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The Tomato Industry in Europe

The Tomato Industry in Europe. By Kathryn Crossey. The Tomato. The tomato probably originated in the highlands of the west coast of South America. The Spanish were the first people to distribute the tomato throughout their colonies in the Caribbean.

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The Tomato Industry in Europe

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  1. The Tomato Industry in Europe By Kathryn Crossey

  2. The Tomato • The tomato probably originated in the highlands of the west coast of South America. • The Spanish were the first people to distribute the tomato throughout their colonies in the Caribbean. • It then started to spread to the Philippines and then soon was all over the world.

  3. The Main producers of the Tomato in Europe • Italy is the largest producer of Tomatoes in Europe. • Especially in the south of Italy. • Spain the second largest producer of tomatoes in Europe, even though they introduced the tomato to Europe.

  4. The Tomato map In Europe

  5. The 'Tomatina' Tomato Fight • The festival on the last Wednesday of August is called 'the Tomatina' • Every year around 30,00 people go to the Spanish town of Bunol to throw more than 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other. • It is a very important festival in Spanish Culture.

  6. Modern uses of the Tomato Tomato Paste Tomato Pie Tomato Puree

  7. Tomato sauce Ketchup The End Pizza

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