Selecting heirloom tomatoes is different than other tomatoes. These beauties should have a slight give. Even when soft, (picked super-ripe) they’re sweet, juicy, full of flavor and never mushy. Some varieties have a natural green color (like the Green Zebra), while others have a green color presence (Cherokee Purple) and are bursting with flavor.
Keep in mind that heirlooms are not bred to be perfect. They’ll have cracks scrapes and bruises, they’re perfectly fine to eat.
Handle with care as these are very delicate tomatoes.
Place tomatoes in separate bags when shopping so they don’t knock up against each other and bruise.
Once you get them home, store them at room temperature.
If you know, you know! Our longtime customers know when we say these two fruits are available, they need to hurry in to the market! The season for heirloom Santa Rosa plums and heirloom Blenheim apricots will be done before you know it. You can't find these treasures just anywhere, and Sigona's is honored to work with the local growers to bring in these favorites.
Find us in two San Francisco Bay Area locations: in Redwood City across from Costco and Palo Alto in the Stanford Shopping Center.
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