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On Jun 17, 2008, dancingbear27 from Elba, NY (Zone 6a) wrote:
I was impressed by this paste tomato. The color is what first "wows" you. It is a nice deep red with orange stripes. Good size for a paste tomato with lots of meat. Great flavor with good disease resistance for the plant. One that I will continue to grow every year.
On Aug 15, 2007, BDale60 from Warren, PA (Zone 5a) wrote:
This is a very attractive tomato, with the gold speckling adorning the orange-red body. I generally agree with the conventional wisdom that paste tomatoes do not have flavor comparable to good heirloom slicing tomatoes, and I'd put "Speckled Roman" in the "good but not great" category for taste when eaten fresh. It does share the trait with other paste/Roma tomatoes that has made them popular: ease of processing when making sauce due to the shape, lack of core, etc. I enjoy cooking with them. I've not grown many Romas, so I don't have much to compare with in terms of productivity. The plants have already produced a decent number of healthy, meaty tomatoes and many more appear to be on the way. They sure look great sitting on the counter (but they don't stay there long when the sauce pan beckons). Our seed source was Seeds Savers Exchange.
This is just an additional note to point out that "Speckled Roman" is not a bicolor tomato. The color pattern is confined to the exterior of the fruit.
On Mar 3, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
According to SSE, this tom is meaty with that great tomato taste and is ideal for processing. It is very productive and has few seeds. It still throws an occasional yellow fruit.
On Sep 12, 2006, MikeyJoe from Clarksville, IN wrote:
A beautiful Tomato that has a great taste. I only had one plant this year and it was not quite as prolific as I thought it should be. Next year I plan to have five or six, and I plan to put them in a better spot.
Definetly worth a second try.
On Aug 8, 2006, wadefromnj from Englishtown, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote:
This is a great tasting salad tomato. As compared to a roma it has more taste. I will grow it again next year. However one plant died completely before any other even showed signs of V or F wilt (I grow about 20 total). Though the other one (I planted 2) seems normal.
On Feb 5, 2006, MichaelBates from Lawrence, KS (Zone 6a) wrote:
A large meaty paste type that is packed with flavor. The red and yellow/orange stripes (think flames on a 50's muscle car) are a real stand out at market. This has become our favorite for canning!
One vendor has this plant for sale.
