LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2019

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Fun Fact AZTECS WERE THE FIRST TO CULTIVATE TOMATOES, WHICH THEY CALLED XITOMATL , MEANING “PLUMPWITH NAVEL.”

Tomato time

Sunshine- and heat-loving tomatoes find their happy place in Ontario, especially in the southwest part of the province where sandy soil, lake breezes and dry, warm summers are abundant. On the flip side, a short growing season poses challenges, inspiring growers to seek faster-maturing tomato varieties that can be ripe in as little as 50 days (compared to many types that take 80 to 90 days). That’s good news for lovers of tomatoes who have pined most of the year to have fresh ones right off the vine on their plates. You’ll find the very best of the season from late July to the end of August.

Fresh, abundant and bursting with colour, Ontario tomatoes taste like sunshine and summer in every flavour-filled bite.

By Michele Sponagle | photography by james tse

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FOOD & DRINK SUMMER 2019