[Sca-cooks] Fitzgibbon on Pomedoro

[Johnna Holloway]

See it really is weird, especially when you compare it to the tomato
entry.

Thanks for posting it. God knows which of the two hundred plus boxes
it's in around here.

Johnnae

Heather Musinski wrote:

>Here is her rather controversial assertion...
>"pomidoro, Italian for tomato, which has been used extensively in many form in Italy since the 15th century, when seeds from China were first brought back and grown by an Italian monk, Fra Serenio."
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>I haven't found any reference to pomidoro in the Italian I've worked with, though I'll have to check out this Fra Serenio now. The reference to China is intriguing. I am aware of the new book about China's expedition to the New World...1421: The Year China discovered America. I haven't read it, and am interested to hear what others think.
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