Tomato was imported in Europe from South America during the 16th , probably by Cortès. Its dissemination was very fast, especially thanks to the magical and aphrodisiac powers attributed to it. Because of these powers, tomato was given the name of “Love apple” in many European languages (pomo d’amore, love bomb, Libesapfel ...).

For a long time its food value was snubbed: after all, at that time the eating habits did not offer much space to a kind of food that in itself couldn’t satiate people and could not even be assimilated to spices such as cocoa and cinnamon, who were considered prestigious on high-end tables. Tomato was instead used as an ornamental plant, for terraces and gardens, besides it was usually given as love token.

Today it is not even the case to dwell on the fortune that this ingredient has had in international cuisine, becoming an icon of goodness and Mediterranean diet. We’d like to stress the most romantic look of this plant, whose leaves smell of fresh summer and secret vegetables gardens, giving us a unique and special olfactory emotion. What a triumph of the senses, happiness for both body and spirit in just one plant!
Taste, smell, fall in love.