One: History of tomatoes:

The official name of tomatoes is tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum).

It is native to Peru, Ecuador and other places in South America. There are still primitive wild species in the Andes Mountains. They were later spread to Mexico and domesticated into cultivated species.

In the mid-16th century, Spanish and Portuguese traders brought it to Europe from Central and South America, and then spread from Europe to North America and Asia.

At first, its bright red fruits were used for garden ornamental purposes, and later they were gradually eaten.

The United States has the highest tomato production in the world; the Soviet Union has the largest cultivation area; China, Japan, Egypt, Mexico, Italy, and Spain all produce large quantities of tomatoes.

2: When were tomatoes introduced to China:

Tomatoes were introduced to China around the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

This is recorded in history books.

"Qunfang Pu" written in 1621 records: "The name of the persimmon is June persimmon.

The stem is like artemisia, four or five feet high, the leaves are like mugwort, and the flowers are like durian. , one branch bears five, or three or four fruits,...an herb from Xifan, hence the name.

"From this point of view, tomatoes were introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty.

But it was called "Pan Persimmon" at that time. Because persimmons are popular, red in color, and come from the West, they are called "tomatoes".

It was introduced to Japan from China, and Japan also calls it "Tang Persimmon".

Historically, the Chinese people were accustomed to adding the word "fan" to things introduced from abroad, so they also called them "tomatoes".

It is commonly known as "stinky persimmon" in northern Taiwan, and "ganzimi" in the south.

Three: "Tomato scrambled eggs" is a Chinese invention.

How can you see it?

1. From the perspective of the historical development of tomatoes, the time when tomatoes were introduced from Peru, South America to Central America cannot be verified, but what is certain is that the Incas and Aztecs in America were as early as B.C. Tomatoes have been cultivated since 700, but the only time they were eaten is in the 16th century.

The first people to eat it were the Mayans and the indigenous people of southern Mexico. They ate it raw without cooking.

2. Tomatoes were introduced to England only after 1590.

A quack named Gerald Huber knew that Spanish and Italian people loved to eat it. Even so, he still insisted that tomatoes were poisonous and therefore did not include them in the recipe. So the way to eat it is to eat it raw.

3. Around 1750, tomatoes were introduced to North America, and Americans also ate them. At that time, not many people ate them, and everyone mainly regarded them as decorative plants.

Even Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, ate it in Paris.

Later, after returning to China, he not only ate it, but also promoted it.

At that time Americans do not eat tomatoes as a daily vegetable, but only as a fruit in the summer.

Therefore, there is no cooking.

4. In the 17th century, British sailors discovered a sauce (made from stone fruits and mushrooms) used by southern Chinese sailors to pickle fish, and found it very delicious.

Then it spread to England, and people began to call all salty, thick sauces containing many spices kctehup.

At that time, there were many kinds of ketchup in Europe, and the raw materials included walnuts, anchovies, mushrooms, cucumbers, etc., but none of the ketchups used tomatoes.

American Henry Heinz made a creative ketchup and added tomatoes to the sauce.

This is the seasoned ketchup we eat today.

It can be seen from here that tomatoes are made into tomato sauce in the United States, but there are no actual dishes cooked with eggs.

So, how can we prove that "fried tomatoes with eggs" was invented by Chinese people?

From the information I checked, I found that the so-called "fried tomatoes with eggs" was the former "mushu meat", and the dish "mushu meat" was listed in the Ming Dynasty recipes. some! ! Haha, at the same time, the West still made tomatoes into sauces to accompany meals, but did not cook tomatoes with any vegetables or meat at the same time. Therefore, I came to the conclusion: "Tomato scrambled eggs" is a Chinese invention! ! !

Some people may also ask, why is "tomato scrambled eggs" also called "mushu meat"?

It turns out that this "mushu" is "alfalfa", not "mushu" as written on the menu of ordinary restaurants.

It is called this alfalfa because the eggs resemble alfalfa flowers after being fried, so we got this name.

Therefore, "Fried Mushu with Tomatoes" is "Scrambled Tomatoes with Eggs"

And Mushu Rou is fried meat with eggs, usually with fungus and cucumber slices added for decoration. .

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