Misunderstood tomato. do you enjoy eating salsa and chips? or maybe you like having ketchup on your fries? then you must like the essential ingredient in these sauces,tomatoes. the tomato originally comes from south america and has been eaten by people there for thousands of years. today,tomatoes are popular the world over. however,when they were first introduced, there was quite a bit of
vite a bit of controversy and
worry surrounding them.
ancient aztec writings mention recipes for dishes of tomatoes
ies of tomatoes, peppers, and
ch soldiers conquered the aztecs and
salt - probably the first salsa recipe! spanish soldiers cono
brought tomato seeds back with them to europe. in europe, these
ope, these yellowish
tomatoes were first called "apples of gold". for a long time. de
> > for a long time, people in northern
s of gold”. people were afraid
to the nightshade plant, a deadly
europe and north america did not eat these "apples of gold". peon
to eat tomatoes because the plant looked similar to the nightshade plan
poison. german people even thought that if someone ate tomatoes, he or a
change into a werewolf. however, by the mid-1800s, people all over the world h
accepted the tomato as a good food to eat.
nevertheless, the tomato was due for more controversy. do you think
tomatoes are a fruit or vegetable? actually tomatoes are a fruit. however, in
america, tomatoes are a vegetable by law. why are tomatoes legally a vegetable in
america? in the 1800s, there was no import tax on fruit from other countries, but
there was an import tax on vegetables. at that time, many tomatoes were coming
from other countries into america, and american tomato farmers became worried
about making a living. the government made tomatoes a vegetable by law so that
non-american tomatoes would be taxed.
it is easy to tell that the tomato is really a fruit. in fact, tomatoes are similar
to berries. both have seeds inside, and both grow from the flowers of a plant. both
also have delicious flesh surrounding the seeds. tomatoes and strawberries are
actually in the same family. tomato ice cream, anyone?
1. 1. We are swimming in the swimming pool.
2. She is watching TV now.
3. I and my sister are going to school now.
4. My father is washing his car at the moment.
5. They are playing the piano now.
2. On the armchair 1) The bank in High Street is big and modern.
On the chair 2) You can sit on this comfortable armchair when you watch TV.
In the street 3) The birds on the tree are not sparrows. What birds are they?
On the photo 4) We can often see roses on the piano in the living room.
3. 1) John and Sally like their house in Green Street.
2) I can see the Barkers, they are in their garden.
3) John! Can you help us please?
In the morning I usually have porridge. I often start my breakfast with a cereal which is not cooked, it is something dry, ready to be eaten or muesli – some grain or porridge which is not cooked with dried fruit, nuts and so on.
I also like eggs (cooked in different ways). I don’t practically eat butter, I prefer soft margarine – made of vegetable fat, which is not heavy and creamy. I don’t eat jam at breakfast, I eat marmalade which is not sweet, there is slight bitterness; it’s rather pleasant.
I usually don’t have substantial breakfast on weekdays, I do it on weekends when I get up late. Very often I have just tea or coffee with sandwiches. Tea is usually taken by me with milk. I like very strong tea without sugar.
Sometimes when I am in hurry I don’t have time to have proper breakfast and I go to the university being hungry. In such case I usually buy something like «Snickers» or «Mars» on my way to the Alma Mater.