Beefsteak Tomatoes ( Fleischtomaten)
This variety is oftentimes huge, round, juicy tomato that is used for cooking, grilling and even roasting. I use this type for gratin mostly with cheese toppings and I simply roast them in the oven.. Of course, it can be eaten as snack or raw or as addition to a burger together with cheese in a bun. Since it is huge in size, it normally takes longer to become ripe.
Looking at the translation of the german term Fleischtomaten... it is translated as beefsteak tomato. Every year I would buy the sort cherry tomatoes or cocktail tomatoes, the really small type that looks like berries that I preserve in olive oil. This year, I decided to try the variety beefsteak tomato. They are huge and sometimes could weigh almost half kilo for a single fruit. Normally cultivated for sandwich making, they are aromatic especially those we have in burgers that we buy in fast food centers.
Flowers - The Difference between The Two Varieties
Flowers of the cocktail tomatoes are smaller and have few petals and once the fruit develops, it becomes rounder in shape and its skin is robust. It is the most popular sort in almost all european countries. They are good to use as toppings for pizzas.
The flowers of the beefsteak tomatoes are normally larger and have many petals. Its fruit is more likely to develop the rib-like shape or simply a huge round juicy and aromatic fruit. To make sandwiches, a slice is more than big to cover the whole bread.
The following images below are macro shots I took from the two potted beefsteak tomatoes I am presently growing. Based on the photo of its fruit, in the beginning it is elongated and later they might either become a huge round one. At the moment, they also grow to be as tall as the bush of the cocktail tomatoes. I can only tell which is which based on the flowers of each one.
I am eagerly waiting for the first huge harvest and will be crossing my fingers that my four potted tomatoes will be blessed to yield many of these God given fruits that are very healthy.
My mom has some tomatoes planted in the backyard of our house in the province... I love them all when all become red in its trunk... so lovely to see the colorful orange and red against the green background of its leaves.
Yes, someday I want to visit your place... Thanks.
They are very healthy and I would love to teach my little daughter to eat this veggie at a young age. I know that they can add glow to skin and hair. Thanks for sharing these lovely images.
Yes, expose her to healthy food. You are welcome! Thank you for visiting.
Ihre Tomatenblumen erinnern mich an die Hängegärten meiner Oma, als ich klein war, ich blieb unter mir, um mich vor meinen Versteckspielern zu verstecken, es roch süß nach Tomaten, und ich liebe es, die jungen grünen Tomaten zu essen mit Salz, Erinnerungen an meine Vergangenheit ...lol!
Ich habe auch viele Erinnerungen an Garten meine mama... so viele schöne pflanzen und Gemüse hat sie gehabt. Danke für Deinen Besuch.
herzlich willkommen sind die schönen Erinnerungen, die alle zurückgehen lassen
I love tomatoes! Beautiful photos of the developments of your grown tomato plant. Wish you will have a bountiful harvest.
Thank you dear... I would want to harvest plenty of fruits...
Love it. Tomato is good for our health. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images. Poat more!
You are welcome... do come again, glad you visited.
Love the photos @mers . Keep them coming
Thank you.
Thank you.
I love to eat them in my pizzas as well as an addition to green salads. The cocktail tomatoes somehow taste sweet and aromatic too.
Hahaha... you think of food often huh! Thankies.
Wow super ich habe nicht gedacht das die Blüten von den Tomaten so wunderschön aussehen, Ich schätze deine Bilder 😘
Oh vielen vielen Dank.. ja, ich mag es wenn ich die kleinen Sachen so nah wie möglich fotografieren kann. Ich bin dankbar, dass ich diese kleinen Foto-Gadgets habe, weil ich oft mein Smartphone verwende um Bilder zu machen. Ich brauche immer ein Stativ für DSLR-Kamera .. ohne sie meine Fotos wäre schlecht, weil meine Hände immer schütteln...
Great photography ma'am @mers 😊
Salamat dear.. more are coming... hehehe
Abangan ko po Yan ma'am @mers. You're welcome ma'am.
Sigi, I´ll keep you all updated... Thanks
Beautiful pictures.
I love tomatoes xD
We also planted some in the garden, but they do not bloom yet. I'm looking forward to the day when the first one is ready. xD
Hallo! Freut mich von jemandem zu hören, der aus Deutschland kommt. Herzlich Willkommen bei Steemit! Würde mich freuen, von dir mehr zu hören. Danke.
Beautiful photography ate @mers
Plants really add life in our lives, aside from the oxygen and food source that we get from them. I also consider them as my stress relievers.
Hi @ra-moon-ra. indeed true.. thanks for coming over... When are you posting some of your plants again?
I'll be posting soon when my orchids bloom their flowers.
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