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"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Stored in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, appropriated as wartime propaganda, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato is the Rodney Dangerfield of foods. Yet, the tomato is the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). It holds a place in America's soul like no other vegetable, and few other foods....

The tomato may sound like a humble food item, but learning to nurture that perfectly juicy, tender-fleshed fruit from a vine in the soil to an accompaniment on your dinner plate takes a little practice-- and a lot of knowledge.

All the fruit are in the bowl. There's Apple and Orange. Strawberry and Peach. Plum and Pear. And, of course, Tomato.Now wait just a minute! Tomatoes aren't fruit! Or are they?Using sly science (and some wisdom from a wise old raisin), Tomato proves all the fruit wrong and shows that he belongs in the bowl just as much as the next blueberry! And he's bringing some unexpected friends too!

Strega Nona fills her basket with two dozen tomatoes from her garden that she intends to donate to the convent, but her effort is challenged by her mischievous goat and her haphazard assistant, Big Anthony.

Abuelito asks Manny for help when his tomatoes will not grow because it is too cold, but Manny and the tools are not sure what they can do, in a book where pictures replace specific words.

In three episodes originally shown on the Food Network television program, Good Eats, Alton Brown shows you how to prepare Stuffed tomatoes, Tomato sauce, TBL panaznella, Baba ghannouj, Eggplant pasta, Eggplant steaks, Artichoke pasta salad, Broiled chokes, and Herb oil.

When Keegan and Alex are put in charge of organizing a tomato toss for a local festival, the event has some unexpected consequences.