Tomatoes. A versatile vegetable. A versatile fruit. Just so versatile.
Did you know there are more than 47 ways to cook a tomato? Yes, 47. Probably more.
Bon Appétit recently tried out these methods:
Raw Whole 0:50
Sliced and Salted 1:16
Pan Seared 1:51
Fried 2:25
Blanched 3:10
Sushi 3:47
Tartare 4:34
Raw Sauce 5:11
Passata 5:45
Cooked Sauce 6:23
Paste 6:56
Leather 7:33
Powder 8:08
Smoked 8:50
Torched 9:21
Laser 9:51
Juice 10:50
Water 11:15
Soda 11:53
Campfire (2 – Ways) 12:30
Foil Wrapped 12:44
Charred 13:03
Campfire Sauce 13:23
On A Stick 13:57
Ice Pop 15:20
Granita 16:03
Ice Cream 16:47
Baked 17:40
Roasted 18:13
Broiled 18:43
Confit 19:19
Grilled (3 Ways) 19:54
Whole Grilled 20:11
Half Grilled 20:29
Skewered 20:29
Gazpacho 21:12
Blender 21:41
Microwave 22:15
Iron 22:49
Sous Vide 23:19
Slow Cooker 23:57
Canned 24:26
Brûlée 25:04
Tarte Tatin 25:42
Pickled 26:32
Fermented 27:05
Caviar 28:02
Aspic 28:52
All we have to left to say is, “pass the tomato.”