The Tomato Worth €18,000

A mini container of tomatoes sold for a grounds €18,000 successful Coín connected Friday, August 15. In a historical infinitesimal for nan Guadalhorce Valley, a batch of nan finest huevo de toro tomatoes fetched nan record-breaking magnitude astatine nan 13th yearly auction. 

The winning bid came from section resident Francisco José Jiménez for a batch grown by Daniel García Plaza. According to a connection from Coín’s municipality hall, nan proceeds will beryllium donated to charitable causes.

The event, sponsored this twelvemonth by flamenco vocalist Kiki Morente, saw Antonio Gámez’s tomatoes return 2nd spot and Isabel Cortés’s batch unafraid third. Coín’s mayor, Francisco Santos, celebrated nan gobsmacking payout, stating, “We’ve overtaken each records since we began promoting this herb variety, unsocial to our valley, astir 15 years ago.” He expressed his joyousness that nan costs would support section associations and organization groups.

Known for its bright reddish colour, unique aroma, meaty texture, and delicate flavour, nan huevo de toro herb often weighs up to 600 grams and, successful immoderate cases, exceeds a kilogram. The auction marked nan culmination of nan season’s promotional run for this iconic Guadalhorce Valley product, which is successful request by restaurants arsenic acold arsenic Japan and nan US. 50 restaurants successful nan Malaga Province person signed up to beryllium portion of a way wherever nan delectable herb tin beryllium sampled.