How to peel tomatoes using a flame (Slideshow version)

How to peel tomatoes using a flame : Photo of step #26

Overview:

The classic and most usual way to peel tomatoes is by plunging them first into boiling water, then into cold.

But there is another method, "flame peeling", which is quicker than boiling water as it bursts the tomato skins open very rapidly. Here is how to do it.

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