Why Tudor England Refused to Eat Tomatoes For 200 Years
About this episode
The episode discusses the reasons behind Tudor England's refusal to eat tomatoes for two centuries, focusing on an Elizabethan botanist's conclusions.
The story of how a respected Elizabethan botanist looked at a tomato, applied perfectly logical medical reasoning, and concluded that English people shouldn't eat one, and why it took two hundred years for anyone to prove him wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Heather Teysko
Topics covered
- Tudor England
- tomatoes
- Elizabethan botany
- food history
- medical reasoning
Keywords
- Tudor England
- tomatoes
- Elizabethan
- botanist
- food history
- medical reasoning
- cultural beliefs
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Why Tudor England Refused to Eat Tomatoes For 200 Years
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