These are the tomato prize winners from the London RHS Autumn Show. There were 9 entries, 5 of which were Cedrico. As variety it took 1st and 2nd place. 3rd place was awarded to Goldstar, the 2 other varieties entered were Classy and Shirley.
I’ve no idea how the judges tell them apart – let alone decide which are prize winners. And to how the growers got 9 tomatoes all to this standard, on a set date – and then to London in one piece – even more mysterious !
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They look a bit too boring to me – bit like the horrible ones you get in the supermarket that are grown in the Dutch polytunnels and taste of nothing. Nice names though! I much prefer the more quirky, knobbly varieties.
I don’t know what they taste like – sneaking one off the plate would be a definite no-no ! I think Cedrico has quite a tough skin so that wouldn’t be my first choice for eating. I think the pleasure – for the growers – is in that nail biting will it all come together at the right time – in the right way – sort of synchronised swimming but for tomatoes !
Interestingly – there were no entries at all in the beefsteak tomato class – the requirement was for 3 tomatoes – not less than 75mm in diameter – the technical description for which was ‘Large Fruited ”Beefsteak” type, multilocular cultivars‘ . I think they would have been much more to your taste ! And there were no entries for Turnips either – 3 of which were required ! So next year….. Knobbly Tomatoes and Turnips !!!
I found Cederico to be an excellent tomato & definitely tender skin. I hate the tough skins which stick in your mouth on most varieties. Will definitely be growing again this year. Pity they are so expensive !
Hello- thank you for stopping by and getting in touch. It’s true – there are some tomatoes which let themselves down by “sloughing off” their skin halfway through the eating experience. Whilst nowhere near as bad as the skin that used to form on hot, milky drinks ( yuck – and presumably that no longer happens in this age of hot air frothed milk!) it’s still not something that I like either. So you are right – if you can find a variety that grows well, is productive, good flavour and has good thin skin ( but isn’t given to splitting) then that’s got to be a winner! Hope all grows well for you this year – and after reading today that this has been a very gloomy winter in terms of sunshine hours, I hope we have an extra sunny summer to make up for it !
Gloomy winter indeed sounds like you are a lycopene disciple so you probably shone thro. According to the telegraph today tomatoes are much better for you from tins & paste. There is another knife in the must be fresh scenario. Keep frothing.!!