I saw this species of tomatoes at a friend's place.

I tried searching for it on Google but couldn't come up with any results.

Can anyone identify it?

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Tomatoes eléjò... Lolzzz.. Snake tomatoes

JidennaJason:




Dear hahn my Christian brother, that's a "Cucumberious-Tomatoes" mostly grown at Equitorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, these species are mostly used as pleasurable toys for the other "species" especially the bitter Feminist.


This can fetch you good cash if you go into the business full time.

wow, never seen it before.

Wait for righteousness to come call it a sign of end times

Lalastis tomatis.Very good for cooking snake stew.

This is korean long tomato.

We call it snake tomatoes

It may not even be tomato species

JidennaJason:




Dear hahn my Christian brother, that's a "Cucumberious-Tomatoes" mostly grown at Equitorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, these species are mostly used as pleasurable toys for the other "species" especially the bitter Feminist.
This can fetch you good cash if you go into the business full time.

Fake news

hahn:
I saw this species of tomatoes at a friend's place.

I tried searching for it on Google but couldn't come up with any results.

Can anyone identify it?

Snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina) locally known as “elejo tomato” is a variety growing mostly wild in southwestern Nigeria. It is mainly found in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo. This long vegetable, which resembles to a cucumber, is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A and essential amino acids and calcium than the more popular and widespread tomatoes. It is less demanding as far as soil is concerned and thus ideal for southwestern Nigeria. Snake tomato is used to prepare stews and is added in many local dishes, but is also used locally as a medicine, given its high concentration of vitamins. It used to be widely grown in the 60s and was very common in the local markets but nowadays not many are familiar with this food, especially younger generations. Nowadays attention has shifted to the more commercialized vine tomato, mostly to make paste, leaving snake tomato to grow wild, with little attention to its potential. As a basic foodstuff and vitamin provider snake tomato could prevent malnutrition and help fight the eye diseases, which are particularly prevalent amongst children in the region. Moreover, the cultivation itself would be a further source of income for farmers.

hahn:
I saw this species of tomatoes at a friend's place.

I tried searching for it on Google but couldn't come up with any results.

Can anyone identify it?

It is called Trichosanthes Cucumerina.
It is grown in the South Western part of Nigeria. I do not know which disease can easily penetrate it. It is more of cucurbit in my view, and eaten in Asia when it is not fully matured. But eaten in the south west when it is red as a substitute for tomato. More papers are coming out as this stuff is useful. I can tell you.

Kehfie:


Snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina) locally known as “elejo tomato” is a variety growing mostly wild in southwestern Nigeria. It is mainly found in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo. This long vegetable, which resembles to a cucumber, is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A and essential amino acids and calcium than the more popular and widespread tomatoes. It is less demanding as far as soil is concerned and thus ideal for southwestern Nigeria. Snake tomato is used to prepare stews and is added in many local dishes, but is also used locally as a medicine, given its high concentration of vitamins. It used to be widely grown in the 60s and was very common in the local markets but nowadays not many are familiar with this food, especially younger generations. Nowadays attention has shifted to the more commercialized vine tomato, mostly to make paste, leaving snake tomato to grow wild, with little attention to its potential. As a basic foodstuff and vitamin provider snake tomato could prevent malnutrition and help fight the eye diseases, which are particularly prevalent amongst children in the region. Moreover, the cultivation itself would be a further source of income for farmers.

Sister, if I had read your post, I wouldn't have posted too. Lol. You are 100% accurate. See eh...I am moving back to those ancient (heirlooms) seeds. A no go come allow dem use me do sample. I gat to live up to 120 years in good health.

Attit:

Sister, if I had read your post, I wouldn't have posted too. Lol. You are 100% accurate. See eh...I am moving back to those ancient (heirlooms) seeds. A no go come allow dem use me do sample. I gat to live up to 120 years in good health.

God bless you my Oga. Following you keenly. Welcome back.

V.Correct

Kehfie:


Snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina) locally known as “elejo tomato” is a variety growing mostly wild in southwestern Nigeria. It is mainly found in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo. This long vegetable, which resembles to a cucumber, is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A and essential amino acids and calcium than the more popular and widespread tomatoes. It is less demanding as far as soil is concerned and thus ideal for southwestern Nigeria. Snake tomato is used to prepare stews and is added in many local dishes, but is also used locally as a medicine, given its high concentration of vitamins. It used to be widely grown in the 60s and was very common in the local markets but nowadays not many are familiar with this food, especially younger generations. Nowadays attention has shifted to the more commercialized vine tomato, mostly to make paste, leaving snake tomato to grow wild, with little attention to its potential. As a basic foodstuff and vitamin provider snake tomato could prevent malnutrition and help fight the eye diseases, which are particularly prevalent amongst children in the region. Moreover, the cultivation itself would be a further source of income for farmers.