Cherokee Purple Tomato
Heirloom variety: Cherokee Purple
- Taste
- Deep, smoky, and sweet with low acidity and a wine-like richness; dusky rose-purple flesh.
- In season (Fayette, zone 6b)
- July – September
- Good source of
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin A
- Potassium
- Lycopene
An heirloom said to have been passed down from the Cherokee people, with dusky purple-red shoulders and green-tinged flesh. What sets it apart is flavor — smoky, sweet, and almost savory, the benchmark for a “black” tomato. It shows off best sliced thick and raw.