Hate is a strong word. I don’t hate tomatoes… I just hate how they feel in my mouth. And I hate the green acidic twang they add when accidentily left in my burrito. And I hate how silly I feel ordering Mexican food minus tomatoes and then having my order arrive with tomatoes.
But wait, tomato! Don’t go… this doesn’t mean that you can’t hang around here! I mean, we can work something out. You can wear disguises, get a tan, do some contortionist yoga… I’ll let you tag along.
Please don’t hate me for being a hater. Or for wearing shirts proclaiming your evilness…
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I know you write in English, but I cannot comprehend the meaning these words in sequence: tomatoes are evil.
Surely there is a 12-step program for such a malady?
I’m stricken on behalf of the tomatoes, dear. It’s like saying “Breasts are evil”!
: D
Whoa now! Let’s not be hasty here, Tana! If by chance someone had blighted the lovely family of Melon fruits, I could understand your comparison.
It is widely known that Tomatoes are evil, being a member of the nightshade family, a family known for their general toxicity! Like the tobacco leaf, their rebel cousin, they have an addictive substance in them (related to nicotine) that makes you crave them fortnightly… hmm, so maybe they are not that unlike breasts after all. 
i like tomatoes but i know some people hate them. My son and his godmother are two such people. And my son says that exactly, he can’t stand the way they feel in his mouth. But sauces are okay as long as he can’t see the tomatoes.
So you are not alone 
I don’t like tomatoes either and try to avoid them at all costs. I have been known to pile them up on my plate after eating Greek salad to the chagrin of my family who, by the way, are all tomato-lovers.
I would be happy to take care of any tomatoes that may stray across your path.
- duly noted!
–McAuliflower
What?
I am so dumbfounded.
I mean, I know it’s OK not to like some foods. I’m funny about scallops, basil, mussels, cooked green bell peppers…
But the lovely tomato?
Wow.
(Suggestion: If the mouthfeel is icky, it’s probably an icky tomato… Try again!)
But, then. I’m a tomato ranchin’ bum.
Bad tomatoes are the worst, which is usually the case as tomatoes are only in season for a very short part of the year. However a good tomato rocks I can bear testament after trying some in Sicily!!
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lol i like u guys,evil tomates lol also rofl W.A.F.F.L.E =[) =)
I love salsa (eating some right now!). I love ketchup. I love Spaghetti sauce. I appreciate to some degree the sun-dried tomato.
but i can’t put a chunk of raw tomato into my mouth and swallow to save my life. Maybe it’s the texture. maybe its the flavor. maybe it’s the smell. maybe, just maybe, it’s all three.
i don’t know. but i sure can’t do it…can’t eat them raw.
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If you hate tomatoes because they are from the nightshade family of plants, do you eat potatoes? they are also from the nightshade family of plants. Just curious. I currently have 17 tomato plants growing in my backyard. Evil they aint.
