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mato when the Conquistadors reached Mexico and Central America in the 16th Century. Tomato seeds were taken back to Europe where they quickly found favor in the Mediterranean countries — Spain, Portugal and Italy.
As the tomato traveled north it was veiled in mystery. The French called it “The Apple of Love,” the Germans, “The Apple of Paradise.”
The British, while admiring its brilliant red color, disclaimed the tomato as a food; they believed it was poisonous. This same fear persisted among colonists in the United States until the early 19th century.
But in 1812 the Creoles in New Orleans put their cooking on the map with their tomato-enhanced gumbos
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