People are just discovering the truth about cherry tomatoes – and they can’t believe they didn’t know it before
PEOPLE are just discovering the truth about the difference between cherry tomatoes and plum tomatoes – and they can’t believe that they’ve never heard it before.
A cook turned TV presenter took to TikTok to clear up everything the food predicament up, as she said she needed to lift the lid on the “misconception” surrounding them.
Elena Besser, who can be found at her profile @elenabesser, began as she said: “This is a massive misconception and I have to set the record straight.”
In the now viral video, which has been liked over 19.3k times, she said she was fed up of people calling another type of tomato a cherry tomato.
She then held up a baby plum tomato – known for its long shape – and stated very clearly “This is not a cherry tomato.”
In her other hand, Elena held the round cherry tomato, as she continued: “This is a cherry tomato.”
Elena then went on to describe what we call a plum tomato as a “grape tomato” – dubbed this because of its similar shape to the fruit.
And the social media user also took the opportunity to explain why it was important that people knew the main differences between the two – particularly when using them in a recipe or to create a particular taste.
She continued about the plum tomato: “This is a thicker skin and a meatier interior that’s less watery.”
Meanwhile, she said cherry tomatoes have “a thinner skin and a sweeter interior and it’s way more delicious.”
She then appealed to her followers, as she said: “So if you’re out here thinking that you don’t like cherry tomatoes, you probably just don’t like grape tomatoes.”
After Elena finished her explanation, she was inundated with comments from fellow foodies who said they had only understood the difference thanks to her video.
As lots of people used the mind blown emoji, one person commented: “Wow, thank you so much.
“I will remember this forever.”
A second person then joined the debate as they said: “Thank you for this. I always thought why my “cherry tomatoes” were not sweet at all.
A third added: “Interesting, I’ve always called them baby tomatoes.”
As a fourth typed: “Ahhhhh, so I love grape tomatoes.”
While others said they were so happy that someone had finally spread the word.
One wrote: “Louder for the people in the back.”
As another chimed in: “100% truth.”
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