Cortés conquest of the Aztec
capital city of
Tenochtítlan (modern Mexico City) in 1521 is
the acknowledged point of European contact with Tomatoes. It was the Spanish
colonial system, which spanned most of the globe that helped spread Tomatoes;
first to the
Carribean, then to the
Phillipines and
eventually Asia and Europe. By 1544, Tomatoes, probably a yellow variety since
they were dubbed Golden Apples or
“Pomo d’Oro” by Italian
Pietro
Andrea
Mattioli, were being described in scientific
papers and
“herbals.”
Source: http://www.smartkitchen.com/resources/tomato-s-culinary-history
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