Strauchtomate

English translation: vine-ripened tomato/tomatoes on the vine

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German term or phrase:	Strauchtomate
English translation:	vine-ripened tomato/tomatoes on the vine
Entered by:	Joy Christensen

20:56 Dec 1, 2003

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Strauchtomate

Huehnerbraten mit Strauchtomaten (ein Fertiggericht)

Joy Christensen KudoZ activity Questions: 53 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 129
Local time: 19:21

vine-ripened tomato

Explanation:
tomato ripened on the vine
vine tomato

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http://www.yves-le-roux.com/page/aamarche.htm

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Tomate grappe / Vine tomato / Strauchtomate

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http://www.indiaagronet.com/tomato/resources/2/2center.htm

Here\'s another link...see harvesting at the bottom.
It all has to do with the ripening phase rather than the type of tomate (cherry,plum etc)

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http://www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk/tomato.htm

And this link seems to show that it is a specific type of tomato!

Selected response from:

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:21

Grading comment

Thanks a million for your great research! That last link is very helpful. I think my Danish customer used "Bushtomat" falsely, because none of the criteria we've found applies to the tomato when it's roasted with chicken! Has to be either one of the 2 plum t. or a Roma t. or a Rio Grande t. Whereby the vine-ripened t. could be any type, right? And both egg-shaped and round t. on the vine are marketed. NOW I know enough to ask this producer some detailed questions! But otherwise, we have a consensus more or less what "Strauchtomaten" are in Germany! Thanks again.
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4 +9

vine-ripened tomato

jerrie

4 +1

tomatoes on the vine

Laurel Porter (X)

3 +1

i agree with vine-ripened tomato but just wanted to add...

Pee Eff (X)

Discussion entries: 3

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

vine-ripened tomato

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1469

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agree

wrtransco: vine tomato

2 mins

-> Vine tomato used in link. Thanks

agree

roneill

5 mins

agree

daniel gwire

10 mins

agree

Norbert Hermann

12 mins

agree

Sheila Hardie

16 mins

agree

Nicole Tata: yes, vine tomato is certainly used in the UK

20 mins

-> Thanks. I didn't realise tomatos could be so complicated!

agree

Pee Eff (X)

1 hr

agree

Hilary Davies Shelby: vine-ripened tomatoes - afaik this is more a marketing term than a technical one...used for all kinds of tomatoes to make them sound wholesome and expensive ;-)

2 hrs

-> They taste different, though, and the fact that you buy them 'on the vine' makes them seem better..

agree

OlafK: vine tomato

17 hrs

-> I bought some today!! Vine tomatoes (and they were on the vine!)

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i agree with vine-ripened tomato but just wanted to add...

Explanation:
...that for me Strauchtomaten does not make so much reference to the form of the tomatoes themselves but rather to the fact that they are sold when still on a piece of vine. So it's clear that they must have ripened on the vine. See this explanantion:
Rispentomaten (Strauchtomaten): Sie sind ein wahrer Augenschmaus! Doch sie sehen nicht nur gut und so natürlich aus, sondern wirken auch sehr dekorativ. Sie haben ein angenehmes Aroma, da sie an der Pflanze völlig ausreifen und mit dem gesamten Zweig gepflückt werden. Als Verbraucher kann man sie zu Hause direkt vor der Verwendung noch "selber ernten", frischer geht's nicht mehr! Rispentomaten haben einen wunderbar reichen, herzhaften Geschmack und sind daher sehr geeignet für Tomatensalat und Brotbelag. Im deutschsprachigen Raum angebotene Sorten sind beispielsweise Delitoms, Gartenfrisch, Present, Prominent, Tasty Tom, Trospartners und Red Vine.
Maybe you can find examples in English using the names of the species provided.

HTH,
Patrick

Reference: http://www.familie-im-web.de/familie/rezepte/produktwissen/t...

Pee Eff (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 63

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tomatoes on the vine

Explanation:
When I was living in Koeln (up to four years ago), "Strauchtomaten" was always just that: tomatoes on the vine (just as Patrick mentioned, still attached to the vine as sold in the store). In the US, "vine tomatoes" wouldn't mean much as a term, whereas "vine-ripened" would refer to the point of harvest and "tomatoes on the vine" would refer to the presentation at the consumer level.

Laurel Porter (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 44

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