[For Seniors] Brain Training with Fun Tomato Questions! Trivia Quiz & Fun Facts

Choose ones that have radial white lines on the bottom (base)

Tomatoes that have white, radiating lines on the blossom end are often said to be higher in sugar and sweeter. The more clearly you can see these lines, the sweeter the tomato is said to be. So when buying tomatoes, why not choose ones with white, radiating lines on the blossom end?

Wrap in newspaper and store at room temperature.

Since blue/green tomatoes don’t ripen well in the refrigerator, wrap them in newspaper and store them at room temperature. Kept at room temperature, they will naturally turn red as they ripen. Once they are fully red, the best way to store them to prevent spoilage is to move them to the refrigerator’s vegetable compartment.

Nutrient

The color of cherry tomatoes varies depending on the nutrients they contain. Through genetics, cherry tomatoes are bred in a variety of colors, such as red, yellow, orange, and green. Tomatoes rich in lycopene are red, while those high in carotene produce yellow fruits.

spring

Because tomatoes are in season in summer, many people might think they taste best then. However, tomatoes are actually vulnerable to heat and humidity and prefer cooler conditions. Summer tomatoes grow quickly and get big before their sugar content increases, so they’re widely distributed nationwide. Spring tomatoes, on the other hand, grow more slowly, and their sugar content rises at a gentler pace, resulting in a richer, sweeter flavor.

yellow

Tomato flowers are yellow. From around May to September, small, cute yellow flowers bloom, and then the fruit forms. The petals look like there are five or six, but in fact they are connected together at the base.

Mexico

The word “tomato” comes from the Nahuatl word “tomatl” in Mexico. It was originally a plant cultivated in South America and Mexico. Incidentally, “tomatl” is said to mean “swollen fruit.”

cherry tomato

In the United States, small tomatoes are called “cherry tomatoes.” The name comes from their resemblance to cherries. By the way, the names mini tomato and petit tomato that are commonly used in Japan are said to be original Japanese coinages.