"Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than" Topic
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Tango01  | 12 Nov 2023 8:13 p.m. PST |
… 200 Years
"In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato.
A nickname for the fruit was the "poison apple" because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them, but the truth of the matter was that wealthy Europeans used pewter plates, which were high in lead content. Because tomatoes are so high in acidity, when placed on this particular tableware, the fruit would leach lead from the plate, resulting in many deaths from lead poisoning. No one made this connection between plate and poison at the time; the tomato was picked as the culprit…"
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| Shagnasty | 13 Nov 2023 10:07 a.m. PST |
I'm glad that was straightened out as I love tomatoes raw and cooked! |
| d88mm1940 | 13 Nov 2023 10:24 a.m. PST |
Time to get rid of my lead plates [sigh]. |
| dapeters | 13 Nov 2023 1:51 p.m. PST |
I think the other thing was some tomatoes can be fairly acidic and simply disagreed with palates of northern Europeans. |
| Tango01 | 20 Nov 2023 9:20 p.m. PST |
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