Apart from a lot of work, some patience is also required for his tomato cultivation: "Anyone expecting large harvest quantities will be disappointed. Some plants only produce a few tomatoes each season," Gangl says. But the flavour of his special tomatoes leaves nothing to be desired. "The tomato is the Austrians' favourite vegetable. It got a bad reputation due to industrial production, because flavour and nutrients were lost. The consumer knows that, and is grateful to me that I restored the tomato to its former glory." So tomatoes like the ones found on supermarket shelves, are not found at Gangl's. "That's why we fetch prices upwards of four Euro per kilo for our curiosities. The most expensive variety is a special cherry tomato at seven Euro per kilo".
Austrian grower producing over 100 tomato varieties
Apart from a lot of work, some patience is also required for his tomato cultivation: "Anyone expecting large harvest quantities will be disappointed. Some plants only produce a few tomatoes each season," Gangl says. But the flavour of his special tomatoes leaves nothing to be desired. "The tomato is the Austrians' favourite vegetable. It got a bad reputation due to industrial production, because flavour and nutrients were lost. The consumer knows that, and is grateful to me that I restored the tomato to its former glory." So tomatoes like the ones found on supermarket shelves, are not found at Gangl's. "That's why we fetch prices upwards of four Euro per kilo for our curiosities. The most expensive variety is a special cherry tomato at seven Euro per kilo".