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Do Tomatoes Really Taste Different During Winter? By Karen Hart Oct. 1, 2025 2:39 pm EST

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Summer tomatoes are a treasure. During this season, these fruits are at their sweetest, firmest, and have a distinct aroma. However, when the hot weather leaves, you may notice some types of tomatoes take a turn for the worse and become bland and watery. So much so that if you are adding tomatoes to winter salads, you may want to stop . Even though we live in a global economy with agricultural techniques to produce tomatoes year-round, most large tomatoes purchased from a grocery store, like the beefsteak, heirloom, roma, brandywine, and globe varieties, the kind you slice up for a sandwich, are going to fall victim to seasonality.

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