Fruits

The first reference to throwing these rotten vegetables at bad stage acts came in an 1883 New York Times article after John Ritchie was hit… Read More »Who Threw The First Tomato?

European and Britain colonization spread the tomato throughout their empires; Northern and Southern Africa, Middle East, India, Philippines, Southern China and beyond. Each region began… Read More »How Did Tomatoes Get To Africa?

Tomatoes are native to South America, in fact, several species are still found growing wild in the Andes. Brought to Mexico, tomatoes were domesticated and… Read More »When Did Tomatoes Originate?

“Genomic data have revealed the convoluted path of tomato domestication, which started 80,000 years ago in Ecuador and Peru — to be finished only 7,000… Read More »Where Was Tomato First Domesticated?

Tomatoes were domesticated in America; however, the original site of domestication and the early events of domestication are largely obscure (Peralta and Spooner, 2007). Two… Read More »Who Domesticated Tomatoes?

A member of the deadly nightshade family, tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous (although the leaves are poisonous) by Europeans who were suspicious of… Read More »Did People Really Believe Tomatoes Were Poisonous?

Spanish conquistadores. Tomatoes are natives of the New World and were first brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadores in the early 16th century. When did… Read More »Who Introduced Tomatoes To Spain?

The Tomato History has origins traced back to the early Aztecs around 700 A.D; therefore it is believed that the tomato is native to the… Read More »Did Europe Have Tomatoes Before America?

Celebrity Tomato Plants “Medium-large fruit; often flawless appearance; very disease resistant; dependable and tasty. What are celebrity tomatoes best for? Celebrity vines bear clusters of… Read More »Are Celebrity Tomatoes Tasty?

The tomato is native to western South America and Central America. In 1519, Cortez discovered tomatoes growing in Montezuma’s gardens and brought seeds back to… Read More »How Were Tomatoes Discovered?