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Cooking & Baking

ProfessorGAC

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3. Tomatoes For Sure

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 02:11 PM

May 15

Flavor compounds like 2-isobutylthiazole, 2-hexenal, and some ketone get bitter, or worse, don't stimulate the taste buds as well at lower temperature.
So, tomatoes taste way better at room temperature than cold, and the "tomato flavor" (the first compound mentioned above firm in abundance near or at full ripeness.
Refrigerating them virtually guarantees a tomato that doesn't taste right.

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5 Fruits You Should Never Refrigerate, According to an Expert [View all] elleng May 15 OP

I have an exception to that rule EYESORE 9001 May 15 #1

Also depends on house temperatures Kali May 15 #2

Tomatoes For Sure ProfessorGAC May 15 #3

I have found... 2naSalit May 15 #4

I've found similar with bananas hvn_nbr_2 May 15 #5