Cherry tomato (generic)
Cherry tomatoes are small-fruited tomatoes, including rounded and elongated varieties.
- Fruit size
- Small-fruited types
- Shape range
- Rounded and elongated varieties
Try it in the kitchen
Halve the tomatoes for a salad with olives and basil, or roast them and spoon them over cooked beans. Keep the preparation simple enough to notice the differences between varieties.
For Caprese, combine whole ciliegini with halved datterini and thick slices of cuore di bue tomato. Cherry tomatoes also suit a simple pan dish with fresh mangetout.
Cook with it
A family of small tomatoes
Look for the cultivar or type as well as the cherry-tomato description. Rounded and elongated small-fruited varieties are both sold as cherry tomatoes; the name does not guarantee one exact shape or one growing origin.
