TOMATOES: LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?

I know this is an incredibly stupid thread to make. So, straight to the point. I HATE TOMATOES. I hate their colour which is only attractive but not on the tongue. I hate their texture taste which is...bleahhhh...somewhat gross. I hate their smell which tends to make me wanna throw up.

The bad news is that I was born in a tomato-loving family. Yup, I'm the only one in my family who hate tomatoes. As a result, my siblings always tease me when the main menu contains tomatoes, even if the tomatoes are only for garnishes. Of course they use the tomatoes for tools. Usually they pretend to forget I hate tomatoes and 'accidentally' put one on my dinner plate or in my sandwich.

So, tomatoes. Do you love them or hate them?

When I'm going by plane, I always drink tomato juice. I also like tomatoes in my salad, but not in my suitcase

I'm not a huge fan of raw tomatoes (although they're good on burgers), but I couldn't live without tomato sauce. You'd destroy some of the best part of italian cooking if you got rid of tomatoes.

Tomatoes are great, especially the Roma/plum type that you can eat raw. Very tasty. Strange that most people can't stand eating them raw, I don't mind at all, I'm not too fond of most cooked tomatoes as they lost their texture and firmness when cooked.

I really really REALLY hate tomatoes.
But for some reason, I like Ketchup. I mean, I could do without ketchup, but a plain, unadulterated tomato is just.... like squash: disgusting and foreign.

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ketchup has not very much in common with tomatoes *IMHO*
And even tomatoes can taste so differently. Dutch tomatoes, fresh quality, taste like sour water (little aroma) compared to Turkish tomatoes.
And ketchup...tastes like ketchup.

I love tomatoes. Especially in sauce form ("ketchup"). Very tasty to me. However, sometimes I can't eat them (usually the small "cherry" tomatoes) because of the acidity; my mouth goes on fire whenever I eat one sometimes. Generally speaking though, they're great. =D

I don't mind them at all. I can eat them raw or cooked, but I think I prefer them raw especially if they're in a salad.

I only like them to certain extent. If it's in a burger to mask up the taste, then I'd eat it. If it was in a salad or a standalone food, I wouldn't.

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Ketchup is my life blood....I used to drink it out from th packets. I still have packets in my bag just incase I go to a pizza store with no ketchup. I can eat tomatoes in sandwiches or burgers but I can't eat it by itself. I eat salsa but the tomatoes in my favorite salsa are washed after cut then places in a small quantity of vinegar with salt.

I really like tomatoes. One of my favorite snacks, especially on hot days, is sliced roma tomatoes with salt and pepper on top. I would eat them every day if I had access to home grown tomatoes because those are delicious. I'll eat tomatoes cooked or raw, but I have to take it easy on tomato sauces because they make my stomach burn.

Originally Posted by agreatguy6

I really really REALLY hate tomatoes.
But for some reason, I like Ketchup.

Originally Posted by Minoko

Ketchup is my life blood....

Guys... Seriously.... Ketchup is NOT tomatoes. Or at least it holds little tomato in today's ketchup. :/

I like eating tomatoes raw in combination with other foods; like burgers or in a chopped up in a salad. My brother-in-law just cuts tomatoes in half and eats them with salt and pepper, just like Adara describes, but I've never liked them like that. My personal favorite way to consume tomatoes is in juice form: you take a glass, put some Tapatio Hot Sauce, some lemon and fill your glass with tomato juice; now THAT is a damn delicious way to get some Vitamin C in your system.

I like things that come from tomatoes, like ketchup or pico de gallo (I love me some pico ), but I can't stand sliced tomatoes, by themselves, in a salad, or on a hamburger.

The texture is partly it, but they tend to take away from all the flavor of the cheese and bacon.

I chose the middle option, even though it really isn't the best to reflect my feelings towards the tomato.

I pretty much hate tomatoes most of the time, but their are a few occasions where i don't mind eating em, like if they're on a hamburger on a taco. I also enjoy tomato juice.

But pretty much, i think they're a waste of water.

I like the hard flesh of the tomato but I dislike the squishy pulp. Because of this, I usually order hamburgers and subs without tomato.

I'm also not a big fan of ketchup or tomato sauce. Both are too acidic, and modern ketchups aren't very enticing. Homemade ketchups are sometimes better but I could pass on those too. I even skip the ketchup with my fries and tater tots half the time. But I do like ketchup-flavored potato chips, go figure.

On the other hand, tomato is a crucial part of salsa and pico de gallo, which I enjoy. But this is because it contains mostly the harder flesh. The only tomatoes I eat without being cut are cherry tomatoes, and always in salads. They're sweet and the juices are minimal, making them tolerable.

I prefer eggplant over tomatoes (same family) but either or, doesn't matter. All veggies/fruits are pretty much on the good side of my dietary preference.

I love fresh tomatoes. I've grown them since my dad taught me about gardening as a kid, and there are very few things that are as sweet and delicious as a fresh tomato picked from the vine.

There are two things in food that I really, really dislike: tomatoes and onions.
Now granted, onions are waaaaaaaaay worse for me than tomatoes, but I still don't like them.

However, I can 'psyche' myself out and manage to eat them in certain situations, like if they're pureed (ie: salsa, tomato sauce) or very thinly sliced on pizza margherita. It's mostly the texture that I have a problem with than anything else.

When I was younger I wouldn't eat anything red, so I've come along quite a bit since those days .

I HATE THEM. They taste awful, they smell bad, they MUSHY...

UGh.

Unfortunately, my family makes me eat them (if they are around), regardless of my total dislike of them.