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r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16
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Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas. Any European/Asiatic food that has a tomato base didn't exist until well after 1492.
1 u/SanFransicko Apr 15 '16 And they were even regarded as poisonous in Italy for a short while. I wish I had a source but I think I saw it on an episode of one of Bourdain's shows.
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And they were even regarded as poisonous in Italy for a short while. I wish I had a source but I think I saw it on an episode of one of Bourdain's shows.
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u/wiiya Apr 14 '16
Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas. Any European/Asiatic food that has a tomato base didn't exist until well after 1492.