Anyone love tomatoes as much as I do?!?

It’s strange but I don’t like tomato’s now, and never buy them , because hubby chokes on them

But as a kid ,I loved tomato sandwiches, on brown bread , Anchor butter, with English mustard and salt ......yummy.....
 

i'm very fond of them but my aging body disagrees---i can no longer eat a couple beefsteak ones raw a day, with just a little salt as i did frequently in childhood. If i eat too much of any tomato in too short a period i get these strange little painful bulbs on my tongue, the more over my body's tolerance i go the more my tongue reacts negatively (which then makes all eating, drinking, talking uncomfortable.

So, despite enjoying them i limit myself to maybe 3-4 slices weekly on a sandwich (Tuna salad, Chicken salad,or my Bacon Avocado and Tomato sandwich). i have a similar issue with Bell peppers, which also are raw w/salt until last couple of decades. But with them it's excessive gastric distress, uncomfortable belching instead of eruptions on my tongue. Can eat more of both if cooked, it must change the chemical composition.
 
New Jersey is known for their tomatoes and I love them. Over the years I've grown many varieties but I always come back to Big Boy, Early Girl and Rutgers.
I like them anyway they can be prepared.
Last week we had a glut of tomatoes. I spent quite a few days freezing them for different recipes.
This weekend we are having company for the holiday and I haven't one tomato left on the vines.
Its going to kill me to buy some but I will.
There are a couple of green ones hanging on and I will fry them for sandwiches. I use egg and cornmeal to coat them and douse them with catsup. Tomato on tomato seems strange but it works for me.
 
Different parts of the country grow varied qualities when it comes to veggies like sweet corn from Florida versus other less tasty versions grown elsewhere. Having been born & raised in Illinois we had the greatest tomatoes I have ever tasted. Texas can't grow delicious tomatoes because the winter soil does not get cold enough I am told. I once flew from Florida to Texas with seventeen ears of sweet corn in my carry on bag. You should have seen the looks on the faces of the baggage inspectors.
 
I See that some of you have mentioned Heirloom tomatoes.

For some reason, I just can't see what all the hype is abt them. The ones I've tasted have no flavor, or special flavor about them.
I've purchased them from Whole Foods and Sprouts.

What gives?
 

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