The tomato in Italy has a convoluted history It’s hard to trace, but there are some key dates and places to keep in mind For one, the tomato is not indigenous to Europe, though the Europeans certainly have found innumerable delicious ways to serve it As far as we know, the first tomatoes to make it to Europe were brought by the Spanish Conquistadors from South America (Peru, specifically) in the early to mid-sixteenth century.

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