What an absolutely gorgeous garden vegetable the Black Krim Tomato is. To my surprise early this spring I found these heirloom tomato plants at my local greenhouse and bought a couple without thinking twice. I have not been disappointed. Matter of fact, I have already saved a fair amount of seed for next year.
Black Krim heirloom tomatoes are apparently tough enough to withstand unruly weather and a fair amount of neglect and still produce beautiful mahogany colored deep red fruits with deep green shoulders on top. This year in my little garden they had to withstand both conditions and I still received the most unique and tasty tomatoes that were 3″ to 4″ in size. They are indeed beefsteak slicers, each slice displaying almost black flesh and loads of greenish seeds.
As for taste, it was love at first bite! The naturally slightly salty taste is more than just delicious. It’s a real deal for people on low salt diets, for there is no reason to add the dreaded salt. I have eaten many different kinds of tomatoes in my life and there is no doubt in my mind that the Black Krim tomatoes is my all time favorite. Can you just imagine piles of these beautiful heirloom tomatoes piled high in the produce section? Since they are heavy yielders that produce in about 75 days without much special attention, maybe we’ll see them more often. Hope so.
Black Krim heirloom tomatoes originally came from the “Isle of Krim” located on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. No wonder they are strong plants, able to withstand wide temperature ranges. This place is better known as the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine. Crimea is known in ukrainian as Krim. Match tomato color group with place and you have the Black Krim Heirloom tomato….delicious like no other.
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