tomatoes are native to Meico and Central America, and the Aztecs gre them back in 700a.d. In the sixteenth century, the Spanish conquistadores introduced tomatoes to Spain,and the tomato's popularity spread quickly through Europe.The French loved tomatoes and called them "love apples".The Germans called them "apples of paradise" The British thought they were beautiful, but poisonous.And the Italians simply used them to make the best tomato sauce there is, and they put it on their pasta