can we maybe talk about tomatoes?

goatschool

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they are the metal of vegetable matter.

i used to hate them, but i went to a counselor and we came to a compromise and now i get along with them really well.

plus, they are red like blood.
 
They are also really acidic, so much so, that if you cook them on aluminum or some other porous metal, the acid in the tomatoes dissolves pieces of the aluminum off into your food.
 
although the eggplant is also pretty grindy

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such a good point Avi...

TOMATO: HYBRIDIZING THE LEGUME

ALSO:

"The tomato is a member of the nightshade, or Solanaccae, family, making it a cousin of the eggplant, the red pepper, the potato, the ground cherry, the tomatillo, and the highly toxic belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade. "
 
I read once that tomatoes used to be white and woody, but have been bred to be redder and juicier over the centuries. Sort of like Bill Clinton on an epic historical scale.
 
Originally posted by goatschool
such a good point Avi...

TOMATO: HYBRIDIZING THE LEGUME

ALSO:

"The tomato is a member of the nightshade, or Solanaccae, family, making it a cousin of the eggplant, the red pepper, the potato, the ground cherry, the tomatillo, and the highly toxic belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade. "

damn, just what i was going to say!