it’s possible for you to speed up ripening with this easy trick.
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Im Italian, so tomatoes have always been important in my family.
Fortunately, there are tasty options at the farmers market and grocery store.
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Sometimes, however, I’m ready to eat a tomato, but its just not ready for me.
The best place for a tomato to ripen is obviously on the vine, Azevedo says.
The paper bag traps the ethylene the tomatoes emit and encourages them to ripen faster.
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Placing them near ethylene-producing produce also triggers ripening.
Theres no secret method to ripen them really, really fast.
But, says Azevedo, if you place them with a bunch of bananas you have a better shot.
I always set them stem side down because they tend to sit better, says Azevedo.
But it doesn’t matter.
Tomatoes are tropical plants and they don’t like the cold.
But heat can break down the pectins in the fruit, degrading the color and flavor, says Azevedo.
How long a ripe tomato lasts depends on the variety.
The Best Way To Choose Tomatoes
Azevedo says he typically chooses produce that hes naturally drawn to.
Tomatoes are high in vitamin C and the antioxidant lycopene.
Lycopene is very closely related to color, Azevedo says.
Some of them have up to eight times more lycopene than the yellow versions.
