Sun dried tomatoes

simu

I bought a packet of Roma sun dried tomatoes recently. It said on the packet to leave them in warm water for 15 mins or so before use and I did this but they were still pretty dry and tasted a bit strange. (Very different from the sweet, shiny sun dried tomatoes you get in bagels from delis).

Where did I go wrong? Or is it that the sun dried tomatoes they use in delis are full of preservatives and colouring?

Tiriel

nicest sun dried tomatoes I've ever had.. English Market in Cork.. the olive stand place.. yum yum yum!! and their feta cheese too...

oh I miss Cork

simu

Were they stored in oil?

Tiriel

yep I think so, though not much oil.. they sell semi-sundried and sundried..

tman

try a health food shop tbh

Blub2k4

Simu you can leave them in the water until you think they are ready, it sounds like they were not left in for long enough. Personally I would taste test them along the way to know when they are ready. They wont have quite the flavour that the ones stored in oil will though.

pickarooney

I wouldn't recommend Roma anything, it all tastes strange, IMHO.