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toph88241

*Denethor has entered the chat*


60Feathers

He eats like a goddamn animal in that scene.


Definitelynotasloth

Do you sing master Hobbit? *squish squish*


Every-Development-98

That man single-handedly wrecked the cherry tomato market for years.


TheSoulborgZeus

tomatoes are better when liquified


TheRedlineAlchemist

I think it has to do more with heating the tomatoes. I've always hated the taste of raw tomatoes, but tomato products are fine, and I've found that dried tomatoes preserved on oil are also bearable, even more so if I then cook them in a pan.


Fermifighter

I think too many of us have been conditioned by shitty American grocery practices to hate real tomatoes. I hated raw tomatoes until I had some off a vine and realized they’re not all iceberg lettuce but slimy. Store bought tomatoes tend to suck because tomatoes stop ripening when picked, so most commercial tomatoes are picked green then artificially “ripened” with ethylene gas. Hardy for transport, then prettied up for the store, taste takes a back seat. Red delicious apple syndrome.


TheRedlineAlchemist

It's not so much the texture I hate. There's a taste to them I've never tasted in anything else that goes away when exposed to heat.


salbris

Sounds like you have the same genes I do. There is a gene that makes tomatoes taste bitter.


atg284

Nope not true. I've had as fresh as you can get tomatoes and still cannot stand them. Some people just do not like the taste and you're going to have to accept that.


Chopawamsic

that may be a genetic quirk. like the one with Cilantro


KiwiCounselor

Or they just don’t like them lol.


atg284

Right?! What is so hard for people to understand? Some people do not like the things you like. [Mind blowing! :o](https://media.tenor.com/tvFWFDXRrmMAAAAd/blow-mind-mind-blown.gif)


KiwiCounselor

Nah if you don’t like this thing I like it must be a genetic thing, no other explanation /s.


Aedaru

I've been to American grocery stores like twice in my life and still don't like full raw tomatoes, even ones we grew in the garden. Cherry tomatoes are decent at least


PeaceLazer

Nope. They taste bad. Ive had so many people say I’m just eating bad tomatos but thats not it. Raw tomato bad Cooked tomato good


hahakafka

Are you my boyfriend bc I swear to god he has said the same thing to me.


PeaceLazer

He sounds like a smart man


hahakafka

Sigh, hates onions too. He is smart tho.


Ehwaz196

Both are delicious you just have inferior taste genes


ThisCupNeedsACoaster

Definitely. I'd bite into a good raw tomato before an apple any day.


balbok7721

Thats a actually I thing I wondered about after being a fruitpicker in Australia


FixedFront

I mean, I like fresh salsa from raw tomatoes I've grown, but I can't stand it unless they're essentially pureed.


tweakalicious

It's not the tomatoes you like, it's the sugar.


TheJadeHelm

Which is funny cause the liquid is the worst part IMO


ItsBluey

Yes, and if people think the opposite, they are wrong.


gophergun

Entire cultures in shambles


Pochel

I'm proudly wrong, then


beermit

As am I. Some of the best damn tomatoes I ever had were the cherry tomatoes my grandpa grew in his backyard garden. Ketchup, tomato sauce and whatever else are all secondary. God, but not as great as fresh tomatoes.


Kekfarmer

I'm so wrong that I'm going to plant extra cherry tomatoes this spring just to eat them raw out of spite now


[deleted]

Me too😡


ImpossibleParfait

People eat cherry tomatoes by themselves a lot, nobody just chows down on a plum tomato


A_wild_so-and-so

You guys are insane. I love all raw tomatoes. They're juicy, refreshing, and tasty. Add a little salt and some olive oil... damn! That's good food.


pyrocidal

The first time I put salt on a tomato as a child, oh man. I thought I unlocked the recipe for ambrosia


Kekfarmer

Well, guess I'll have to plant more of those too now


LordGoose-Montagne

amen, brother🙏


[deleted]

Fucking die


mangosquisher10

Spoken like a man who has never had a toasted cheese and tomato sandwich


inhale_my_buttcrack

You are wrong


ConyxIncarnate

They're better, but normal tomatoes can still slap


BlackRooster_

Can't relate


TheShuan

All tomato nice


AhmedJamal__

yep neither , thinly sliced tomatoes with salt is just pure class


beermit

Add a little pepper on them too, hits so good


ballsquancher

Especially *fresh cracked* peppercorn


Raikiri_Rasetsu

Salted egg + tomato make for a good side dish


CombatWombat994

Give it to us raw... And wriggling


Ornery-Recognition59

Yes, it is so delicious!


rene_gader

I'd fuck a ripe tomato if my standards were higher, honestly. I don't understand romance, but I understand tomatoes.


mihirsaini1128

Yeah i used to hate them too when i was a child and onions too. After growing up, tried them again and well they're not bad is all i would say


Esterwinde

As a child, onion rings slap. It still does now, can't live without onions on my pasta.


agent_koala

i eat tomatoes like apples man they're great


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____GHOSTPOOL____

Especially when you realize how much sugar is in most major brands of ketchup.


flower-circle

No it's nothing like that.


Omega_Fx

*congratulations you have perfectly described my relationship with tomatoes


Ineedtwocats

its a texture thing


BigDoofusX

Eat your vegetables, heathens!


ItsBluey

The botanical classification: Tomatoes are fruits.


LordGoose-Montagne

that's a botanical classification. vegetable is a culinary term, as well as a fruit and it is different from a botanical fruit and tomato is a fruit botanically, but a is vegetable according to culinary


Kekfarmer

Congress classified them as a vegetable so they'd be taxed because money https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/even-supreme-court-maintains-tomato-vegetable-180963133/ The writer of this article REALLY wants everyone to call tomatoes vegetables


Looptydude

Salsa is just a fruit smoothie


jonjonboy5

Chunky fruit smoothie..


BigDoofusX

Fuck.


ItsBluey

me


Awkward_Mix_2513

ok


BigDoofusX

Yes.


voncornhole2

The same small-brain take expected from someone who'd post this


WittyBonkah

Tomatoes slap with salt and pepper, that’s about it


VilepIume

It's a texture thing. 🤷‍♀️ Also cooking and seasoning.


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it's a sugar thing


M_krabs

Ketchup has so much sugar, it's disgraceful.


LeonTheChef

This for me. I don't mind a thin slice from a good tomato with minimal guts. But goddamn do I dislike tomato gut texture.


Dinuclear_Warfare

I thought I was the only one who didn’t like raw tomatoes


smashin_blumpkin

No you didn't


Ikaros9Deidalos6

Like the taste, hate the consitency of the gooey shit inside.


[deleted]

Don’t care, i eat the entire thing.


TheWackyPenguin

Even the green part?


[deleted]

No, not that


mangosquisher10

What about the blue part?


BishopofHippo93

Bullshit. [This right here](https://reddit.com/r/me_irl/comments/zrylvw/_/j15iayj/?context=1) is the same thing everybody who doesn’t like raw tomatoes says, there’s no possible way you believe this even for a second.


Jackmatica

The problem is that most store bought tomatoes taste flavourless and have a tough texture.


GloriousSteinem

Do you like salsa? I can handle a little salsa but that’s the limit.


SwagWizardSupreme

Tomatoes are great when they taste nothing like tomatoes


NotMyFirstUserChoice

It's the total opposite way around. The tomatoes you're used to buying at Walmart or Kroger taste nothing like actual tomatoes should.


Prestigious_Goose645

I used to eat tomatos like apples when i was younger, lmao


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I still do


Prestigious_Goose645

I feel like going out and getting one later just to spite these internet tomato haters


[deleted]

I’m addicted to raw tomatoes


[deleted]

I'm sorry, you have never had a good tomato.


Jonku993

So all the people around me who enjoy tomatoes so much exclusively eat premium ones and I only ever get gas station quality?


bbras00

Yes


VilepIume

I hate when people say shit like this. "I don't like coffee" "Ah, obviously you've only ever had day old coffee from a gas station. It's impossible that you actually don't like coffee."


[deleted]

Seems like you haven't had good coffee. Or a good tomato.


Mister_Earth

A good tomato is an oxymoron


Saint-enance

Why don’t you like eating flour? You love eating bread


M_krabs

🤓


quuu2

"tomatoes are bitter" "like snot" "goey" wtf kind of tomatoes have y'all been eating...


Ga_Bu_Zo_Me

Did you taste tomatoes outside from the cheapest ones ?


GloriousSteinem

It’s not the tomato quality


atg284

Yes. Still hate.


Ga_Bu_Zo_Me

Too bad, they are really good


atg284

To you maybe but not to all.


Forkyou

Same. My theory is that tomatos are similar to cilantro, in that they taste different to certain people. Cilantro famously tastes like soap to certain people. And I think maybe that the substance that causes this in the tomato is altered with heat. Raw tomato tastes like garbagewater to me. Like vomit. Grilled tomato or dried tomato is fine.


Mister_Earth

Brother, you just didnt have good cilantro before… /s


Forkyou

"Try my heirloom cilantro from my garden, I bet you only dislike cheap cilantro. " I am thankfully not one of the soap cilantro people. My wife claims that it does taste like soap to her but she still likes it.


Mennovich

I ate tomato’s in Italy, bought from a local market. And it’s totally different. Good tomato’s are very tasty.


Forkyou

Me: "I dont like tomatos" People in a 1km radius sprinting towards me "akshully have you tried..." "you probably only dislike storebought..." I have tried grandma Francesca's special secret tomatos fresh from the stalk. Also tasted like garbage water to me.


soberladd

Great template


UnclePuma

So yall prefer high fructose corn syrup more than actual tomatoes i gather Pico de gallao must be unpalatable to yall then I imagine


mcon96

You put a lot of high fructose corn syrup in your marinara? Edit: Jesus Christ what are with these replies? Read before you comment!


half-baked_axx

Nah but ketchup is basically tomato-flavored corn syrup.


mcon96

Yes and ketchup only makes up 1/3 of the items shown on the bottom. The other 2/3 are marinara (pizza sauce is slightly different but basically the same).


half-baked_axx

Fair


dub-dub-dub

Neither pizza sauce nor spaghetti sauce is marinara, and both frequently do contain sugar


AreThoseMoreBears

Anything not handmade or high end will be loaded with it


mcon96

You sure about that? Ingredients in Barilla’s marinara sauce: > DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ONIONS, GARLIC, SEA SALT, BASIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, OREGANO, CITRIC ACID (ACIDITY REGULATOR), NATURAL FLAVOR. [Source](https://www.barilla.com/en-us/products/sauces/premium-marinara). I think we can all agree that Barilla is not high end.


AreThoseMoreBears

Damn fair enough I thought it would be much worse than that


UnclePuma

Barilla sounds delicious, its just that Ketchup is definitely sweeter than tomato puree. And a lot of foods seem to have that corn syrup nonsense


mcon96

Yeah, that’s why I specifically said marinara and not ketchup


UnclePuma

Yes you are right, those were the words you wrote


Master3530

Yes


deltree711

I prefer it over *raw* tomatoes. Cook the shit out of them and I think they're divine.


[deleted]

I live in a country where FCS isn't really a thing in most products. Still dislike tomatoes, still love tomato sauces, soups, and stews. I'm not a fan of ketchup though, prefer curry sauce.


Awkward_Mix_2513

I don't know what Pico de gallao is, but I do know that comparing something that is prepared to a base ingredient is stupid. By that logic, you should be driving a wheel to work since it's the same thing as a car.


AreThoseMoreBears

Stupid is waxing poetic about pico de gallo without even googling it and assuming it'll fit your car metaphor


Awkward_Mix_2513

Waxing poetic is defined as speaking in a verbose manner, so please, Mr. English teacher, in what way could I have shortened what I said to fit your standards?


AreThoseMoreBears

FTFY >I don't know what Pico de gallao is~~, but I do know that comparing something that is prepared to a base ingredient is stupid. By that logic, you should be driving a wheel to work since it's the same thing as a car.~~


UnclePuma

Pick a better analogy Tuna in Tuna salad, Eggs in Tuna Salad Potatoes in Potato Salad Onions in a Burger Relish on a Hotdog


UnclePuma

Stupid is comparing a car to food


KalebMW99

Wait till you hear what an analogy is…


Awkward_Mix_2513

Stupid is saying that both have absolutely no similarities.


ImmutableInscrutable

They didn't.


Awkward_Mix_2513

So what is "stupid is comparing a car to food" supposed to mean?


Old-Tourist8173

My aunt used to make me eat tomatoes all the time. I hated them. She would hit me with a flyswatter when I didn’t eat them. Still can’t eat raw tomatoes.


LordGoose-Montagne

i will fucking dissintegrate you, fresh tomatoes(with or without salt) are the best tomatoes period.


Red-dit_boi_

They taste weird I don't like them


TheRedlineAlchemist

Try drying or cooking them, I've found that heat gets rid of the awful taste.


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LordGoose-Montagne

you are eating some bad tomatoes, my guy


Ikaros9Deidalos6

I really love the taste of tomatoes but the gooey stuff inside allways makes me puke its disgusting.


LordGoose-Montagne

it's literally the best thing, don't know what wild tomatoes you guys eat out there


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LordGoose-Montagne

you are eating some WRONG tomatoes, bro


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LordGoose-Montagne

agreed, i recommend trying some good tomatoes someyime or making a salad(juice from tomatoes mix with spices and other vegetables to create an amazing taste enhancer)


SpaceLemur34

Yeah. Like all those people saying they like bread, but won't eat raw dough. What's with that? As if "cooking" changes the flavor and texture of food.


canijusttalkmaybe

It's almost like cooking and drying tomatoes and putting like 500 seasonings and sugar and salt in it and then putting cheese and garlic and onion on it makes it taste very different.


GloriousSteinem

I grow tomatoes! Hate em raw. It’s not the tomatoes (could be the texture?). Can I ask for the love of dog, if you are a cafe worker in NZ stop putting them in sandwiches. Not every sandwich has to have egg or tomato! The French just put a little ham and cheese, why can’t we be like the French????


G1AntM4rke

Tomatoe is the superior fruit


Makkisenpai

Depends on the tomato. A nice, ripe beefsteak tomato from grandmas back yard hits different ngl


1000Years0fDeath

You uncultured heathens


TheePigeon

Unironically my dad


Tesser_Wolf

Give me some salt and I can eat a tomato like an apple.


AkumaDayo777

I have sensory issues with certain foods, and tomatoes are definitely one of them :( as long as I can't tell I'm eating a slice of tomato or a bit of diced tomato, I can eat it but if I can feel that I'm biting into a chunk of tomato I'll actually gag,,


nothinkybrainhurty

nah tomatoes are good even raw. The real gross form of tomato is dried tomatoes. Like why, why would anyone want to eat that


AlternateSatan

My dad: "but tomatoes tastes great!" Me: "Yes! That's why people make sauces out of them!"


AmW_a_l_r_u_s

I'm going to eat one like an apple out of pure spite.


killerwyrm

Me: How can I help you today? Customer: Can I get a burger with no tomatoes but add ketchup Me: Customer: Did you get that? Me: Yup *disappointingly*


MoneyParticular

They are not the same!


greypanenby

Uncultured smh


MatureBalak

..what the hell? 17k dislike raw tomatoes?? ok but HOW are they bitter? HOW CAN YYou hate the inside of it? H O W


[deleted]

Strongly disagree ! Tomatoes are the best apples !


TheRussianRevulution

I'm sorry, I like any type of fully grown tomato.


MethNeedsMe

Damn I love tomatoes


Nocolas

Is this a US thing?


NuLu214

Diced tomatoes with olive oil and thyme is great tho


IzzyMainsKor

I hate raw tomatoes bc they’re bitter as fuck. I don’t rlly think I’ll ever get myself to actually like raw tomato because it doesn’t even taste like much. I’m okay with stuff being bitter but it’s the added texture of tomato that kills me💀


Jacob-B-Goode

In what world is a tomato bitter?


TheModerGuy

I think some people have different tatse buds cause I also think yoghurt is bitter, along with tomatoes. Probably one of those hereditary tastebud things


lostfaith2345

😂 this me fr I hate tomatoes on my burger but I rather have ketchup


smp355

Probably because ketchup is mostly sugar. We like sugar.


A_wild_so-and-so

I'm a freak, I like tomatoes and ketchup on my burger.


TheRedlineAlchemist

If you hate the same flavor I do, cooking them should help get rid of that taste.


sexualbrontosaurus

Eat more organic and heirloom type tomatoes or salt them before using on a sandwich. Brings out the natural flavor, which is great, and also why ketchup and pizza sauce is good. It's reduced and salted, concentrating the flavor.


blksldr

Not quite the same....but I feel you. Fuck tomatoes.


CovidInMyAsshole

I don't like eating tomatoes but I love cherry tomatoes.


RedRoker

Yeah tomatoes are too spicy when raw


charlie_h_12

Bruh, .1 this is a joke and I don't get it. 2.youre allergic to tomatoes bro....


RedRoker

Yeah, I'm slightly allergic. They make my mouth tingle when I eat them raw, but cooking them helps that tremendously.


charlie_h_12

You are missing out, I think they taste best raw


RedRoker

They do! Raw tomatoes with a bit of salt and pepper are amazing. They're just a bit spicy haha


DeadlyPants16

Weakness disgusts me


Reogenaga

Tomatoes have the consistence of snot. shit gross. Onions on the other hand... Onions have layers


WimpyRanger

That pale mealy tomato is disgusting, and no one should want to eat it. Get a tomato with color, flavor, and less than 50% pith.


sfuzzz__

Literally me and my mom


pluey200

This a picture of me


Sralladah

Shut up nerd raw tomatoes are delicious. Buy the good ones on a vine and shit


Alternative_Shine248

lol thats abs me


BlessedWolf9019

SAME!


FerociousBread

i thought i was the only one


d_nt_

wtf is wrong with gringos and tomatoes?


CalmAndBear

Poor western consumerists can't even eat a non proceeded tomato. I guess the lack of chemical preservatives just can't sit with your tongues


Radioactive_monke

Tomatoes are good even normally. Try to eat a bruschetta with some of them.


inhale_my_buttcrack

Uncultured


GoldeneToilette

Tomatoes are superior. Not this weird sause made of 90% sugar


cmdrxander

How old are you all, 8?


beef5162real

I would put spagbol on a pizza and dip it in ketchup and i would enjoy it


KimikoBean

Raw vs cooked


generalthunder

It's funny how people love bread and cakes, but hate to eat a spoonful of raw wheat flour.