This kitchen staple used to be considered dangerous

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How an "evil" fruit came to define Italian cuisine.
From The Times

June 5, 2024

When Europeans first encountered tomatoes 500 years ago, they considered them dangerous. Then came pasta al pomodoro.

A sculpture of a kneeling man with a bowl on top filled with basil leaves, oblong tomatoes and blue worms. Next to the sculpture, a glass of olive oil.

Photograph by Anthony Cotsifas. Set design by Victoria Petro-Conroy

Here's how the "evil" fruit became a key part of Italy's identity. →

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