Fact Check: Stringy Strands In Ripe Tomatoes Do NOT Portend That 'Something Weird Is Happening With American Food' -- Those Are Sprouting Seeds
Fact Check
Do white strands in the flesh of ripe tomatoes mean "Something weird is happening with American food"? No, that's not true: those are sprouting seeds. Gardening and farming experts at the University of Connecticut say the tomatoes are still perfectly safe to eat. Called "Vivipary", the internal sprouting happens in certain varieties of tomatoes, peppers, apple, pears, and some citrus.…