Most people like tomatoes. And they think of tomatoes as a vegetable，because they are not sweet and are used for providing flavor（风味）to food.【小题1】

Tomatoes are from Mexico. Spanish explorers，who went to South America about 500 years ago，brought back tomatoes to Europe. Because tomatoes look like apples，the French called them love apples，while the British called them apples of gold.【小题2】

【小题3】As far back as 500 years ago，the joy of eating fried tomatoes with salt and pepper，was known to the Italians.

In some countries like Britain and Mexico，tomatoes were thought to have poison（毒）in them.【小题4】The belladonna is regarded as a plant with poison.

But people grew them in their gardens because of their beautiful color and look. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases.【小题5】They began to eat them.

It is believed that the British brought tomatoes to India. This was about 300 years ago. Gradually，the people in India started discovering that tomatoes tasted good. Today，the whole world is crazy about tomatoes.