Monday, March 31, 2014

Tomatoes - Yes We Have no Tomatoes in 13th century Sicily

Many people might be surprised to know that tomatoes are a New World product.  The Spanish brought tomatoes back from Mexico.   Tannehill's Food in History states that two Jesuit priests brought the red tomato, now beloved in southern Italy and Sicily and which we associate with Italian cooking, back from America.

Quiz:  Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

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