They don't taste like tomatoes and they haven't the same color, smell, or consistency of tomatoes, Kat. I think they should call them something else so people don't start to think that these tasteless things are what tomatoes are! I call them "ersatz" tomatoes, 'cause they're poor imitations of real tomatoes, like during WWII, chicory was a poor substitute for coffee, and "oleo" was a poor substitute for butter. Carolyn I can understand about "oleo and chicory", but tomatoes—not. Doesn't anyone grow or have plants or seeds for real tomatoes, anymore. I'd make the effort to grow some around the house, if I knew where to get the seeds. But, I sure know what you mean, Carolyn. The texture is wrong, they are dry, and the flavor is absent. Jerry Lester