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[-] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

TBF the British Monarchy would eat tomatoes on their pewter plates, because of the acidity the tomatoes would begin to dissolve the plates, Injecting various poisonous elements into them.

[-] CheezyWeezle@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, tomatoes ARE poisonous as they are a nightshade and contain solanine. Same with potatoes. The modern concentration of solanine is negligible, though, so unless you have a sensitivity or allergy to nightshades you should be fine consuming large quantities.

[-] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: potato plants under the right conditions can produce fruits resembing cherry tomatoes. They are extremely poisonous.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago

Another fun fact: Since both potatoes and tomatoes are nightshades, you can graft them together and have a plant that produces both potatoes and tomatoes.

[-] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They compete for nutrients though. It's a novelty, but will eradicate your soil and produce crap plants.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

called the "Tato" in the fallout universe

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

I think Tato(e)s are just mutated tomatoes. You never really pull them out of the soil to harvest the potato part.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

according to the terminal in the Prydwin it's the hybrid of the two

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Tato_(Fallout_4)

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I am confused as to how the TBF relates to the rest of your comment.

[-] Infinitus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Tomato's - mash them, smash them, base your entire cousine around them!

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

What's "maters," precious? What's "maters," eh?

[-] Nyarlathotep@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Fun fact, the tomatoes were brought from America to Spain and the to Italy because Naples was part of the Aragón kingdom back then

[-] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I am awesome.

[-] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Italians took noodles from the silk road, tomatoes from Columbus, and pretended to have a culinary heritage.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 year ago

That's just nonsense. Everything originally came from somewhere else, including humans themselves. Italians invented new uses for those two things and thus established a near-peerless culinary heritage.

Also, tomatoes were first brought to Europe by Spanish explorers. Please don't give that genocidal monster any undue credit.

[-] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago

Those explorers just brought them over after Columbus showed them where the tomatoes were.

[-] visak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

So they invented fusion cuisine?

[-] Something_Complex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nop the Portuguese did

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

And I hate them to this day - unless they're part of a sauce or something.

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe you never had any really good ones. I eat cherry tomatoes like treats, sometimes.

[-] pewpew@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Same, if they are not on my pizza or not on my pasta I won't eat them

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