A gem from the farmers' market. It's large, lumpy, and very tasty. This is a yellow brandywine, an heirloom.In case you're not familiar with heirloom vegetables, they are the old, open-pollinated varieties, as opposed to modern hybrids.
Seed companies develop hybrids to have regular, pretty shapes, and to stand up to shipping. Heirlooms were bred by generations of growers selecting for hardiness and flavor.
I went to the farmer's market here a while ago, and was really annoyed that they were selling hydroponically grown tomatoes. I'd rather picture a little grandfatherly type puttering in his side yard, picking tomatoes...
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