The Perfect Tomato, Cultivated for Bland Uniformity

The New York Times reviews Barry Estabrook’s new book, Tomatoland:  Hard, tasteless, uniform green balls that barely dent when they fall off a truck at 60 miles per hour and that must be gassed to achieve the sick-pink hue they present in supermarkets. It’s no wonder generations of Americans have grown up thinking tomatoes were a fraud perpetrated by God, their parents or Taco Bell. I remember biting into one of these objects in a salad and thinking: Now there’s a supposedly tasty thing I’ll never eat again.  This volume simmers like a big, bright kettle of heirloom tomato sauce. Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/books/tomatoland-barry-estabrooks-expose-review.html