The origin of tomatoes

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Tomatoes are also called tomatoes. As the name suggests, they come from "foreign countries". Because of their bright colors, they are generally considered to be poisonous fruits. Tomatoes are half-grown and half-grown in the jungles of Peru, and were called "wolf peaches" at the time. In the 16th century, a British duke named Orodalari traveled to Peru and liked the local peaches very much. So he brought them back to the British palace as a precious gift to his lover, the then Queen Elizabeth of England. Since then, tomatoes have been planted in large quantities in foreign lands, but only for viewing.

In the 18th century, a French painter could not resist the temptation and decided to risk his life to taste the "wolf peach". He bravely took a bite and found it sweet and sour, but he was still frightened when he thought of people's warnings. So he dressed and lay on the bed waiting to die. Time passed slowly in anxiety and fear. He did not feel any discomfort, but his appetite increased greatly. After 12 hours, the adventurous painter was still alive and well. From then on, he could not help eating it frequently. The funny story of the painter who was not afraid of sacrifice and bravely tried tomatoes spread everywhere. In the late 18th century, Italians began to try to cook with tomatoes, and it spread to all parts of the world.

According to historical records, tomatoes are a kind of wild plant that grows in the Peruvian National Forest in South America. Its original name is "wolf peach". Local legend has it that wolf peach is poisonous and eating it will cause bumps and tumors. Although it is bright red when ripe, the red fruit and green leaves are very beautiful and attractive. But just like the colorful mushrooms that are highly poisonous, people still stay away from it. No one dares to eat it, and they just treat it as an ornamental plant.

The origin of tomatoes

In the 16th century, a British duke named Orlodara traveled in South America and liked tomatoes as an ornamental plant. He brought them back to England as a treasure and presented them to his lover, Queen Elizabeth, as a love gift to express his love. Since then, the names of "love fruit" and "lover fruit" have been widely spread. But people planted tomatoes in their manors and gave them to their lovers as gifts symbolizing love. Generation after generation, no one dared to eat tomatoes.

In the 17th century, a French painter had painted tomatoes many times. Faced with such beautiful and lovely but "poisonous" berries, he could not resist its temptation, so he had the idea of ​​tasting it himself. Therefore, he risked his life to eat one, and found it sweet, sour, and sour with sweet. Then, he lay on the bed waiting for the arrival of the god of death. But a day passed, and he was still lying in bed, staring at the ceiling with bulging eyes. How come? He ate a tomato as bright red as a poisonous mushroom and didn't die! He smacked his lips, recalled the great taste of chewing tomatoes, and told his friends the news that "tomatoes are non-toxic and can be eaten", and they were all stunned. Soon, the news that tomatoes were non-toxic shocked the West and quickly spread around the world.

Since then, hundreds of millions of people have enjoyed the delicious food brought by this "daring to be the first in the world" warrior who risked his life. Later, someone analyzed the composition of tomatoes and proved that it contains multiple vitamins and is a very nutritious food, so they moved it out of the park and into the vegetable garden. In the 18th century, Italian chefs used tomatoes to make delicacies with bright colors and delicious taste, and guests praised them. Tomatoes finally made it to the table. From then on, tomatoes won the love of everyone and were praised as red fruit, golden apple, ruby, and love fruit. Tomatoes have been introduced to China for about a hundred years. In 1983, Chinese archaeologists discovered tomato seeds in an ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty in Fenghuang Mountain, Chengdu, which shows that China had cultivated tomatoes two thousand years ago.

At present, as a fruit and vegetable, tomatoes have been proven by scientists to contain a variety of vitamins and nutrients. For example, tomatoes are rich in vitamins C and A, as well as folic acid and potassium, which are the main nutrients. In particular, the lycopene it contains is more beneficial to human health, while some fruits such as watermelon, grapefruit, and apricot only contain a small amount of lycopene. Of course, people call tomatoes "love fruits" because this fruit really has the effect of love and can make girls more beautiful! We can see that loving and scientific mothers often let their children eat more tomatoes.

Recently, according to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, some American medical experts have found that eating more tomatoes has a strong anti-cancer effect, even for stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, oral cancer, breast cancer and uterine cancer. This is because tomatoes contain an antioxidant, lycopene, which has the effect of reducing the incidence of cancer. At the same time, it also has a variety of beneficial compounds. The complex interaction between them enhances the anti-cancer ability of tomatoes.