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.
