Tomato

Tomatoes are one of the key ingredients of Italian cooking. There’s even a museum of the tomato in Parma, such is the impact of this… Read More »How Important Is Tomato In Italian Cuisine?

In any case, by the end of the 18th century, the tomato had established itself across Europe, but it wasn’t until the early 1800s that… Read More »Did Africa Have Tomatoes?

The Romans did not have tomatoes as were no tomatoes in Italy or Europe until the 16th Century when they were first brought over from… Read More »When Did Rome Get 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 Romans Think Tomatoes Were Poisonous?

We can say with certainty that Thomas Jefferson both cultivated and ate tomatoes from 1809 until 1824 and quite possibly grew them as early as… Read More »Did Thomas Jefferson Eat A Tomato?

La Tomatina (Spanish pronunciation: [la tomaˈtina]) is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in the east of Spain 30 kilometres… Read More »Did People Ever Actually Throw Tomatoes?

There are only 13 species of wild tomatoes occurring in different habitats in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Why are there no wild… Read More »Do Wild Tomatoes Still Exist?

Tomatoes were taken to Italy from Mexico in the 1500s, and recipes for tomato sauce are found in early cookbooks, the first one written by… Read More »Did Italy Get Tomatoes From Mexico?

Where did the act of throwing tomatoes at bad stage performances come from? In grade school my teacher explained it was because people thought tomatoes… Read More »Why Did They Throw Tomatoes At Actors?

Because tomatoes are so high in acidity, when placed on this particular tableware, the fruit would leach lead from the plate, resulting in many deaths… Read More »Why The Tomato Was Feared In Europe For More Than 200 Years?