“Whore’s Apple”: The Tomato’s Unkosher History

By Tomato Queen

You would think that the tomato would have been lustily embraced by my people, the Jews, since they first popped them into their mouths.

And in a way, this is true.

Now a thriving staple of Israel’s diet, economy and food culture, the tomato was once considered so bloody a fruit that it was deemed unkosher.

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