Some time ago, a question about whether Yang Guifei could eat tomatoes suddenly burst into flames, and the question asked, "A Red Dust Concubine Laughs" in the protagonist Yang Guifei, at that time, whether yang Guifei could eat tomatoes at that time. There are two answers, and many people do not choose "can't", but choose "eat what you want".
Indeed, as Tang Xuanzong's favorite noble concubine, Yang Yuhuan of course wanted whatever he wanted, and even the fresh lychees in Lingnan, Li Longji could let people run horses to send them. But there are some things that she really can't eat if she wants to.
Tomato, that is, tomato, it is the biggest difference from traditional crops such as wheat and rice, not because it cannot become a staple food, but because it belongs to an exotic species. It is a product of the New World discovered by the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus in the 15th century, which was once unique to South America. The Tang Dynasty, as early as 907 AD, had already collapsed at the hands of Zhu Wen.
And when tomatoes were first discovered in South America, because of their bright colors, no one dared to eat them. People have regarded it as a poisonous fruit, and even gave it the name of "wolf peach". Unexpectedly, at that time, it was just an ornamental plant.
It was not until the 16th century that a duke named Orodala appeared in England and traveled to South America to discover the plant. He has always been noble, after seeing the tomato for the first time, he loved its "appearance", brought it back to The United Kingdom as a treasure, and dedicated it to his favorite Queen Elizabeth.
Because of this move, the tomato suddenly and unexpectedly "became popular" and was called "love fruit" and "lover fruit" by the people of the time. Even many nobles built their own estates to grow the crop exclusively. However, until this time, the wonderful use of tomatoes has still not been discovered, and it is still a high-value "vase".
And so, another hundred years passed. On this day, a French painter suddenly had the idea of tasting a bite because he painted tomatoes every day. If not to say that artists are romantic and crazy, as soon as the idea appeared, the painter could no longer hold back, so he resolutely decided to test poison with his body.
After eating a whole fruit, he lay contentedly on the bed, quietly waiting for the arrival of death. But he waited left and right, and found that not only did death not come, but his body did not react at all. Therefore, under the attempt of this warrior, the news that the tomato is non-toxic and edible has completely spread, and people who have long coveted the tomato have also competed to taste it.
Therefore, the flower language of tomato is also called "dare to try, ordinary but full of courage".
As for when tomatoes spread to the East, it goes back to the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, although under the influence of policies such as the sea ban, China's contacts with the world were slightly reduced, but they were not broken. European "missionaries" introduced tomatoes and other crops to China through the Silk Road, and at first everyone did not dare to eat them, and only regarded them as ornamental plants.
It was not until the Qing Dynasty, because people's living conditions were increasingly affected, that tomatoes became people's food.
Therefore, even if Yang Guifei was favored again, during the Tang Xuanzong period, she would definitely not be able to eat tomatoes. For tomatoes and even the common sense of history throughout ancient times, we should strengthen our study to avoid the embarrassing incident of "Yang Guifei eating tomatoes".