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The stem end is a weak point in an otherwise well-contained little package. Tomato skins, while thin, are good at keeping juices locked inside the fruit. But the circular scar where the stem was once attached is like a wound: Once picked from the plant, a tomato rapidly loses moisture through the stem scar, turning a once juicy tomato into an increasingly dry, wrinkled shell of its former self. 

By storing tomatoes upside down, the scar is blocked, which slows moisture loss and helps them stay plump and juicy longer. You can even go one step further by covering the scar with a piece of tape to lock in even more of the tomato's water. It's a method many chefs use.

 

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A proposed class action lawsuit filed in California on Monday alleges "tomato fraud" by the popular Italian food distributor Cento Fine Foods.

The lawsuit, filed by two California residents, claims the company is illegally and falsely branding its tomato products as containing San Marzano Certified tomatoes.

Cento has dismissed the claims and called the allegations meritless.

San Marzano tomatoes are a variety of plum tomato originating in Italy's Campania region and are renowned for their intense, sweet flavor. The lawsuit alleges the tomatoes in Cento's San Marzano tomato products are inauthentic and inferior to the "Ferrari or Prada" of canned tomatoes, quoting from a blog post on Martha Stewart's website describing the tomatoes.

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Tomatoes, ubiquitous in everything from fast-food burgers to haute cuisine, are taking on a new role beyond the plate: A nagging reminder of rising costs.

Prices for those red orbs have soared more than any other food product over the past year to cement a spot as one of the consumer headaches du jour.

Tomato prices are up about 40% over a year ago, according to the latest Consumer Price Index , dwarfing increases for other groceries, including coffee (up 18.5%) , beef roasts (up 17.8%) and frozen fish and seafood (up 12%), among other products that have become symbols of America’s affordability squeeze.