Considering their current distribution, it is safe to assume that pink tomatoes are of a primarily European origin. Though there are countless 19th century American and Canadian tomato varieties of a pink coloration that were once popular with early gardeners and canners, almost all of these tomato varieties typically have some European, and especially French and German ancestry behind their breeding. It is also necessary to look toward European tomatoes today, as there are quite literally hundreds of pink tomato varieties grown today in France, Germany and also in Eastern Europe. Varieties such as the famous Caspian Pink Tomatoes from Russia, the Rose de Berne Tomato from Switzerland and the German Pink Beefsteak Tomato immediately come to mind when one thinks of pink tomatoes.
Though often duller in color than their red or purple counterparts, pink tomatoes are typically juicier and have a sweeter flavor than tomatoes of the above color. The fact that the famous Brandywine Tomato, which is world renown for its taste and producing abilities, is a pink tomato should come as no real surprise, for no tomato patch or garden should ever be without at least a few good varieties of pink heirloom tomatoes!
