They lose flavor due to chilling injury. Chilling injury is a condition associated with warm-weather fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, etc.
At low temperatures, tropical plants are unable to metabolize oxygen normally. This leads to the various symptoms associated with chilling injury. Remember that these are still living plant parts.
Riddima "UK Bass Crew" Joined: 30 Nov 2005 (709 posts)
Sun May 31, 2009 1:07 pm
elric wrote:
Why is it bad to put a tomato in the fridge?
They lose flavor due to chilling injury. Chilling injury is a condition associated with warm-weather fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, etc.
At low temperatures, tropical plants are unable to metabolize oxygen normally. This leads to the various symptoms associated with chilling injury. Remember that these are still living plant parts.
I didnt know that, well i use it to cook my gravy for my steak etc and i add seasoning to the steak anyway so i wont really taste the tomato itself anyway lol
Anyway where the pic of the fridges? i dont want to be alone here, come on peeps time to post them up!!
benjy "Long Time Listener" Joined: 07 Oct 2008 (87 posts)
Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:57 am
hmmmm the fridge thread is making me hungry now,still it reminds me what i need to get when i go shopping maybe we could add a shopping check list as well i`m deffinetly getting some of that mustard stuff for a start.
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