Summary: A fruity flavor is one characteristic of orange heirloom tomatoes. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Tom Ashley has been farming organically at Dancing Bear Farm in Leyden, MA since 1981. He has trialled over 200 varieties of heirloom tomatoes and is trying to cut down to fifty. In...read more
"Now, let's look at some orange tomatoes. This is a Persimmons, very meaty, like the Anna Russian, wonderful fruity flavor to these. A Flame, another orange, these small tomatoes I like to cut like this, take that off. Those are red blush to the interior, these are sweet, juicy, it's wonderful in a nice green salad. Isn't that gorgeous. Some of the other orange varieties are Hawaiian Pineapple, there's Kellogg's Breakfast, Orange Banana, they have a lower acid generally and it translates out into a sweet flavor to the tomato."
eHow Article: Learn the Taste of Orange Heirloom tomatoes