Grape Tomatoes Delivery or Pickup

If you love tomatoes, you've likely run into the problem of finding great tomatoes outside of hot summer months. Enter the tiny but mighty grape tomato. Grape tomatoes are even smaller than cherry tomatoes, and their naturally high sugar content means they're flavorful even in cooler weather.

Boasting a long, oval shape like a typical grape, grape tomatoes are easy to recognize, thanks to their similarity to the fruit from which they borrow their name. You can find these tasty tomatoes in a wide range of colors, including red and gold varieties as well as green, pink, white, and purple types.

Grape tomatoes first came to the United States from Southeast Asia in the 1990s. They started out as an exotic food mostly found in upscale grocery stores, but have since enjoyed booming popularity. Producers enjoy grape tomatoes' high yield per plant and hearty skin, while you'll love the convenient size and enhanced sweetness.

Grape tomatoes offer benefits compared to cherry tomatoes, whose thin skin and high water content make them difficult to ship. Grape tomatoes combine the thicker skin of beefsteak-style tomatoes with the flavor and size of Italian Roma tomatoes. The hybrid fruit boasts intense flavor, thick skin, and a low water content.

Grape tomatoes' sugar to acid balance delivers a sweet, rich taste that still gets you that classic tomato flavor. Crunchy and meaty, grape tomatoes are ideal for serving uncooked in salads or cooked in dishes like pizzas or kabobs. Of course, they're amazing raw as a quick, easy, and super healthy snack on their own as well.

You'll want to go for grape tomatoes that have shiny, taut skin and vibrant color. When you gently squeeze them, grape tomatoes should be firm to mostly firm. Avoid grape tomatoes with wrinkly or soft spots, cracks, blemishes, or bruises, and keep in mind that green tomatoes won't keep ripening once they're off their vines. 

Grape tomatoes have a growing season that lasts throughout the year. That's good news for tomato-lovers! You can usually find grape tomatoes readily available, even when other varieties of tomatoes are not in season or too expensive to purchase.

Grape tomatoes taste the best when you store them at room temperature. Keep them out of direct sunlight. You can also store grape tomatoes in your refrigerator crisper in a paper bag or plastic clamshell bag, though storing them in the refrigerator can reduce the tomatoes' flavor. You can usually store grape tomatoes for up to 5 days, but they often deliver the best flavor if you eat them within 3 days.

To prepare grape tomatoes, simply rinse them before slicing them or eating them whole. You can rinse grape tomatoes individually or in a colander using cool running water. Once you've rinsed your grape tomatoes, dry them by placing them on a clean paper towel.