Tomatoes
July 31st 2006 07:48
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are definitely in the top five of my favourite fruit-egetables, so I have dedicated this post to my red-skinned friends.
What you didn’t know about tomatoes:
• The tomato probably originated in South America.
• The tomato plant was assumed to be poisonous in Italy for many years, until peasants who had no alternative tried them and realised how harmless and DELICIOUS they are!
• Tomato seeds cannot be digested and pass straight through the intestines.
• Fruit or Vegetable? Wikipedia thinks that since the tomato is the ovary of a fruit plant, it could be called a fruit. But since tomatoes are served as part of a main meal they could be considered a vegetable. Hmmm….
• Tomato consumption benefits the heart, and is helpful in aiding the prevention of cancer due to the lovely antioxidants within.
• Some misinformed, lesser mammal has started www.tomatoesareevil.com and apparently has some big issue with tomatoes. Well he must have his wires crossed because everyone knows how fantastic tomatoes are! So if you happen to accidentally stumble across the site and send him hate mail, you will be greatly benefiting society.
Remember – without tomatoes we wouldn’t have smooth-as tomato paste, squirt-on-everything tomato sauce, deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes in salads, and just how BAD would the almighty pizza be without tomatoes?
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Tomatoes are definitely in the top five of my favourite fruit-egetables, so I have dedicated this post to my red-skinned friends.
What you didn’t know about tomatoes:
• The tomato probably originated in South America.
• The tomato plant was assumed to be poisonous in Italy for many years, until peasants who had no alternative tried them and realised how harmless and DELICIOUS they are!
• Fruit or Vegetable? Wikipedia thinks that since the tomato is the ovary of a fruit plant, it could be called a fruit. But since tomatoes are served as part of a main meal they could be considered a vegetable. Hmmm….
• Tomato consumption benefits the heart, and is helpful in aiding the prevention of cancer due to the lovely antioxidants within.
• Some misinformed, lesser mammal has started www.tomatoesareevil.com and apparently has some big issue with tomatoes. Well he must have his wires crossed because everyone knows how fantastic tomatoes are! So if you happen to accidentally stumble across the site and send him hate mail, you will be greatly benefiting society.
Remember – without tomatoes we wouldn’t have smooth-as tomato paste, squirt-on-everything tomato sauce, deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes in salads, and just how BAD would the almighty pizza be without tomatoes?
Image holds the GNU Free Documentation License
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Comment by edward
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And because of the lycopene, they help us males avoid cancer *down there*...
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I really want to go to that festival in Spain where they throw tomatoes at each other. Wooohoooo!
Comment by RachDegab
Yeah I don't get people who hate tomatoes. What's the deal? They are a natural fruit/veggie that comes from a plant just like anything else. And hello! They're YUM!
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or, conversely, how bland our tomatoes are...
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