Lillie Nelson

The tomato was eaten by the Aztecs as early as 700 AD and called the “tomatl,” (its name in Nahuatl), and wasn’t grown in Britain… Read More »What Were Tomatoes Originally Called?

Italian Food Without Tomatoes Before tomatoes, the Italian diet was largely similar to the diet throughout the rest of the Mediterranean. Bread, pasta, olives, and… Read More »What Was Italian Cuisine Before Tomatoes?

19th century. But while the tomato was grown in some parts of the colonies, it took Americans a while to embrace the tomato as a… Read More »When Did Tomatoes Become Popular?

Francesco Leonardi, a Roman chef who lived in the late 1700’s created this gift to humanity. Were Italians the first to use tomatoes in cooking?… Read More »Who Used Tomatoes In Cooking First?

Spanish conquistadors. In the early 16th century, Spanish conquistadors returning from expeditions in Mexico and other parts of Mesoamerica were thought to have first introduced… Read More »Who Introduced Tomatoes To England?

The mistaken idea that tomatoes were poisonous probably arose because the plant belongs to the Nightshade family, of which some species are truly poisonous. The… Read More »Why Did Europeans Think Tomatoes Were Poisonous?

The tomato was eaten by the Aztecs as early as 700 AD and called the “tomatl,” (its name in Nahuatl), and wasn’t grown in Britain… Read More »When Did We Start Eating Tomatoes?