Illustration of Reisetomate tomato
Illustration based on known variety traits. Appearance varies by growing conditions.

No. 022 · heirloom

Reisetomate

Reisetomate is an indeterminate heirloom cherry tomato with deep bright red fruit. It ripens in about 79 days.

Typecherry tomato
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity79
Fruit size2 to 5 oz
Colordeep bright red
Difficultymoderate

Flavor

Described as sweet yet sharp and acidic with a tart edge, but not bitter or too sour. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

A heirloom whose name is German for traveler tomato, by tradition tied to its fused lobes that a traveler could tear off and pocket; sources variously trace it to Germany by way of Guatemala or to older Peruvian and Central American cultivation.

What it does well

  • Distinctive knobbly cluster of fused lobes you can tear off by hand
  • Heavy producer
  • Strong tangy flavor for fresh eating and dips

Where it frustrates

  • Fasciated, lumpy fruit is awkward to slice or cook with
  • Acidic and sharp flavor is not to everyone's taste

Like Reisetomate, but...

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Black Cherrybut red and clustered into fused lobes rather than smooth single dark cherries

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