I actually asked around 10 people last night, and not one of them had heard of Roma Tomatoes. If they’re the same as Plum tomatoes, thats what they’re called here. I’m not in the USA.
Is anyone going to explain the correlation between tomatoes and livers then?
See post #26.
It was the vegetable equivalent of “Yo Mama!”
Is there any reason you bumped your own pit thread just to show how stupid you are?
Dude, drop it. The horse is dead. Romas are great tomatoes, and very common in the Colonies. Not so much in the UK, we get it. We didn’t know, now we do.
(Yawn) Welcome to the world outside a computer.
Roma tomatoes aren’t very good, at least the ones we have here, they don’t have any flavour. And I was in No Frills last night and they sell both Roma and Plum tomatoes, so what’s going on there?
You have to understand, the English climate isn’t conducive to growing tomatoes. Or most anything else for that matter. The only veggie you’ll find there is potatoes. Place an order of “vegetables” in their eating places and you’ll get some form of potato. Tomatoes are that red sauce that comes in packets and gallon cans and covers potatoes that are fried.
Anyway, if you’re going to trade vegetable insults with paulbeserkerand compare his liver to anything, try Terri Schiavo.
I don’t know where you got that idea - do you have a cite that will contradict that I grow very nice tomatoes on my balcony every summer?
I know it’s the Pit, but to say that only potatoes grow on this latitude is quite ignorant.
Or was it a woosh?
Isn’t southern Scandinavia a great deal sunnier on average than England?
I seriously doubt that **Knowed Out ** is trying to assert that it is *impossible * to grow tomatoes in England. I read his/her post as a bit of hyperbole playing off the apparent scarcity of Roma tomatos in the UK.
You’re not really spoiling for a fight over vegetables, are you? 
Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I’ll tell you something my lad. When you’re walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me!
<spit-take>: Hey, wait a minute. . . Scandinavia? The Gaspode’s not even in England? I don’t know much about gardening, but even I can figure out that there’s a lot more to what-grows-where than latitude! Of course what grows nicely on a balcony in Sweden might not grow commercially in the UK; there’s soil, and humidity, prevailing winds, the effects of the Gulf Stream, and all sorts of other variables I don’t know anything about.
Man, talk about yer apples and oranges . . . or something. . .
No, I’m pretty damn sure you can’t grow decent oranges in the UK or in Scandahoovia.
Too bad; that’s how I was gonna defend myself against the loganberries. . .
I, for one, would prefer my liver to be the color of a Roma tomato. Instead of it’s current color of beef jerkey. (Probably the same texture as well) :eek:
Only in the Straight Dope can somebody get more offended by my statement over the difficulty of growing tomatoes in England than my reference to Terry Schiavo.
Regarding tomatoes:
No,southern Scandinavia isn’tsunnier than England, it’s as wet, humid, wet, rainy, wet, windy and generally miserable as England is. However, during the few summer months, we do get great tomatoes (and strawberries, and apples and cucumbers, but not oranges). The cooler climate makes for slower growth and ripening, thus making tomatoes that are very meaty , with lots of taste.
One of the biggest producers of tomatoes in Europe is… (wait for it) Holland. Green Houses, ya know.
Also, with Europe being a single market, during the winter months we get tomatoes from Spain, Greece, Italy. Some from the Canary Islands.
My local, small, grocery stores carries Dutch and Spanish Tomatoes, plum, Roma, cherry, ordinary, on a twig, yellow and probaly even Knowed Out Tomatoes.
While England is known for mushy peas (or even peace), I’d say that the produce section of any supermarket there is as well stocked as it would be in the US.
And I have no idea who Terry Wossname is. Clicking on the link gave me some info, and while I can get the reference to vegetable, tomatoes are much more interesting. Esxpecially since I’m gonna slice some up and put in soil come the weekend.
In general, I didn’t find this to be true. I lived in Copenhagen for a few years and the weather never bothered me, even the dark and cold winter. Rain in England (at least London) drove me nuts for the three years I hung my hat there, and the cloudy sky always seemed to be hanging about two feet over the tops of the buildings. Fucking depressing. Denmark on the other hand had absolutely gorgeous summers with the sunlight stretching late into day and sunsets that seemed to go on forever. Occasional wind and rain never felt as overbearing as in England.
Though, to be fair, a lot of it may have to do with one’s “state of mind”, if you will…
As soon as I saw the reference to her I thought “uh-oh, KO getting pounded soon” then realized the level of ADD-affliction on these boards surpasses even mine.
This is actually turning into a GD on the climatology of norther Europe and how it applies to vegatable agriculture. Man I love the Strai…ooh, look! A shiny quarter!
You know, duffer, I resent the implication. I’m ADHD and I don’t appre-hey! Wanna go ride bikes?
