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What makes it special?
Despite its name, Black Ethiopian is known as a variety of Ukrainian origin. The indeterminate plant produces plum-shaped, mahogany to bronze fruit with juicy flesh and a bold, sweet-tart aroma.
The medium-sized tomatoes are versatile for salad, a light lunch and cooked dishes. We raise our open-pollinated young plants ourselves in Illmitz.
Flavour & Use
Black Ethiopian has a full, fruity tomato aroma with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Fully ripe fruit shows stronger spicy notes.
The plum-shaped tomatoes suit salads, bread and cheese fresh. Thanks to their medium size and aromatic flesh, they're equally good for roasting, braising and dark tomato sauces or sugo.
Fruit & Plant
Black Ethiopian grows indeterminate with normal foliage and usually reaches around 150–200 cm. The plant fruits continuously through the season and needs a sturdy support.
The oval to plum-shaped fruit often weighs around 120–150 g. It ripens dark red to mahogany-brown, sometimes with greenish shoulders. The variety is usually classed as medium-ripening, around 75–85 days after planting out.
Growing & Care
Plant Black Ethiopian in a full-sun, warm and sheltered spot. The cordon tomato can be trained with one or two shoots and should be pruned and tied in regularly.
For pot growing, we recommend at least around 20–25 litres of volume. Even water supply, good drainage and regular tomato feeding are important.
Outdoors, rain protection is advantageous. Water close to the soil and leave room between plants so the foliage dries quickly after wet periods.
Variety Data
Variety type: dark plum/salad tomato
Origin: Ukraine; the variety name is not an origin claim
Growth habit: indeterminate, cordon tomato
Plant height: usually approx. 150–200 cm
Fruit colour: dark red to mahogany or bronze-brown, sometimes with green shoulders
Fruit shape: oval to plum-shaped
Fruit weight: often approx. 120–150 g
Ripening time: medium, around 75–85 days after planting out
Flavour: bold, fruity, sweet-tart and spicy
Use: salad, bread, a light lunch, roasting, braising, sauce, sugo
Position: full sun, warm, sheltered
Pot size: at least approx. 20–25 L
Pruning side shoots: recommended for cordon growing
Support: required
Suitable for outdoors: yes, rain protection recommended
Open-pollinated: yes
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Black Ethiopian - Tomato Plant
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Black Ethiopian – a dark plum tomato with a spicy aroma
Black Ethiopian is a darkly coloured plum and salad tomato with a bold, sweet-tart aroma. Despite its name, the variety is attributed to Ukraine. We raise our open-pollinated young plants ourselves in Illmitz.
Colour and shape of Black Ethiopian
The fruit is oval to plum-shaped and ripens from green to dark red, mahogany or bronze. Greenish shoulders can remain at the stem end. For ripeness, it's therefore important to look not just at colour but also for the fruit yielding slightly to gentle pressure.
How does Black Ethiopian taste?
Fully ripe fruit tastes bold, fruity and well-balanced between sweet and tart. Spicy notes give the variety more depth than very mild salad tomatoes. Sun and full ripeness are especially important for aroma development.
Use in the kitchen
Black Ethiopian suits tomato salad, bread and a light lunch fresh. The medium-sized, aromatic fruit can also be roasted or braised and processed into a dark tomato sauce or sugo.
Growth and training
The variety grows indeterminate and usually reaches around 150–200 cm. A sturdy support is necessary. With one- or two-shoot growing, side shoots are removed regularly and the main shoots tied in continuously.
Black Ethiopian in a pot and outdoors
In a container, we recommend at least 20–25 litres of volume. A sunny, warm spot, even watering and regular feeding secure supply. Outdoors, a roof protects against extended periods of wet foliage.
A tomato plant, raised by us
Our Black Ethiopian young plants are raised in Illmitz. The open-pollinated variety is interesting for anyone looking for a dark tomato with versatile use and a pronounced flavour.
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