Every try growing "tamarillo", or "tree tomato" ? Any advice/experience to relate ?

[eppur_se_muova]

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They look like they have an awful lot of seeds, and I'm curious as to whether they are harder than tomato seeds. Also, how do they work in recipes ? Are they just a direct substitute for tomatoes in most cases ? Anything interesting you can make that's different from tomatoes ?


https://en.democraticunderground.org/10182314488

[Nittersing]

1. I never even heard of a tamarillo!

But according to wiki:

The flesh of the tamarillo is tangy and variably sweet, with a bold and complex flavor, and may be compared to kiwifruit, tomato, guava, or passion fruit. The skin and the flesh near it have a bitter taste and are not usually eaten raw.
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Those are some pretty diverse flavors...

[NewHendoLib]

2. They used to sell those in Sunday newspaper insert ads!

I've not tried them

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Also TV Guide, places like that ...

low profit margin business, I'm guessing, since nothing can be patented or (usefully) trademarked.