Everyone has been cooking with tomatoes for years. They give many meals more flavor and color. However, what we just found out may change everything!
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A study conducted at the University of Florida explains why precisely they don’t taste the same and why you should never refrigerate your tomatoes, the New York Times reports.
Researchers placed tomatoes, both heirlooms and a more commonly available variety in a refrigerator. After a week, the tomatoes were removed from the fridge. Even after being allowed to warm up for a day, the taste was altered. The cold temperatures had put the tomatoes into shock and modified the genetics of the fruit, impacting their flavor.
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Now that you know the reason why you should never refrigerate a tomato, your tomatoes will taste so much better from now on- Have you tried not putting your tomatoes in the fridge yet?
Let Us Know How They Turned Out!
Article Source: Tasting Table
Good grief, the headline and subsequent story said the reason was so “shocking” it made their jaws hit the floor! So I went to the next page to read what this shocking revelation was… Here it is folks, sit down for it or you might be so shocked you’ll fall down in a faint, but here’s the reason why you should not refrigerate your tomatoes “The cold temperatures put the tomatoes into shock and modify the genetics of the fruit” which makes them less flavorful. OH. MY. GOD. I didn’t know, I swear I didn’t know, I’ll never do it again I promise.
I don’t know about you gentle readers but I am SO glad I found that out before it was *GASP* too late.
After you cut , the taste worse warm than out of fridge
WOW, that was a real eye opener. If you’re doing this – stop now!