My hobby is growing and eating tomatoes. 😁

Over the years, I've grown many tomato varieties in my greenhouse. Some are disappointing, others look similar, and still others are gems with fantastic flavors.

Below you'll find my top 10 favorite varieties. This can help you decide which tomato varieties you want to grow yourself.

1. Zasweet 6. Amethyst Jewel

Exceptionally sweet cherry tomato: I love very sweet tomatoes and 'Zasweet' is one of them sweetest tomatoesAt first glance, it looks like a regular red cherry tomato, but the flavor is amazing: juicy, very sweet, and with a floral aftertaste.

Because this variety has its origins in professional cultivation, the plant produces beautiful, uniform trusses and the tomatoes do not split easily.

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A true colour and taste sensation: The tomatoes of the 'Candy Sweet Icicle' variety are a beautiful pinkish-red with green stripes and a striking tip. It's a cocktail tomato weighing approximately 35 grams, and the fruits hang neatly on attractive, evenly arranged trusses.

I really like such neat bunches. Varieties like Sweet Aperitif, The Barao Pinkand Barry's Crazy Cherry They do have a huge yield thanks to their very large bunches, but I often find it looks a bit messy. I know it's just my quirk 🤪, especially since those large bunches actually result in a gigantic harvest, but the eye also wants something to look at!

The flavor of the 'Candy Sweet Icicle' is firm, deliciously sweet, and fruity. The fruit has a perfect balance of sweet and sour. Because this tomato is slightly larger than an average cherry tomato, it's easy to harvest, and the yield per plant is very good.

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The 'Tomato Tree' from Russia: The first thing that stands out about this variety is its enormous growth power. That's why the plant is affectionately called the "tomato tree." Heat, drought, or cold: nothing seems to bother this one. tomato plant to stop its growth. The yield is also impressively large.

The plum-shaped fruits are delicious in taste, spicy and pleasantly juicy.

They have a green collar on their shoulders that largely disappears as they ripen. However, the top, where the green collar once was, often remains somewhat stiffer in texture.

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The aromatic oven tomato:I grow this tomato variety every year because it's our go-to tomato for oven dishes. The fruits have hardly any seeds or juice, a thin skin, and very tender flesh. The flavor that is released after heating is very aromatic. The tomatoes are also good raw, but their true quality truly reveals itself after cooking in the oven or pan.

It's also excellent for pasta sauce, although it's a bit wetter than the classic Roma tomato. Personally, I find pasta sauce made with Cornue des Andes much more flavorful than that made with the generally less flavorful Roma tomatoes; I'm happy to accept the fact that I have to reduce the sauce a little longer.

The unusually shaped fruits weigh between 200 and 250 grams. They resemble a pointed bell pepper or a bull's horn. The name is therefore a literal translation of the French "Cornue des Andes": Horn from the Andes.

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The tasty resistant tomato: A regular, round, red tomato that doesn't look particularly special at first glance. Yet, the 'Rondobella' is quite special: this tomato variety is highly resistant to the dreaded potato blight (Phytophthora) and it also tastes good!

'Rondobella' produces red, almost round fruits with an average weight of about 100 grams. The fruits hang in neat, small clusters of about five. The fairly firm flesh has a very pleasant, fruity flavor. With many tomato varieties, high disease resistance often comes at the expense of flavor, but that's certainly not the case with 'Rondobella'.

For me, this is one of the tastiest tomato varieties to grow outdoors!

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The superfood tomato: I think this is one of the most beautiful tomato varieties available. This "blue" tomato is intensely purple on top and pink on the bottom. These colors blend beautifully along the sides, creating a spectacular effect.

The tomatoes are juicy and very tasty. 'Amethyst Jewel' has its own unique flavor: not overly sweet, but very rich. Moreover, the flavor becomes sweeter as the season progresses. Overall, I find the flavor of blue tomato varieties Often a bit disappointing, but 'Amethyst Jewel' has a delicious flavor. The strong plant produces an excellent harvest.

The purple color intensifies as more sunlight shines on the fruits. This color is caused by anthocyanin, an antioxidant with significant health benefits. It's the same substance that turns blueberries blue. This substance was introduced into tomatoes through crossbreeding with wild relatives such as Solanum lycopersicoides, Solanum chilense, and Solanum cheesmaniae.

Simple, good and a lot: Tica is a common red vine tomato, like the ones you see in the supermarket. Does it belong on this list? I think so, because I grow it every year. This is a hassle-free variety that always thrives and produces a large quantity of excellent-tasting tomatoes.

The bunches are nicely arranged and the fruits are firm and thick-walled. Where varieties like Matina and Moneymaker While the Tica tomatoes have a softer texture, they are much firmer. They have a good bite and are deliciously juicy. The flavor isn't overly sweet, but it does have a genuine, very good tomato taste. Furthermore, the tomatoes have a long shelf life; they can easily be left in the fruit bowl for ten days, which is very convenient in summer.

Production is very high, and the tomatoes can also hang on the plant for a long time without splitting. I've even had three red trusses hanging on the plant simultaneously, without the bottom truss developing splits or becoming overripe. The tomatoes weigh around 80 to 100 grams each. The plants have a good structure, grow evenly, and therefore provide a consistent harvest throughout the season.

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The cherry tomato from Sicily: Datterini is a prolific heirloom tomato variety Originally from the Italian island of Sicily, it's a healthy variety that's very easy to grow. The tomato plants produce large clusters of fruits averaging 15 to 20 grams each.

The berries are deliciously sweet and firm, with little juice or seeds. Because Datterini contains little juice, it's also ideal for making a very sweet pizza sauce or for drying in the oven.

They keep well, as long as they don't tear. A handy feature is that the crown detaches easily, making them very easy to harvest. My kids love these cherry tomatoes! And so do I! 😉

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A delicious Coeur De Boeuf: If you oIf you're looking for the ultimate Italian classic, then the Liguria is your best choice. This beautiful Coeur de Boeuf variety originates from the coastal region of the same name in northern Italy, where it has been bred for generations around the town of Albenga.

The tomatoes are a work of art in themselves: they weigh between 250 and 450 grams, are irregularly pear-shaped and have deep, characteristic ribs.

What makes Liguria truly special is its ripening process. The fruits color from the inside out. For the best flavor experience, do as the Italians do: pick and eat them when the shoulders are still a touch greenish-yellow. That's when the balance between the fresh acidity and the full aroma is at its peak.

Fleshy and aromatic. The flesh is firm, dry, and contains few cavities or excess juice. Cut the tomato into thick slices and add only coarse sea salt and a good olive oil; the oil blends with the little juice to create a divine, natural dressing.

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