Sometimes menus’ listed ‘sides’ make really good ‘starters’ – Girlahead often finds a veggies-only dish is an ideal prelude to a substantial main course. At Khao at FOUR SEASONS CHIANG MAI, therefore, the chef translated the listed tomato side into a divine starter. See the image above.
Of course it depends on the quality of the tomatoes. In UK the most prized are from the Isle of Wight but they are only available March to November. Year-round, staple supplies come from The Netherlands. Sorry all you Dutch foodies, you produce so much that is admirable but your tomatoes are tasteless.
By contrast Italy’s tomatoes, especially from Puglia and elsewhere in the South of the country, are divine. So many memories come flooding back. Tomatoes and fresh burrata eaten in vineyards in blazing sun. Heaven.ay 11th Augus
In Ohio, the first Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival was held in 1966. This year, as well as serious judging and exhibitions and such side activities as pickleball, there’s the must-watch tomato wars, Friday 11th August at 6pm. Teams of fivego head-to-head in a dodgeball style tournament to be this year’s champs. However, instead of rubber balls, they’ll be throwing tomatoes. Fortunately teams are provided with water-resistant goggles but everyone, regardless, got in one helluvah mess
