cherry tomatoes
小番茄· xiao fan qie
Taste & Role
In Chinese home cooking, cherry tomatoes are most often eaten raw as a refreshing fruit plate, snack, or cold appetizer, and they add color to salads and cold dishes. They also appear as a garnish, in sweet-and-sour preparations, or lightly cooked in tomato-based dishes where their sweetness balances savory flavors.
What it is
Cherry tomatoes are small, bite-sized tomatoes, typically round and about an inch across, with thin skins and a high juice content. In China they are often treated more like a fruit than a vegetable and are commonly known by the cultivar name 'saint girl fruit.' They range in color from bright red to deep orange or yellow.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 21 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Total fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 4.64 g
- Fiber
- —
- Sodium
- 643 mg
USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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