Tomatoes lined up in supermarkets usually have smooth surfaces and, unless they're unripe or heirloom tomatoes, they're usually red. But of course, those are only the tomatoes that make it to the supermarket shelves. If you've grown tomatoes or seen them growing on the vine, then you probably know that Mother Nature sometimes throws a curveball.

Soga Farm 曽我農園 in Niigata Prefecture prize themselves on their delicious red tomatoes with high sugar levels, known in Japanese as フルーツトマト furūtsu tomato (fruit tomato). However, many Twitter users were surprised by the tomatoes they recently posted on their Twitter account. Maybe it's because of Halloween coming up, but they decided to show off some tomatoes with decidedly frightening shapes...

With strange green growths protruding from them, these tomatoes had Twitter users talking about how creepy they look. Some of the comments were:

"Well, how bad could it be," you may be thinking. Well, don't say we didn't warn you. Here are the tomatoes:

According to Soga Farms, this is a physiological disorder not so uncommon in tomatoes, that has long been called でべそ debeso (protruding navel). It's caused by high summer temperatures. Usually, they're not sold in supermarkets because of their shape, but they're perfectly safe to eat and aren't inferior when it comes to taste (after you remove the green parts). Soga Farms guarantees it!

And, as demonstrated in the photos Soga Farms posted below, when used as ingredients for grilled sandwiches or homemade ketchup, you can enjoy them without worrying at all!