Hold the Ketchup!
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on June 8, 2008 – 7:00 am -This is just in: Raw red tomatoes come under scrutiny after a multi-state outbreak of the foodborne disease salmonella incites the US Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning to consumers.
Tags: Food Alert, Health Issue, Tomato
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What Would We Do Without Tomatoes?
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 31, 2008 – 7:24 am -The tomato has origins traced back to the early Aztecs around 700 A.D; therefore we tend to believe that the tomato is native to the Americas. It was not until around the 16th century that Europeans were introduced to this fruit when the early explorers set sail to discover new lands (and plunder them!)
Tags: , Food, Fruit/Vegetable, History, Tomato
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