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This was a very interesting book about the history of tomatoes and how they have been changed by the world and changed the world. It was a really interesting book and it was written in an engaging way. I even laughed out loud at a few spots. My big frustration with this book is that its title is not accurate. No where in the book was there a specific discussion of 10 tomatoes. It was more about tomatoes in general as well as tomato products (with whole chapters devoted to spaghetti, pizza, and o
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Thoroughly enjoyed this clever, witty yet informative book about my favorite vegetable- oops fruit. The tomato has a rich and sometimes debatable history fraught with exaggerations as well as industrial opportunists. Who really invented ketchup? Or Catsup? Who actually brought tomatoes to the United States.? Have human tastes changed so much since the 18th century when a tomato was thought to be the worse tasting vegetable in the garden? Full of facts presented in an easily understandable and pl
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