Tomatoes, also known as tomatoes, are a kind of vegetables and fruits with very high vitamin C content, not only that, but it also has the effects of beauty, anti-aging and anti-aging, and is a delicious and nutritious vegetable.
Recently, however, many people have noticed that the taste of tomatoes is getting worse and worse, either too sour or too hard, completely losing the juicy, sweet and sour taste of the tomatoes.
In fact, most of the reasons for this are that you don't know how to choose tomatoes correctly, you may not know, tomatoes are also divided into "5 leaves" and "6 leaves", these two kinds of tomatoes seem to be very similar, in fact, there is a huge difference in texture and taste, if you don't know how to choose, you are likely to buy sour and hard inferior tomatoes.
So, next I will tell you the difference between these two kinds of tomatoes, as well as the skills of selecting it, to help you easily pick good tomatoes.
1. Differences
The "5-leaf" tomato is caused by many factors such as insufficient light, insufficient water, and growth environment, due to insufficient sunlight and nutrients, therefore, when the tomato bears fruit, the leaves on the fruit pedicle will not only grow less because of insufficient nutrition, but also cause the "5-leaf" tomato to taste hard and sour.
On the contrary, "6-leaf" tomatoes, especially tomatoes with more than 6 leaves, have more nutrients and light, so they taste softer and have a more sweet and sour taste.
Therefore, when we buy tomatoes, it is recommended to buy tomatoes with more leaves. In addition to picking good tomatoes from the leaves, we can also use the following 4 tips to select tomatoes.
2. Selection skills
1. Fruit pattern
The fruit stalk is the main way for the branches to deliver nutrients to the fruit, so we can easily judge the growth state of the fruit from the fruit stalk.
Naturally ripe and fresh tomatoes have natural light and green stalks, while those that are stale or ripe tend to have uniform pink or stale yellow-black stalks.
2. Bottom
The bottom of a tomato is also one of the criteria for distinguishing its quality, and naturally ripe tomatoes generally have beautiful and plump depressions at the bottom.
If it is malnourished or artificially ripened tomatoes, it is relatively flat, and even slightly raised, this kind of tomato is not only not high in nutritional value, but also tastes very general, it is recommended not to buy.
3. Color
It is also easy to distinguish the quality of tomatoes from the color, and tomatoes with high ripeness are generally more evenly distributed in red, and the green color is almost invisible.
Most of the tomatoes with poor quality will have some uneven greenish green, because this kind of tomato is not fully ripe, so the taste is relatively hard, the taste is relatively sour, and the smell of the tomato is relatively light, so it is not recommended to buy.
4. Feeling of hand
In addition to the above 3 tips, we can also distinguish the quality of tomatoes from the feel of tomatoes.
Tomatoes with better quality and sweeter taste are generally not too hard or soft to the touch, and if they are too soft or too hard, most of them are overripe or underripe.
High-quality tomatoes with a soft texture and a sweet taste will not only provide us with more nutrients, but also cook more delicious and palatable dishes, and give you a great value for money at the same price.
The above is how to choose tomatoes, after reading, you may wish to pick and choose according to these tips when buying tomatoes, to ensure that the tomatoes you pick are sweet and sour, not hard.
Source: Baidu Life Master Xiaoqiqi 123
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