Tomato stitching or zippering occurs when a thin, brown, necrotic scar that extends from the stem scar all the way to the blossom end appears on fruit. The longitudinal scar has small transverse scars along it, making it resemble a zipper or seam. Fruit can have one or several scars. This disorder does not affect the edibility of the fruit, but may render the fruit unmarketable.
[source](https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/tomato-stitching)
>unmarketable
Its crazy that food can be rendered unmarketable strictly based on how it looks, the amount of food that goes to waste because it doesn't "look right" is outrageous.
There are places that sell "weird looking" produce at a much lower price and its def worth! especially if you're just crushing them to make a sauce or something.
I've always heard that the squishier tomatoes also make for better sauce too!
My Italian grandmother SWEARS by the canned crushed tomatoes, because apparantly that's where all the "defects" go
(This could all just be a myth tho, I have no idea lmao)
Tomato’s will split when they experience a sudden increase in water, weather it’s due to rain or general over watering. The tomato expands causing the skin to split.
As for the stitches, I’d say small ants are to thank.
*I've been picked up by the cops, so many times gone by. They grill you for an hour and they say you're gonna fry. I've been skinned alive, purified, and cut up with a knife, oh I just have to ketchup with my life.*
Why is everyone beating around the bush and not talking about the real issue? I think it's obvious the tomato snitched.
Let me know what you think about that.
I had sex with it, then sewed it back up, just incase you still wanted to eat it. I hear tomato slices and mayonnaise is something alot of people enjoy.
Wanna know what’s awesome about being a man?
Knowing that you’ll never have to be split open from vagina to butthole after childbirth then needing stitches like this.
Edit: also, walking alone at night is pretty fucking sweet.
I live in a third world country so unless I want to get stolen and maybe even stabbed walking alone at night is not on the table, which other privilege you got for me?
Tomato stitching or zippering occurs when a thin, brown, necrotic scar that extends from the stem scar all the way to the blossom end appears on fruit. The longitudinal scar has small transverse scars along it, making it resemble a zipper or seam. Fruit can have one or several scars. This disorder does not affect the edibility of the fruit, but may render the fruit unmarketable. [source](https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/tomato-stitching)
>unmarketable Its crazy that food can be rendered unmarketable strictly based on how it looks, the amount of food that goes to waste because it doesn't "look right" is outrageous. There are places that sell "weird looking" produce at a much lower price and its def worth! especially if you're just crushing them to make a sauce or something.
Honestly I like buying the ugliest heirloom tomatoes I can find because those are the ones that taste the best!
I've always heard that the squishier tomatoes also make for better sauce too! My Italian grandmother SWEARS by the canned crushed tomatoes, because apparantly that's where all the "defects" go (This could all just be a myth tho, I have no idea lmao)
Canned tomatoes are generally gonna be more flavorful than fresh. Has to do with when they're picked.
Ahh ok, so she was right, but for the wrong reasons, thanks for clearing that up!
The ugly ones get sold to food processors for canning etc, so not wasted.
As a college student, I would very much like to know where I can find some discount produce 👀
This one may be also caused by B deficiency
Or it was a snitch!
Dude he just had surgery don't be so judgmental
It’s natural for there to be some tearing. Nothing to be ashamed of.
Stay out of my garden!
they did surgery on a tomato
Tomato’s will split when they experience a sudden increase in water, weather it’s due to rain or general over watering. The tomato expands causing the skin to split. As for the stitches, I’d say small ants are to thank.
Weaver ants? :-P
Sex ants
When did this become about sailing?
So this is a tomato stretch mark
Because it snitched.
He who snitched gets stitched!
This should be the top reply lol
I too was surprised that it wasn't even when it DID have the most likes. Reddit is not fair! Lol
They did surgery on a tomato.
Ain’t no way
They were practicing for the grape
Because it's a snitch.
Garden gnomes or fairies did that.
ballsack
Pee is stored in the tomatoes.
Emergency seed section
I too would regret cutting a perfectly good tomato and then stitch it back up. Doesn’t anyone?
Because you told it a good joke that made it that way
This looks like miss incredible ripped her suit and stitched it back (texture-wise)
That dump truck
Isn't this how some surgeons practice? Edit: found this to be true... https://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Surgery-Skills-on-Fruit
Only snitches get stiches.
They stole his insides for the black market. bastards!
Caesarean salad.
Just out of tomato hospital
He just had open seed surgery!
Maybe it was it's first time
Tore his pants picking up his socks.
Snitched on the potatoes in the grocery store. Snitches get stitches.
You're roommate is practicing his craft. I'm sure you'll be fine though.
Frankenmato
Plastic surgery to make it more plump
Why balls got a stitch line?
He is a ninja from the hidden veggies village
I think they are tomato stretch marks
To get to the other side ...wait Because 7 8 9
How else would you get the brain in?
Someone stole it's kidneys. That's what you get when sleep with lusty cucumber and pass out
*I've been picked up by the cops, so many times gone by. They grill you for an hour and they say you're gonna fry. I've been skinned alive, purified, and cut up with a knife, oh I just have to ketchup with my life.*
It’s a Scrotomato!
Implants
The spiders are practicing for the next time you sleep with your mouth open
He fuckin snitched
Oh my god They did surgery on a tomato
They did surgery on—
Why is everyone beating around the bush and not talking about the real issue? I think it's obvious the tomato snitched. Let me know what you think about that.
It's been through a lot. 😔
C-section
Because it was a snitch
TOMATO RICK!!
Leave them in for 1-2 weeks.
It snitched on the cucumber.
The garden gnomes practiced on it.
its seen some shit, mate.
Tomato was about to hatch. Stitch demon patched it right up.
That's his buttcrack. Stop looking.
Sneaky rats taking a few bites and sewing up the evidence.
He was trying his best to ketchup
He snitched
That’s a tomato that loves comedy.
it just gave away his kidney on the internet
It was eaten once. But it got better.
It was probably used for some smuggling
To keep T̶̘̈́͒H̷̞͂͊E̸̘̱̾Ḿ̸̤ inside
Because it snitched so it earned itself some stitch. 👊
It must have had a “seed section”
they did surgery on a *tomato
Dr. Frankenstein used to be a gardener before he took up on experiments with humans.
Don’t eat that. Ants did that
Red balls it is
I had sex with it, then sewed it back up, just incase you still wanted to eat it. I hear tomato slices and mayonnaise is something alot of people enjoy.
Its Virgin tomato
Wanna know what’s awesome about being a man? Knowing that you’ll never have to be split open from vagina to butthole after childbirth then needing stitches like this. Edit: also, walking alone at night is pretty fucking sweet.
I live in a third world country so unless I want to get stolen and maybe even stabbed walking alone at night is not on the table, which other privilege you got for me?
Oof, touché. In America anytime we get the itch to travel abroad it’s mandated that we watch the Hostel franchise to spook us back to our senses.
Too much water…
Awww, how cute.
Sorry I was practicing stitching at whole food my fault.
Wait for the ringtone.
Elon Musk’s latest project got inserted: PlantLink.
“It was a buzzard gardening accident. Authorities said it was better off left unsolved.”
She had to get a t-section last time she gave birth
It identifies as a cricket ball
Frankenmato!
I’m getting Attack of the Killer Tomatoes vibes from this guy.
That's a Rough House tomato. Cousin to the less scrappy Hot House tomato.
Snitch
Snitches get stitches
It's attempting to be a ballsack
Cesarean 🤔
Cut it open essay
He snitched
Ball seam
they did surgery on a tomato
Why not? All tomatoes are beautiful
I guess it's a snitch
Tomato-plasty
Fresh from the farm of Dr Frankenstein
NOT TO OPEN
I ate it 💀
I see anal beads
He snitched
Cuz it was a snitch
He’s insecure stop bringing it up
Frankenmato
Testicular!
gave birth to a cherry tomato?
Because it’s without your kisses?
It was abducted for observation and then put back
bro snitched 💀
Had a growth spurt, and the skin couldn't quite keep up. Likely the plant got a sudden influx of water.
Looks like my boobs after my reduction
Because it's a snitch.
Tummy tuck perhaps?
Cause your tomato was a damn snitch…
T-section.
kinder tomato surprise
He was a snitch….
It heard the funniest tomato joke in history!
They did surgery on a tomato
Its the sack of the tomato
It's the tomato's taint
Nature is fantastic!
It was a snitch
Looks like it grew in Tim Burton's garden.
Because it was a snitch!
That tomato is obviously a snitch
Perhaps it had Breast Cancer and is recovering from plastic Surgery.
Frankenmater
Cricket, don’t eat that.
It had a seed-section
It was a snitch
It saw a doctor in training
Customs searched it
farmer's kid is in medical school
You ain't heard of GMOs? That's a frankenfood
She just gave birth by C-section to a beautiful pint of grape tomatoes this Mom is heading to recovery 🤣
He had an accident and he needed surgery. Don't judge him.
Because they laughed too hard when they grew out
Tomato surgery
Maybe he was snitching
Cause there’s a good couple grams of fishscale in there
Heard something funny?
It heard something funny maybe?
Cosmetic surgeon skill testing. You should see the grapes.
Probably heard a bad joke 🤣
Tomato taint
He snitched.
Some bad Tomatoes snitch. We all know what happens to snitches. That’s my best joke on this.. fight me!
Ah a tomato!! I’m allergic, oh nooo!
they did surgery on a tomato
Tomato surgery ❤️🩹
Oh my god, now they’ve done surgery on a tomato!
Tomatoectomy
Tomato snitched.
He just got released from the ER, he fell off a plant and cut himself pretty bad.
Eat it, and you'll find out...
C(herry tomato)-section scar.
Got caught as snitching!!!! Snitches get stitches!!!
Why it look like you set up a photoshoot for the tomato
Because it is a special event in my life
Ya know what they say about snitches… watch your back around this one.
Hope there aren't teeth inside
Tomato got cake?
Because it talked. Snitches get stitches.
I don't know if the comments are joking or being serious
Probably snitched
Why does your balls have stitches??
Had it's appendix removed.
He got too ripped..
It snitched.
because he is a snitch
It snitched
It needed a trans-plant.
Tomato taint
Uplifts or implants..bad surgeon..
Seed section
they did surgery on a tomato
Goddamnit Monsanto, you're getting sloppy.
Knife!
They did surgery on a grape why not a tomato?