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Australia
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Europe
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Italiansareknownforusingtomatoesintheircooking.Thinkofpizzaandpastasauces.But,ifyouthinkthetomatoisfromItaly,thinkagain!ItisbelievedthattomatoescamefromSouthAmericaandwerefirstbroughttoEuropebySpanishexplorersinthe
15thcentury.Atfirst,tomatoeswereusedfordecoration,asEuropeanslovedtheircolor.However,tomatoesgrewwellinthewarmMediterraneanclimate,andbythe
16thcentury,theywerebeingusedbyItaliancooks.So,ifyoulovetomatosauceonyourpizza,youhaveSouthAmericanfarmersfromlongagoto thank.
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