On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 11:40 AM 'N Sekar' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> On the question of whether Tomato is a vegetable or fruit, I received a > mail from my friend (thanks to him) saying > > Tomato is a vegetable because when you want to buy it you go to a > vegetable shop and not to a shop. > selling fruits. > > Very simple but very effective presentation of his case in spite of Google > saying it is in fact a fruit as it comes from a flower - see below. > > "A botanical fruit would have at least one seed and grow from the flower > of the plant. With this definition in mind, tomatoes are classified as > fruit because they contain seeds and grow from the flower of the tomato > plant". > > N Sekar > > > On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 09:36:36 PM GMT+4, 'venkat giri' via > KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Respected Sir/s,* > > * Subject:** TOMATO * > > *Tomatoes are thought to originate in Peru. The name comes from the Aztec > “xitomatl,” which means “plump thing with a navel”.* > > *Botanically, the tomato is a fruit* > > *Scientists agree: a botanical ovary – a sac that contains egg cells > (seeds) – is classified as a fruit.* > > *U.S. Supreme Court in 1893,ruled Legally, that the tomato is a > vegetable.* *A tomato importer named John Nix argued that a tomato was a > fruit and therefore not subject to vegetable import duties. (He was gunning > to collect some back taxes he paid under protest).* *The court ruled that > the tomato was a vegetable in its function. It’s served in salads, soups, > and main courses. Only if it was eaten in hand or in a dessert can it be > classified as a fruit!** Thus the tomato became a vegetable.* > > · *When the tomato was introduced to Europe in the 1500s, The > French called it “the apple of love.” The Germans called it “the apple of > paradise.”* > > · *The scientific term for the common tomato is lycopersicon > lycopersicum, which mean **“wolf peach.”* > > · *“Tomato” in other languages* > > *English: tomato* > > *French: tomate* > > *Dutch: tomaat* > > *German: Tomate* > > *Danish: tomat* > > *Spanish: tomate* > > *Italian: pomodoro* > > · *The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are 25,000 tomato > varieties.* > > · *Heaviest tomato. The heaviest tomato on record weighed in at 3.51 > kg (7 pounds 12 ounces). A “delicious” variety, it was grown by **Gordon > Graham of Edmond, Oklahoma in 1986. Gordon sliced the tomato to make > sandwiches for 21 family members.* > > · *Largest plant. The largest tomato plant (a “Sungold” variety), > recorded in 2000, reached 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length and was grown by > Nutriculture Ltd. of Mawdesley, Lancashire, UK.* > > · *Biggest tomato tree. According to the Guinness Book of World > Records, the largest tomato tree grows at Walt Disney World Resort’s > experimental greenhouse and yields a harvest of more than 32,000 tomatoes > and weighs 1,151.84 pounds (522 kg). The plant was discovered in Beijing, > China, by Yong Huang, Epcot's manager of agricultural science, who took its > seeds and grew them in the experimental greenhouse. Today, the plant > produces thousands of golf ball-sized tomatoes that are served at Walt > Disney World's restaurants, and can be seen by tourists riding the "Living > With the Land" boat ride at the Epcot Center* > > · *Official veggie and official fruit. The tomato serves as both > the official state vegetable and the official state fruit of Arkansas, in > honour of the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato, sometimes known as > **“Bradley > Pink.”* > > · *Official state beverage. Tomato juice is the **official state > beverage of Ohio.* > > · *Under consideration:. A proposal to the NJ State Assembly in > 2008 requested that the tomato be adopted as the state’s official state > vegetable, but to date the bid has not been passed.* > > · *La Tomatina (Bũnol, Valencia, Spain),* *held annually on the > last Wednesday in August, attracts tens of thousands of visitors. The > highlight is the tomato fight, in which 30,000+ participants throw an > estimated 150,000 overripe tomatoes (100 metric tons) at each other.* > > · *Q: What did the papa tomato say to the baby tomato?* > > *A: “Hurry and ketchup!”* > > · *Q. What’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom?* > > *A. Knowledge knows a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a > fruit salad.* > > *Increasing popularity**. Americans have increased their tomato > consumption 30% over the last 20 years (mostly in processed forms such as > sauce, paste, and salsa).* > > > > · *Toxic? While tomatoes are perfectly safe and healthy to eat, > their leaves are actually toxic!* > > · *93% American gardening households grow tomatoes* > > · *The largest worldwide producer of tomatoes is China, followed by > USA, Turkey, India and Egypt.* > > · *California produces 96% of the tomatoes processed in the U.S**.* > > · *Florida is the number one producer of fresh market tomatoes.* > > *Regards* > > *V.Sridharan* > > *Trichy* > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/796152322.4902284.1701020187988%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/796152322.4902284.1701020187988%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-3218831370447384040_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1647115828.6616955.1701070827230%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1647115828.6616955.1701070827230%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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