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ASmith1946
 
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Default East Indian cuisine & tomatoes

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>The tomato started moving into northern cookery in the later part of the
>19th century, probably shipped in from warmer areas.


This is a myth. The tomato was grown in New England before 1800, and was
identified as the "queen" of vegetables by the 1830s.

Andy Smith