green tomatoes

I grew up having green fried tomatoes every spring. I loved having them. Until I moved south though I thought it was a southern dish since my Grandfather was born in Georgia. I found out wrong. No one around here had heard of them. They all thought I was nuts to want green tomatoes. It turned out to be a northern dish. Lets face it, after having no fresh vegetables all winter farmers would try to find a way to make the first ones edible as they appeared. This was one way. I still try to cook them once a year but finding them is very hard down here. I have to go to a vegetable market since the stores don't sell them.

My husband loves fried green tomatoes but I never did like them until I met him and started cooking them myself. I love ripe toatoes too though. I can eat those right off of the vine.

I prefer my tomatoes red and juicy. I bought some the other day that were so good. They were vine ripened and still had some of the vine attached. They tasted so good and fresh. I avoid buying tomatoes thru the winter, mostly because the are tasteless or bland. These tomatoes tasted like I just picked them, yummy. I have tried the fried green tomatoes and wasn't thrilled with them.

I used to like homemade green tomato chutney, sadly it no longer seems to come my way. all the best urban

Green Fried Tomatoes are a staple 'round here girl. We grow our own tomatoes so each year just before the last freeze is when they are always the best. Just before they begin to turn, or if they have a blush on them is the best time to cook them. Next time you cook them, make sure they are dry by patting them with a paper towel. Then, dip them in buttermilk before you dredge them in flour. I always mix the salt and pepper into the flour before I dredge them. Sometimes I cook them in olive oil, which makes them have a slightly different flavor, but mostly, just plain old crisco. YUM YUM......

i dnt like those

I first heard of them back when the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" was popular. For me, this is actually a wonderful delicacy. Just not sure if my husband likes them though. They are actually quite hard to find around here, unless you grow them and cook them yourselves. But they are so GOOD.

I've heard of them but don't remember ever trying them. My neighbors gave me a bunch of green tomatoes last year. Half of them ripened pretty well in the window. The other half I used in recipes I found online...green tomato quick bread, salsa, and cobbler. They all actually turned out pretty good.

Yes, I had some green tomatoes, but that was a long time ago. I now have almost forgot how it tastes. I was very curious about the green tomatoes when I first saw them. I am glad that you love those kind of tomatoes and I wish that you have enjoyed it a lot.

Yes I have heard of them. No I have never eaten them. But I am game to try them. I believe they came back into popularity after the Movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" came out with Kathy Bates. May have to attempt to cook some. They do sound good.

Yes i do ,i like to pickle them and also breaded and fried are good too.

I love fried green tomatoes. But its been years since I've had any.

Yes I eat them. I love them. I think I ate my weight in them when I was pregnant with my daughter. That does sound good as a matter of fact thats what I think I'll fix for dinner lol