- Tomatoes originated in Peru where the Aztecs called them xitomatl (“plump thing with navel”).
- The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes brought tomato seeds to Europe around 1550.
- The Europeans thought they were decorative and poisonous, so it took a long time to add them to our cuisine.
- French botanists called it “Lycopersicon”, meaning “Wolf peach”.
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