On the subject of poisonous tomatoes: most of the tomato relatives and look-alikes of North America are quite poisonous, so the reluctance of the English immigr

On the subject of poisonous tomatoes: most of the tomato relatives and look-alikes of North America are quite poisonous, so the reluctance of the English immigrants to New England is perhaps understandable. Take a look, and ask if Solanum carolinense is easy to distinguish from a green version of edible Solanum lycopersicum: https://eattheplanet.org/solanum-poisonous-relatives-of-tomatoes-and-potatoes/ https://eattheplanet.org/solanum-poisonous-relatives-of-toma... Spaniards and Italians who imported the Mexico/Central American cultivar developed by native American cultivators had a different opinion, but the English weren't interest for several hundred years, say the historians: http://www.vegetablefacts.net/vegetable-history/history-of-tomatoes/ http://www.vegetablefacts.net/vegetable-history/history-of-t... Conclusion: what one culture views as weird, others might view as normal.