Heirloom Tomatoes
The real reason store-bought tomatoes never taste like summer
You know it before you bite.
That sun-warmed, green-stem scent on your fingers.
A little soft. A little strange.
Slice it open, and it bleeds flavor like fruit.
This isn’t the tomato engineered for shipping.
It’s the one passed down for taste.
Inside this guide:
What makes a tomato heirloom, when to buy them, how to use them and why grocery tomatoes don’t stand a chance.
What actually makes it heirloom
Heirlooms aren’t just “the weird-looking ones.”
They come with history and a purpose.
Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated varieties that have been passed down for generations, often 50 years or more.