Amish Paste (Giant Plum Tomato)

This variety comes originally from the Amish community. It is HUGE – one of the largest plum-type tomatoes we have ever seen. As well as size and productivity, we are really impressed by its flavour – a new addition to our favourites. 

The tall vines set pretty early in the season, and make nice red fruit about the size of an apple which weigh up to 1lb each. Not only was it one of the first to flower, but it just kept on making tomatoes for month after month. The fruits are good. Very dense fleshed, with few seeds – but still a really good tart flavour, so ideal for cooking, ketchups and bottling. And they cook down to an incredibly rich and sweet sauce. 

But our most amusing use is as our customary snack of fried tomato on toast – a single slice will do an entire piece of toast:

Large red plums, ideal for sauces , but actually, they’re very nice fresh in salads and burgers too.