Tomates Farcis

Clearly there are as many ways of stuffing a tomato as there are cooks. But the first essential is a good-quality tomato. No problem in France in the summer. But in England unless you grow your own it is best to buy Marmande or beefsteak tomatoes. I include the recipe mainly for the method. But it’s worth bearing in mind that what one aims for, as in all cooking, is an enhancement of fine ingredients, not a disguise due to a confused over-indulgence of additional flavours. Here one is hopin