The Pantry Staple (Not Salt) You Should Sprinkle On Tomatoes
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BY ANDY HUME
To enhance fresh tomatoes, consider sprinkling sugar on them. Sugar on ripe tomatoes makes them sweeter and a little juicier with a more full-bodied flavor profile.
Tomatoes have a high content of citric and malic acids, and a little bit of sugar can help balance them out, making even a bitter, underripe tomato taste pretty darn good.
This trick works particularly well with overly bitter or acidic tomatoes that may not be at peak flavor and is often ideal in the off-season when they need a little kick.
To enhance a particularly sour tomato, slice it and add a small pinch of salt and a light dusting of refined sugar. Let it sweat for 5 minutes, flip it over, and do the same.
