The taste, color and product searches all of the Dardanelles in Turkey with tomato smell. Ulus said, “Unfortunately, some people sell tomatoes that are grown in other regions without tomatoes in our region as Çanakkale tomato. That is to say, they are deceiving the consumer.”
“When we cut our Çanakkale tomato in two, you will see icing and fogging in this tomato. It is not possible to see this in the tomato grown elsewhere. This is the most important feature of our tomato. This is due to the excess potassium in our soil. Tomatoes are sought after by the consumer. The taste of Çanakkale tomatoes is given by the excess potassium in our soils and the winds blowing from Kaz Mountains and Çanakkale Strait.
Noting that round table tomatoes come to mind when the Çanakkale tomato is mentioned, İlhan Ulus said, “This tomato is a tomato with a legendary taste and flavor. Everyone looks for this tomato. But besides this tomato, the tomato we call industrial type paste is also sought. Consumers buy this sharp tomato from the market and make its paste. The round tomato is used by the consumer in salads and meals, but our biggest value is the round tomato as Çanakkale tomato. The tomato is planted in Çanakkale in 3 periods. It has come to an end. Now our mid-season tomatoes are coming out. Our tomatoes, which we call the last early October, will appear at the end of September and the beginning of October. They will continue until November. Big metropolises such as Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Bursa have their eyes on Çanakkale tomatoes. They take Çanakkale tomatoes to their stalls and put them. We are having a lot of difficulty in responding to requests, “he said.
