by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Introduced in 1995 by Dr. Carolyn Male, but originally a family heirloom from Germany. It is essentially an Oxheart tomato, but shaped surprisingly like a strawberry. These tomatoes are big (larger than an apple) with creamy inner flesh, thin skin, and few seeds. The...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
A long time favorite heirloom tomato cultivated in several countries in Europe. The name translates to bulls heart, beef heart, or bovine heart and is a typical variety found in France, Italy, and several Eastern European countries. While each country has a variety...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
From Budapest, Hungary traced back to the early 1900’s. A huge delicious deep red Oxheart tomato, often larger than two pounds. The texture is smooth, dry and has few seeds. You can spread it like butter. One of the best tomato tastes out there. The flavor is...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
Legend has it that the Egyptian tomato was discovered in a 4000 year old Egyptian tomb. While intriguing a story, tomatoes are native to the Andes and only made their way across the pond well after colonialism, and weren’t accepted as a food until 1550...
