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What is it?
Cherry tomatoes are little bitty tomatoes of various colors! They are simple to pick, click on the video to watch. Use your hand to gently pull the tomatoes off the stem. Tomatoes continue ripening after they’ve been picked, so you can pick tomatoes at any state of ripening or “blushing”.
We have several varieties including:
Red: Fantastico, BHN968, Washington Cherry, Ruby Crush
Yellow: Patio, Golden Nugget
Here’s a handy visual to show the ripening process - you want to eat them when they reach the stage on the right:
How do I clean and store it?
All you need to do is rinse your cherry tomatoes in cool clean water and you’re good to go! Store them on the counter, never in the fridge.
How do I cook it?
Stick in your face
Mark Bittman’s Cherry Tomatoes with Soy Sauce from How to Cook Everything:
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
2 tbsps. whole or halved basil leaves
1 tbsp. soy sauce (GF, if needed)
1 tsp. dark sesame oil
Pinch of sugar
Salt, if necessary
“Oh no, we picked 400 cherry tomatoes”:
Let ripen, then oven dry those puppies and store in the fridge or freezer