Green Tomatoes
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77061)
Germany
July 11, 2021 8:47am CST
My tomatoes are bearing fruits now. I have 6 pots of tomato plants on my balcony and 4 of them are bearing fruits. They are looking good.
I have not eaten green tomatoes and I have heard that green tomatoes can be eaten.
Have you eaten green tomatoes? How do you prepare green tomatoes? I would love to try it. I wonder how will it taste. I am fond of eating ripe tomatoes and I can eat them in many ways. How about you?
The weather is nice here at 23C and sunny. I am enjoying my time on my balcony while mylotting and waiting for the time to cook something for dinner.
Anyway, have a wonderful weekend. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Bye! Ciao! Adios! Annyeong! Tschüss! See you later in your discussion. Thanks for reading.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
11 Jul 21
Green Tomatoes can be used to prepare jam, sauce, pickles or it can be used as pie filling
But you should not consume too much of it or i say better if you let them ripe first amd then use as unripe green tomatoes contains a poisonous substance called alkaloids solanine that may even kill you if consumed(unripe green tomatoes)
Better to leave it for few days to become red or greenish red
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
11 Jul 21
@ThatDishawhat you said is very true, but it is not as poisonous as you have mentioned. Solanine is also found in potatoes . This heat-resistant natural poison is found in all solanaceous crops, like potatoes. Just 25 milligrams of solanine is enough to make one feel uncomfortable: you get a headache and stomach ache and discomfort in your gut. You might suffer from visual disturbances after consumption. Over 400 milligrams would indeed be lethal. But green tomatoes are not that dangerous: a solanine content of up to 32 milligrams per 100 grams was measured. To be lethally affected, one would have to eat many kilos of green tomatoes
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
11 Jul 21
@S4mmyboy That's why i have mentioned if consumed in large quantities
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
11 Jul 21
@ThatDisha Hahaha..... I was worried if @thelme55 would get scared reading your post and dump her green tomatoes away......so I have elaborated in detail
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
12 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil you have been a troublesome child and i think it was difficult for your mom to deal you.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jul 21
@sjvg1976 I've always been sweet and innocent. People just don't understand how difficult it can be to convince people of that. 
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jul 21
Me, either. Another "food" mom claimed was good and good for me... (When I sneaked mine under the table, even our dog wouldn't eat them.)
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@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
11 Jul 21
Your tomatoes look really good.
Ours are not producing this year.
I have given up on them.
I grew up on a tomato farm, but we never ate them until they ripened. There was always a plate of sliced tomatoes on the table for our meals from late July until early October.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jul 21
There is also a salsa you can make with green tomatoes. It's not bad but not my favorite. (I will eat it with tamales, though. YUM!)
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
13 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I have not heard of green tomato salsa. Very interesting. Thanks for the info.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Jul 21
I slice green tomatoes and cover both side in a little flour. Then, I brown them in butter on a medium-hot skillet, flip them over and brown on the other side. Carefully place them on paper toweling, on a platter. Sprinkle with a little salt. We love them!
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
13 Jul 21
Thank you for this recipe @kobesbuddy. I will try them soon. Thank you.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jul 21
@thelme55 You're welcome, Thelma:) We love fried green tomatoes!
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jul 21
You're a sick man! Green tomatoes in salsa are okay, but I like red ones better.
Have you ever tried fried green tomatoes? 
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jul 21
@S4mmyboy I tried to feed mine to our dog. She wouldn't eat them either. (Mom was really mad when she found them under the table. I think I was seven or eight when that happened. 
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
12 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil hahaha......Fried green tomatoes? Naah
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Jul 21
I have had fried green tomatoes.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I have 5 tomato plants and have had three of the varieties in salads so far with my own lettuce. Had zucchini last week. So nice to pick veggies and eat them fresh.
Yes, I’ve had pickled green and fried green tomatoes. Going to roast some tomorrow.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
20 Jul 21
@thelme55 Nice! I have seen green tomatoes but I've never eaten them before. In fact, I'm not exactly fond of the red. I try to eat them as they are healthy but not my favourite thing to eat.
Wishing you a great week ahead!
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
24 Jul 21
I love ripe tomatoes but have not tried the greening yet. Thank you @VivaLaDani13. Have a nice weekend,too.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
11 Jul 21
I have read that unripe or green tomatoes are acidic. But ripe green tomatoes are nutritious.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
11 Jul 21
Yes.. green tomatoes chutney is made here..
I like tomatoes pickle
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Jul 21
I've heard they can be, but I've never had them green.
@anya12adwi (9360)
• India
12 Jul 21
Nah!! Never had such thought! But who knows, I might try when I see one and get it!
@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
14 Jul 21
I see that you love to plant and you have a green thumb i haven't tried eating raw green tomatoe
i haven't tried eating raw green tomatoe
@dgobucks226 (35608)
•
15 Jul 21
Wow those look nice and a good size too. I prefer mine ripened although they say you can eat them green. I just cut and eat mine on sandwiches or in salads.
When I think of green tomatoes it reminds me of the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes."
