
Source: @pasmal0220
Japanese farmer’s “ugly duckling” tomatoes become adorable hit thanks to Twitter attention
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Japanese tomato farmer (of Soga Farm) and Twitter user @pasmal0220's tomatoes and tomato juice are known for the quality, having taken the top prize at the Vegetable Sommelier Summit. But as every farmer (and those who have accidentally grown one of Japan's viral "sexy" daikons) will tell you, despite the taste, not every vegetable you grow ends up looking the way you intended it to.
That doesn't mean they're unwanted, however. @pasmal0220 recently made a rather heartwarming post sharing some of their "deformed" tomatoes that have gotten some unexpected attention on Twitter.
Source: @pasmal0220
Source: @pasmal0220
Source: @pasmal0220
Source: @pasmal0220
While they're definitely interesting an even adorable at first glance, @pasmal0220 relays that they didn't imagine them to be quite as popular as they turned out to be initially:
"I use to only use them for juice because I can't sell badly shaped tomatoes, but ever since a customer who saw them on Twitter came up to me and said "Please give me one of the funny ones", and I sold them for 100 yen a each, the unusual tomatoes have been a bonus. The kind world of Twitter..."
Source: @https://twitter.com/pasmal0220
Source: @https://twitter.com/pasmal0220
Source: @https://twitter.com/pasmal0220
Source: @https://twitter.com/pasmal0220
As it turns out, there are no ugly ducklings in the tomato world, as many in the replies are looking forward to taking home an oddly shaped tomato of their own some day. If you'd like to follow @pasmal0220 for more updates on their interesting tomatoes and even recipes, you can check out their Twitter and Instagram.
As a bonus, if you're in Japan you can order high quality tomatoes, ketchup, and tomato juice from the Soga Farm shop.