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Italiansareknownforusingtomatoesintheircooking.Thinkofpizzaandpastasauces.But,ifyouthinkthetomatoisfromItaly,thinkagain!ItisbelievedthattomatoescamefromSouthAmericaandwerefirstbroughttoEuropebySpanishexplorersinthe15th century.Atfirst,tomatoeswereusedfordecoration,asEuropeanslovedtheircolor.However,tomatoesgrewwellinthewarmMediterraneanclimateandbythe16th century,theywerebeingusedbyItaliancooks.So,ifyoulovetomatosauceonyourpizza,youhave SouthAmericanfarmersfromlongagoto thank.
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