Tomatoes on the salty side?

[Homegrwoninillinois]

I have been on a quest for a few months to find nice strong flavored tomatoes, but ones that have a quality of saltiness all on their own, no shaker needed.

Finding this in online searches usually provides little useable results. Given the community here with a more advanced flavor pallet for tomatoes. Do you have a tomato that comes to mind, if so I would love to know of it.

I don't love tomatoes with an overly squishy or mealy texture, so I would love to avoid those if possible.

Thank you!

[MissS]

I find the description of saltiness is usually but not always described with some of the darker tomatoes and most often with those that I describe as purple not black. I have tasted saltiness in Daniel Burson, Cherokee Purple, Rosedale, Black Krim and Marizol Bratka which is not a dark tomato. I will say that I have not experienced the saltiness from them every season that I have grown them. Unfortunately I have not paid much attention to what the variables are that may help to produce the salty flavor to them.

[Homegrwoninillinois]

I find the description of saltiness is usually but not always described with some of the darker tomatoes and most often with those that I describe as purple not black. I have tasted saltiness in Daniel Burson, Cherokee Purple, Rosedale, Black Krim and Marizol Bratka which is not a dark tomato. I will say that I have not experienced the saltiness from them every season that I have grown them. Unfortunately I have not paid much attention to what the variables are that may help to produce the salty flavor to them.

Daniel Burson is on my 2025 grow list along with a few other “purples”.

[Paulf]

My taster must not be in proper working order...I have never had a salty taste on any of the named varieties or any variety for that matter unless I sprinkled salt on them myself. I think I read this sort of thread some time in the past somewhere so I tried to discover what may be a salty flavor in a tomato. Would there be some other description of a taste that may translate to "salty"? Your word salty may be my word _____.

[Homegrwoninillinois]

My taster must not be in proper working order...I have never had a salty taste on any of the named varieties or any variety for that matter unless I sprinkled salt on them myself. I think I read this sort of thread some time in the past somewhere so I tried to discover what may be a salty flavor in a tomato. Would there be some other description of a taste that may translate to "salty"? Your word salty may be my word _____.

Maybe briney or savory? More complex flavor?

[ddsack]

For myself, I translate salty tomatoes into tomatoes with a lot of acid aftertaste and not too much sweetness to override or balance the acidity. I like this type of what I see as the "old fashioned taste" that some seek. These are the tomatoes that I think need no salt added, maybe a little pepper if you like. One of these is the early yellow medium sized Azoychka.
https://victoryseeds.com/products/azoyc ... qShf5GMQ-u

[Shule]

I have been on a quest for a few months to find nice strong flavored tomatoes, but ones that have a quality of saltiness all on their own, no shaker needed.

Finding this in online searches usually provides little useable results. Given the community here with a more advanced flavor pallet for tomatoes. Do you have a tomato that comes to mind, if so I would love to know of it.

I don't love tomatoes with an overly squishy or mealy texture, so I would love to avoid those if possible.

Thank you!

Frittata Kitchen makes a good salt replacement in my experience.

[PlainJane]

Daniel Burson and Vorlon do that for me, especially when completely on their own with a clean palette.

[Homegrwoninillinois]

Daniel Burson and Vorlon do that for me, especially when completely on their own with a clean palette.

I’ll be growing Daniel this year. Thank you

[wykvlvr]

Check out the descriptions on Heritage Seed Market. There are a few descriptions where Ellie states they have a salty flavor to me...