Also, tomatoes ARE poisonous as they are a nightshade and contain solanine. Same with potatoes. The modern concentration of solanine is negligible, though, so unless you have a sensitivity or allergy to nightshades you should be fine consuming large quantities.

I am confused as to how the TBF relates to the rest of your comment.

What's "maters," precious? What's "maters," eh?

That's just nonsense. Everything originally came from somewhere else, including humans themselves. Italians invented new uses for those two things and thus established a near-peerless culinary heritage.

Also, tomatoes were first brought to Europe by Spanish explorers. Please don't give that genocidal monster any undue credit.

So they invented fusion cuisine?

Maybe you never had any really good ones. I eat cherry tomatoes like treats, sometimes.

Same, if they are not on my pizza or not on my pasta I won't eat them