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Finally, a 'Leak-Proof' Tomato

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(Newser) – Dutch scientists say they've built a better tomato, ABC News reports. The “Intense” variety is being heralded as “leak-proof” and an end to soggy sandwiches by Tesco, the British supermarket chain that will sell it. The tomato—the result of a Dutch seed-breeding program—leaks virtually none of its juices into bread. The variety will eventually be introduced into the US market via Mexico.

Gripes the restaurant critic of the Daily Telegraph: "I'd be even more impressed if Tesco redeployed its army of scientists into discovering how to grow more food with less chemicals and fewer air miles. These tomatoes are imported from Holland—how is that an advance?"

A tomato.
A tomato.   (AP Photo)
Tomatoes of the traditional variety.
Tomatoes of the traditional variety.   (AP Photo)
A plum tomato.
A plum tomato.   (AP Photo)
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I think with the credit crunch we've all been trying to make more of my own lunches so this is great news as now I can make more without them going soggy. - Katie Godfrey, London sandwich lover

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woody66
Apr 28, 09 5:58 PM CDT
I don't kow how we ever lived without it. Reply
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kansas1946
Apr 28, 09 6:15 PM CDT
These tomatoes are imported from Holland—how is that an advance?" ************************** Duh, I don't think they are going to GROW them in Holland and fly them over here. I believe they will export the seeds, but hey, I may be wrong. Reply
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Collusive
Apr 28, 09 6:20 PM CDT
why don't we just eat ketchup, it would be so much easier. Reply
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Jojo
Apr 28, 09 7:28 PM CDT
"The variety will eventually be introduced into the US market via Mexico." Great idea... Reply
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boom
Apr 28, 09 9:55 PM CDT
not soggy - does that mean they're dry? Reply
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