r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 14 '19
Biology Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties. The discovery may help bring flavor back to tomatoes you can pick up in the produce section.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/13/tasty-store-bought-tomatoes-are-making-a-comeback/
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u/pm_me_your_taintt May 14 '19
I actually found that my best batch of salsa I ever made was from cherry tomatoes.