What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
#0What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:41pm
Seriously, why do they exist? I put some in my salad and they just sit there on the bottom of the bowl waiting to be thrown away becasue you can't eat pick them up to eat them. You try to spear them with the fork and they just roll away. You try to scoop them up onto the fork and just as they get to your mouth, they roll off, crashing into the dressing and splashing it all over your shirt.
Why do they exist?
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#1re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:42pmI don't have a reason for their existance, but I like them!
#2re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:43pmgrape tomatoes are tasty... you could cut them in half before you toss them into your salad. they take up more dressing that way as well...
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#3re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:43pmI don't really like tomatoes, but they're so CUTE, those little ones! Cherry and grape ones alike.
#4re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:43pmI pop them like xanax.
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#5re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:46pmI pop xanax like grape tomatos.
#6re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:48pmYet another fan of grape tomatos. Very yummy
#7re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:48pm
"I pop xanax like grape tomatos"
A person after my own heart.
You can't cut the damned things before you put them into the salad. They are resistant to all utensils. Besides, I got them at a salad bar
#8re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:50pm
I pop valium like xanax. So what does that say?
If xanax is to grape tomatoes and valium is to xanax, then...
a) xanax is good
b) valium is good
c) valium is to grape tomatoes
d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#9re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:52pmThey exist to be yummy. And they're not that hard to spear with a fork. :)
#10re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:53pmnever underestimate the importance of a serrated knife... a cheap steak knife will work, though...
#11re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:54pmNo, honey, you can get those little pill splitters at Rite-Aid. But why would you want to cut the fun in half?
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#12re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:56pmprolong the experience by making believe you've got MORE than you really do....
#13re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:57pmOrion, have I captured your heart? Yay!
#14re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:00pmof course, they could be hard to spear if one has popped one too many valiums or xanaxes....
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:05pmThey are not supposed to be in salads. They are supposed to be cut in half and placed cut side down on top of a cracker smeared with cream cheese and served as appetizers.
#16re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:05pmPlus, if you're really taking that many, you can definitely imagine that you have actually taken the tomato and eaten it.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#17re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:47pm
"grape" tomatoes were developed because large, supermarket tomatoes taste amazingly like..well...nothing. Those bitty things were found to have more flavor and were easier to ship ripe since they could be packed up into one pint plastic boxes to protect them during shipping.
As far as utensils, look down at your keyboard for the perfect ones; Yes, use your fingers. Lick them clean afterwards or get a dog to do it.
Or get a pint of fresh mozzarella marinated in olive oil with herbs. Toss in a couple pints of grape tomatoes and eat as much as you can with out throwing up. The leftovers are great tossed into hot pasta.
#18re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:49pmi hate all tomatoes. oy veyzmer are they nasty.
#19re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:51pmJoe, that sounds delicious! I'm majorly hungry now!
#20re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 4:12pm
I'm a big fan of grape tomatoes, also, and toss them in salads quite often.
In the summertime, there's nothing like a fresh 'beefsteak' tomato drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar and topped with fresh basil leaves. Yum!
Feodor Sverdlov
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/21/04
#21re: What is the purpose of those little tomatos?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 4:15pmI cut them in half. They are easy to pick up and they soak up the dressing.
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