Pink Brandywine Tomato
Heirloom variety: Brandywine (Pink)
- Taste
- Rich, full, old-fashioned tomato flavor — sweet and tangy in balance, with a velvety texture.
- In season (Fayette, zone 6b)
- July – September
- Good source of
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Potassium
- Lycopene
Perhaps the most celebrated heirloom tomato of all, Brandywine is an Amish variety dating to the 1880s. The large, slightly ribbed pink fruit have a deep, complex flavor that modern hybrids chase but rarely match. A single thick slice with salt is a meal in high summer.