A Guide to Common Cherry Tomato Varieties and Their Characteristics
The Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomato variety has a lovely name: orange, fragrance and honey, which shows that it has the alluring qualities of beautiful color, aromatic fruit and sweet, delicious flavor, possessing color, aroma and taste all at once!
The Appearance of the Orange Honey Fragrance Cherry Tomato
The Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomato is also known as the Orange Honey cherry tomato or the Clear Honey cherry tomato; the three words orange, honey and fragrance seem to already explain that this cherry tomato has it all: color, aroma and taste. It is mainly grown in the sun-drenched central and southern parts of Taiwan, China, with a small amount in the east. The peak season runs from about December to April of the following year. It is mostly grown in the open field. It tastes thin-skinned and juicy, with thick flesh; its sweet and slightly tart flavor refreshes the heart and is deeply memorable.
The Inner Qualities of the Orange Honey Fragrance Cherry Tomato
The Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomato has a springy texture, and its vitamin C content is about 3 times that of the Jade Maiden cherry tomato, which can promote the formation of collagen. It is also rich in ß carotene, which helps maintain vision, supports the health of the skin and mucous membranes and has an antioxidant effect. It is rich in fiber, which promotes bowel movements and helps with internal cleansing, among other benefits. For this reason it is regarded by many women as one of the must-have fruits for beauty and skin care.
The Preciousness of the Orange Honey Fragrance Cherry Tomato
Growing Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomatoes requires a great deal of preparatory work. The soil must be loose and the moisture appropriate in order to grow them well. Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomatoes suffer from many diseases and pests, so you can imagine what hard and painstaking work it is if they are not sprayed with pesticides. In addition, once the weather becomes unstable, the thin-skinned cherry tomatoes tend to split when it is too cold, and when it is too hot the stem ends easily turn dry, yellow and shriveled. They need careful tending before you can have delicious cherry tomatoes!
How to Enjoy the Orange Honey Fragrance Cherry Tomato
After buying Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomatoes, it is recommended to leave them at room temperature for 1 to 2 days before refrigerating them; the sweetness and flavor will be even better! After that, take out and wash only as many as you want to eat, so as to keep the fresh texture. When washing, remove the green stem ends. Organically certified Orange Honey Fragrance cherry tomatoes can simply be rinsed gently with clean water; once the dust on the skin is washed off, they are ready to eat. Ordinary cherry tomatoes, however, require attention to the pesticide issue, and must be washed carefully.
