.
Nice visual!
Tootles,
Anni :-)
At 15/8/06 23:58,
David said…
freaky!
At 16/8/06 03:38,
LeeLoreya said…
wow
you should sell it on ebay, heh.
At 16/8/06 04:10,
Jen said…
this looks unearthly, but beautiful!
At 16/8/06 07:33,
Anonymous said…
This is known as a "stuffing tomato". Seeds are sold by several companies - Burpee sells a beautiful yellow one.
Joey Z
At 16/8/06 08:21,
Elise said…
What a gorgeous photo. I love the colors. Idea for a photo event - mutant fruit.
At 16/8/06 08:49,
Mikaela said…
Woah. That is wild.
:) Mikaela
At 16/8/06 08:59,
Anonymous said…
Really? Wow, great photo!
At 16/8/06 15:09,
Anonymous said…
That is an incredibly wonderful photo...you have got to love nature and what she gives us.
At 16/8/06 15:23,
Pille said…
That looks weird!!! How did it taste like? I does look like a strawberry inside a bell pepper - most unusual..
At 17/8/06 11:02,
Anonymous said…
Bonnie - I caved in and tried it - it tasted like a [very good] tomato.
wmm - it wasn'tconcentrated but the seeds perfectly encapsulated the flavour of tomato.
ann - good point - I didnt think of that.
joy - I am sorry I have already eaten it otherwise I ould have given you a bite
kudzu - looked up the word ignoral and found out its interesting history. I din't realise it was unusual, guess it's simply there on a Brit's radar.
jennifer - i stuffed it in another post
jennifer - you actually don't have to cook tomatoes at this time of year ;)
Shuna - I am afraid I have eaten it by now - maybe I'll take them a copy of the photo.
tana - I don't see it as cheated - more blessed to witness such an anomoly.
parisbreakfasts - ha - great take on the image, one from an artist's mind, for sure.
kimmie - eventually your willpower caves in and eating it becomes too much temptation. I am happy to have captured it first in a photo though.
anni - I will see if I can find out which type it was. I did stuff it and, no, I didn't use a knife and fork!
david - takes a freak to know one?
leeloreya - wish I had thought of that before I ate it. Next time.
anon - i am not sure if this was meant to be a stuffing tomato - i will check with the farmer.
elise - that might be a hard even to organise. I guess it is a good archive event.
jam*tacular - wild and cultivated all at the same time!
Bea - yes, really, lucky me. thanks.
peabody - nature is indeed a spectacular thing. Everything starts with it.
pille - it really tasted like a tomato. If it had tasted like a strawberry then I think I would have been reallly freaked out.
At 25/8/06 16:38,
Unknown said…
I just found a strawberry-like thingamabob inside a green pepper. At first, I thought it was a tiger lily, because it was very undeveloped. But then I recalled reading "Alien Tomato." The texture was drier and tougher than a strawberry's insides but very similar. The taste was a bit tart with a bitter aftertaste.
Is this some sort of mutant strawberry invasion?
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