tomato

Tomato
Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum Common Name: Tomato Tomato is a fruit because it is the fruit of the tomato plant because it comes from the base of the flower and contains the seeds of the plant.

**Five Interesting Facts:**
1. Lycopene is an antioxidant found in tomatoes. Lycopene is found to protect skin from UV rays. 2. If you eat tomatoes it decreases the risk of breast cancer, head/neck cancers, cardiovascular disease and type ll diabetes. 3. Tomato plant leaves are toxic and at least one person has died from drinking tomato leaf tea. 4. The heaviest tomato was 7 pounds and 12 ounces and was grown in Oklahoma. 5. The tomato was nicknamed the " wolf peach" because the Germans thought they can use them to call werewolves hundreds of years ago.


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In Bunol Spain a huge festival on the last Wednesday of August. The festival celebrates a gigantic tomato fight for fun. It started in 1946 when some men had a big fight in the town square and grabbed tomatoes from a stand and used them as weapons Now people wear goggles and gloves and use 40 metric tons are used in the one hour long tomato fight. Back to Recipe

By: Jack Lamberti