# Tomato milkshakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736 "2013-07-17T06:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/21 "2013-07-18T02:41:11Z")
I haven’t tried a tomato milkshake. But tomato-cantaloupe smoothies are great. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/22 "2013-07-18T05:40:35Z")
Tomato cream pasta sauces are a common thing so tomatoes and cream is not out of the ordinary. Milkshakes sound too sweet for my taste but I have never been a big sweet person. I have had a nice tangy tomato sorbet one time at a tomato themed dinner. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/23 "2013-07-18T06:36:00Z")
A tomato milkshake is an [ordinary, everyday thing in Colombia](https://www.google.com/search?q=jugo+de+tomate+de+arbol&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=64nnUeKzA4asigLsioGACg&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1536&bih=683). They’re sweetened with sugar, and have too much milk to be called a “smoothie,” by common usage, but such terms are just adjustments in semantics, really. I usually ask for them without milk, though, so you couldn’t really call that version a “milkshake.” In Caribbean Colombia they call them _jugo de tomate de arbol_, but I wouldn’t translate that literally, either. (Tomato juice and things like V8 are never with milk, and usually not sweet.) Essentially, this is what the OP is talking about, and you can order one from just about any ordinary corner fruteria. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/24 "2013-07-18T10:49:29Z")
I’ll get to work on a tomato milkshake, once I perfect my haggis ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/25 "2013-07-18T12:30:45Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I still think I can make the dessert ramen work If you’re ever in Nagoya, you should head over to [Mountain Cafe](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%AB%E8%8C%B6%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3) (in Japanese, but do check out the pics.) Their specialty is sweet spaghetti: strawberry spaghetti, maccha spaghetti, melon spaghetti, pretty much any type of spaghetti you’ve never thought of. I’m sure it’ll give you some ideas for your ramen. (I just checked and lo and behold desert ramen actually is a thing. [Ramen toffee with vanilla ice cream](http://www.nongshim.co.jp/blog/2010/04/post-1.html). And [Vaniramen](http://blog.goo.ne.jp/n_fumino/e/de9cd975dc836d4e221a7b1152a5598c). ) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/26 "2013-07-18T15:37:15Z")
> [@jovan](#): > > (I just checked and lo and behold desert ramen actually is a thing. [Ramen toffee with vanilla ice cream](http://www.nongshim.co.jp/blog/2010/04/post-1.html). And [Vaniramen](http://blog.goo.ne.jp/n_fumino/e/de9cd975dc836d4e221a7b1152a5598c). ) The second link more closely resembles my attempts so far, though mine have been more fruit-based, with no chocolate or ice cream. My last attempt was noodles in a litchi “broth” (very light syrup), with sliced strawberries and banana, topped with a drizzle of caramel or butterscotch, and garnished with Pocky and optional mandarin orange slices. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t what I was aiming for, either. Next time, I plan to try a variation with a touch of orange blossom water and vanilla ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/27 "2013-07-18T15:41:46Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I’ll get to work on a tomato milkshake, once I perfect my haggis ice cream. :: covers mouth and sprints for the bathroom :: ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/28 "2013-07-18T15:50:38Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > A tomato milkshake is an [ordinary, everyday thing in Colombia](https://www.google.com/search?q=jugo+de+tomate+de+arbol&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=64nnUeKzA4asigLsioGACg&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1536&bih=683). Yeah, but those aren’t what we normally think of as tomatoes, but rather tamarillos. They have a more tropical and fruity taste, in my experience, although is some similarity with the tomato. (They are of the same genus as the tomato, but a different species.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/29 "2013-07-18T15:51:29Z")
I think ramen for dessert could be very good - think cream puffs with chocolate sauce. Okay, now _I’m_ thinking cream puffs with chocolate sauce. Guess what I’m getting at the grocery store today? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/30 "2013-07-18T16:20:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > :: covers mouth and sprints for the bathroom :: Just don’t knock over my bushels of mangos. I need them for my meatloaf recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/31 "2013-07-18T20:06:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Seconded. I came in here to say that the thread title alone appalled me. Me too. The sooner it drops off the page, the better. Oops, I just bumped it, didn’t I? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/32 "2013-07-18T20:13:15Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I think ramen for dessert could be very good - think cream puffs with chocolate sauce. Okay, now _I’m_ thinking cream puffs with chocolate sauce. Guess what I’m getting at the grocery store today? 🙂 Goddammit, guess what I forgot at the grocery store today? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/33 "2013-07-18T21:00:05Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ll get to work on a tomato milkshake, once I perfect my haggis ice cream. For dessert we can have a beer float (I know they’re for real, but not with the correct ice cream- mint chip) How about a trout split? What? Not a RAW trout. That’s gross. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/34 "2013-07-19T08:25:19Z")
I’ve been musing upon this today, and I have plans to try both a sweet, light one (like the Colombian one sounds like), and a savoury one loaded with salt. Now, to construct recipes! ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/35 "2013-07-19T09:08:15Z")
I think that by using some home-made savoury ice cream (and obviously not store-bought vanilla ice cream) and aiming for something halfway between a thick gaspacho and a cold tomato cream soup, we could make this work. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/36 "2013-07-19T09:27:15Z")
There are dishes containing milk and tomatoes? ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/37 "2013-07-19T11:12:10Z")
Slightly O/T, but I _can_ announce that reaching for the milk to put in one’s coffee but blindly grabbing the carton of tomato juice instead is not a great idea.☹ ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/38 "2013-07-19T12:04:49Z")
> [@Double\_Foolscap](#): > > There are dishes containing milk and tomatoes? Absolutely. The tomato cream soup I mentioned and other soup recipes have milk and tomatoes. Cream and tomato is a very common combination, for instance in pasta sauces. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/39 "2013-07-19T12:07:39Z")
Oh yeah - hence the “cream” in “cream of tomato soup” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736/40 "2013-07-19T20:26:00Z")
If tomato milkshake is too visionary for some people, maybe a tomato soda? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-milkshakes/663736.md?page=3)