ππ»ββοΈπ How should we call this beautiful produce?
English: Tomato π
Danish: Tomat π
German: Tomate π
French: Tomate π
Norwegian: Tomat π
Spanish: Tomate π
Dutch: Tomaat π
Italian: π§ We want to call it 'Pomodoro'
ππ»ββοΈπ How should we call this beautiful produce?
English: Tomato π
Danish: Tomat π
German: Tomate π
French: Tomate π
Norwegian: Tomat π
Spanish: Tomate π
Dutch: Tomaat π
Italian: π§ We want to call it 'Pomodoro'
@mariattaMariatta π€¦π»ββοΈ
I just realized "pomodoro" means "apple of gold". Apparently some of the earliest strains of tomato to arrive in Europe were yellow, not red. (But the Aztecs had many varieties, including red)
"Tomato" derives from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs!
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