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Oaxacan Jewel (Joya de Oaxaca)

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About Oaxacan Jewel (Joya de Oaxaca)

Oaxacan Jewel AKA Joya de Oaxaca. A pre-Columbian Mexican heirloom tomato. Indeterminate, regular leaf plant that produces beautiful 1-2 pound, yellow beefsteak tomato with red streaks throughout the fruit with brilliant red marbling inside the flesh. Wonderfully rich, sweet, fruity flavors with a well-balanced acidic finish. A respected tomato to grow for the marketplace.

Culinary Use
Paste / Sauce / Canner / Slicer
Flavor Profile
Fruity / Sweet / Well-balanced
Flesh Color
Bi-Color / Red / White
Fruit Color
Bi-Color
Fruit Shape
Oblate
Fruit Size
Large
Leaf Type
Regular
Maturity
Late
Plant Type
Indeterminate
Species
Solanum lycopersicum
Variety
Heirloom / Open Pollinated

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    Patricia Eisenberg

    Thanks for detailed flavor, appearance and history descriptions.

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