Tomatoes first grew in South America and were later brought to Europe by people of Columbus's time as a gift to the Queen of England. Because of its bright color, people were very wary of it and regarded it as "the fruit of the fox". It is poisonous and no one dares to eat it. Some people call it wolf fruit, which means only wolves dare to eat it.
It was only cultivated as an ornamental plant at first. Later, a painter became thirsty while painting it. He couldn't resist the temptation of the bright red fruit, so he picked one and ate it. It was sweet and sour, and it was not poisonous. Only then did people dare to eat. After being cultivated on a large scale in Europe, it was introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty. Because its skin is red and its shape is like a persimmon, and it comes from the West, it is called tomato.
Our country has been growing and eating it more than two thousand years ago. Tomato is the Chinese name of tomato. I guess it has something to do with Fanbang when it was named!