Tag: tomato

TOLKKINEN: Mankato, Monkahdo, tomato, tomahto

Here’s how to make a whole state chuckle. On national television, pronounce Mankato “Mahn-KAH-doe.” As floodwaters and debris threatened the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on Monday, a CNN broadcaster’s best guess at pronouncing the state’s southeastern city left some Minnesotans in stitches. “Not the man-caught-o,” someone snorted on Instagram. “Mankato like avocado?? Nah bruh. Man-Kay-Toe,” […]

Is your favorite tomato or pepper an heirloom?

Vegetable plants can be either heirloom or hybrid. During the gardening season, we often hear about heirloom vegetables, and many of the tomatoes and peppers we personally buy are heirloom varieties. But what exactly is an heirloom vegetable, and why is it more desirable than a hybrid plant? Plant hybridizing is the process of inventing […]

Should You Eat a Split Tomato? Here’s What the Experts Say

And the reason why tomatoes burst. Simply Recipes / Getty Images The tomatoes I find at the grocery store and the farmers market always look perfect—they are glossy and blemish-free. That’s not always the case for home-grown tomatoes from a planter or garden, which can often be misshapen, vary in size and form, and even […]

The Ultimate Ranking Of Canned Tomato Brands, According To Customer Reviews

Canned tomatoes are a pantry staple that just about every American is familiar with. Perhaps because of the product’s ubiquity, far too many people don’t pay attention to the brand of canned tomato they’re cooking with. This is a mistake, as, whether you’re making pasta with Bolognese sauce or pizza, the quality and type of canned tomatoes […]

A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail

A Nigerian woman who wrote an online review of a can of tomato puree is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a “malicious allegation” that damaged its business. Chioma Okoli, a 39-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos, is being prosecuted and sued in civil court for allegedly breaching the country’s cybercrime laws, in a case […]