The Humble Tomato

[John Bull]

Whilst the Granny brigade advocate that tomatoes cause Gout, the rest of the world`s nutritional experts say that tomatoes are the best health food in existence.

They are apparently a miracle food in helping to prevent Prostate Cancer and provide benefit against a whole load of other ailments, plus supplying the body with vitamins for a healthy lifestyle.
Drinking tomato juice is also very beneficial and healthy.

 

[hollydolly]

Apparently they're more beneficial if eaten cooked rather than raw.

I'm not keen on them they upset my stomach..so I rarely eat them, but my o/h eats tomatoes every day..either in a salad or Passata spread on toast with Black pepper ..

 

[RadishRose]

I love tomatoes any way I can get them. Never heard of the gout tale.

 

[terry123]

Love home grown tomatoes. My favorite sandwich is butter bread, Hellman's mayo and home grown tomatoes, sliced thin with salt and pepper. Bacon adds more to it. When I can get home grown tomatoes I have them as my main meal every day until they are gone. Never get tired of them!!

 

[Shalimar]

Cherry tomatoes my favourite, this year mine are rather tasteless, perhaps overwatered in the unusual heat?

 

[PopsnTuff]

Another tomato lover here....been adding a few stewed tomatoes to my spagetti sauce....livens it up....

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I love tomatoes and Jersey tomatoes are the best. Mine are late ripening in my garden this year because of the crazy weather we have been having. As I grow older my garden may shrink in size but I'll always grow tomatoes. A fresh,sun warmed tomato right off the vine is total perfection. Thank you Mother Nature.

 

[Falcon]

Without them; NO Ketchup (catsup) OR a BLT ! Or even a Bloody Mary; Come to think about it.

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

Have disliked tomatoes since I was 2? 3?. That is,if they are raw. I like them cooked-tomato sauce,ketchup,tomato soup,even tomato juice.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Mrs. Robinson you need to try a Jersey tomato. You will want to make up for lost time. lol

Have disliked tomatoes since I was 2? 3?. That is,if they are raw. I like them cooked-tomato sauce,ketchup,tomato soup,even tomato juice.

 

[C'est Moi]

Love tomatoes. Never heard the gout nonsense.

 

[terry123]

Love tomatoes. Never heard the gout nonsense.

I haven't heard it either. Just cannot beat a home grown heirloom tomato in a sandwich or fresh off the vine with salt!

 

[jujube]

As Patrick Henry so eloquently said, "Give me tomatoes or give me death!"

He didn't? He said "liberty", you say? Well, that's obviously because he already had some tomatoes on his plate. Otherwise he would have said "tomatoes".

 

[Falcon]

So, Is that the Statue of Tomatoes in the New York harbor ? Now you've got me confused !

 

[Olivia]

My mom would tell me that back in Austria they would eat whole tomatoes just like fruits; bite into them like apples. That was a treat. On the other hand, she also mentioned how they would save cooking lard and use it as a spread on bread.

 

[Falcon]

Olivia, tomatoes are actually classified as "fruit" , NOT "vegetables".

BUT........DON'T put tomatoes in a fruit salad ! LOL

 

[jujube]

My brother-in-law used to have to go to Beijing frequently on business. He said the only time you saw tomatoes on the table was at breakfast with the fruit plates. Apparently the Chinese also consider it a fruit.

 

[KingsX]

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I love salted tomato slices with mayo on a bun.


But for centuries many Europeans and Americans thought the tomato was poisonous.


From Poison to Passion: The Secret History of the Tomato

https://modernfarmer.com/2014/09/poison-pleasure-secret-history-tomato/


Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than 200 Years

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts...red-in-europe-for-more-than-200-years-863735/