Just a Pinch of South

For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. This blog is written by Elizabeth Bloodworth. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.

Jun20

I’m ready for summer tomatoes (pronounced “summah tuhMAYtuhs” where I come from.) There’s something fundamental that changes about a tomato if it is refrigerated. There’s an actual chemical change that changes the flavor. They are not “right.”  So the closer to the source the better the tomato, of course. And also, the uglier the tomato the tastier it is. Have you found that to be true, too? The weird purple-y ones, the strangely shaped heirlooms, the ones even with scaly skin mean that they weren’t mass grown. The perfect round red tomato isn’t usually the most  flavorful. I grew up not really liking raw tomatoes. I think because they were mostly from the supermarket and had been refrigerated and chosen for color, not flavor. How did we as a society say that those terrible tasting tomatoes were okay? It was only as I discovered heirlooms and farm grown tomatoes did I actually fall in love with the taste. I’d love a BLT right about now. With homemade mayonnaise, good bread, crispy bacon… mmm…

I’m ready for summer tomatoes (pronounced “summah tuhMAYtuhs” where I come from.)

There’s something fundamental that changes about a tomato if it is refrigerated. There’s an actual chemical change that changes the flavor. They are not “right.”  So the closer to the source the better the tomato, of course.

And also, the uglier the tomato the tastier it is. Have you found that to be true, too? The weird purple-y ones, the strangely shaped heirlooms, the ones even with scaly skin mean that they weren’t mass grown. The perfect round red tomato isn’t usually the most  flavorful.

I grew up not really liking raw tomatoes. I think because they were mostly from the supermarket and had been refrigerated and chosen for color, not flavor. How did we as a society say that those terrible tasting tomatoes were okay? It was only as I discovered heirlooms and farm grown tomatoes did I actually fall in love with the taste.

I’d love a BLT right about now. With homemade mayonnaise, good bread, crispy bacon… mmm…

(via thatkindofwoman)

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