This Food For Thought is about tomatoes. A blight has hit the crop across the northeast, so there are fewer of them.
But you might want to check out heirlooms – they’re rather weird-looking, but very tasty tomatoes. They look different because they're grown from seeds handed down through generations.
Like all tomatoes, they're rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants.
A ripe tomato feels weighty and full of juice and the flesh should have a little sheen, and it should give a little and not be hard.
Chefs recommend slicing them and drizzling with a little olive oil and sea salt.
