你所不知的有關(guān)西紅柿的“秘密”.

　　西紅柿是廚房最為常見的配菜，它不能完全算是蔬菜，因?yàn)榭梢韵癯运粯由晕骷t柿。在廚房做飯的時候，你可以在最愛的薩拉里加幾片，也可以放到其他的食物里。事實(shí)上西紅柿的單詞是來源于納瓦特爾語阿茲特克語里的Tomati ，而Tomati又源自于西班牙語里的tomate。從植物學(xué)角度上來說它的名字是Lycopersicon esculentum(西紅柿)，譯過來是狼桃的意思。而法國人又稱其為愛的蘋果，他們認(rèn)為西紅柿里含有能激起性欲的成分。

　　1. Acts as a Cleansing Agent 用作清潔劑

　　Because of the strong acid content found in tomatoes which is being used to cleanse the body, it has been proven fective in cleaning toilet bowl, and other materials that you could find at home. In fact, there are different beauty products that women used today, and some of which are made out of tomato juices. There are lotions, body wash, and other hygienic products that. It polishes brass, copper, and other metals to renew its original shine. It removes dirt that you thought you could never eradicate.

　　番茄里所含的強(qiáng)酸成分可以用作清潔劑。事實(shí)證明，它可以強(qiáng)效清理馬桶，也可以用來清理家里的一些其他用具?，F(xiàn)在女性化妝品里也有用到，有的化妝品甚至也是由番茄汁做成的。另外一些洗劑，沐浴露，衛(wèi)生用品里也有哦。它還可以使銅，黃銅及其他的一些金屬恢復(fù)光澤。它甚至還可以清除一些你以為弄不掉的頑漬。

　　2. It is a Fruit 它是一種水果

　　People have wrong notions that tomatoes are considered vegetables since it is mostly mix or add in most of the cooking preparations and menus. Botanically speaking, it is a fruit it comes from a flowering plant which identified as berry since it grows on a vine like grape. Some rers it as a vegetable in a culinary world because of its nutritional content. In fact, there was a legal declaration as well that it’s a fruit and not a vegetable. According to dinition of the word fruit, it grows through the seeds that come from a flower which is the common characteristic of a fruit. Because of its edible seeds, it is therore right to say that it’s indeed a fruit which is based in scientific, and botanic explanation.

　　關(guān)于西紅柿人們一直都持有一個錯誤的觀念：由于經(jīng)常和食材一起出現(xiàn)在菜單上，所以都把它歸到了蔬菜類。從植物學(xué)角度來說，它是一種有著葡萄一樣藤蔓的開花類漿果。由于所含的營養(yǎng)成分很高，在烹飪界又歸為蔬菜類。據(jù)相關(guān)文件顯示它又是一種水果而非蔬菜。從科學(xué)和植物學(xué)角度上對水果的定義來說，它有著水果的特點(diǎn)，是從種子生長發(fā)芽，開花結(jié)果而來的，種子可食用，因此它確實(shí)是一種水果。

　　3. A Stink Away 可以除臭

　　Tomato juice solution is an instant remedy against skunk smell which is really stinky and really irritating. It actually neutralizes the annoying odor because of the acid found in tomatoes. You might laugh it off since it’s very conservative and traditionaland you might suggest other commercial products that you can purchase from the store. You are wrong, because you may not like the idea, but people who have tried this process have proved themselves that they are indeed fective.

　　番茄汁除臭法算得上是一種除去惱人的臭鼬氣味最快速度的方法。番茄中所含的酸可以中和那股惱人的氣味。對于這樣傳統(tǒng)守舊的方法，你可能會一笑置之，也許你會推薦使用那種從商店買來的產(chǎn)品。但這樣你可能就錯了，盡管你真的不喜歡這種方法，但是用過的人都知道很有效。

　　4. Meat Tenderizer 用作松肉粉

　　If you love the taste and smell of tomatoes, this tip may work for you instead of letting you do the hard work of pounding your meat to achieve the desired texture, and tender. In fact, majority of fruits have natural tenderizer content because of its enzymes like papaya, pineapple, and of course tomatoes. It has natural acids which are safe for the body that actually breaks down protein fibers and collagen strands which are typically found in most meats. You could tenderize it using tomatoes by marinating the meat on it. It depends on you if you prer the red ones or the yellow ones since they have different percentage of acids that will affect the tenderizing process of the meat prior cooking.

　　如果你覺得番茄味很贊，那這個小方法就不再讓你用盡辦法讓肉變得鮮嫩。事實(shí)上，大多數(shù)水果中都含有酶，是一種自然地鮮嫩成分，比如：木瓜、菠蘿，還有西紅柿。這種酸能破壞肉中含有的蛋白纖維和膠原鏈，對我們身體是很有好處的。用番茄汁浸泡肉，可以食肉變得松軟。通過調(diào)節(jié)番茄汁的比例來改變顏色，煮飯前你所選配的比例也會影響肉的鮮嫩程度，加入番茄汁的比例完全也是看你個人的口味。

　　5. It Removes Chlorine 去氯

　　During summer season, people especially kids and teenagers love to visit beach resorts where they can cool off their body from the hot fect of the season. However, it’s a common knowledge that chlorine is being mixed in water which is being used in most of the private and even public swimming pools in order to protect it from bacteria and keep it clean. However for those girls who have just got their hair rebounded, it would literally damage your hair, and it would look pale thereafter, worst, your hair may turn to color green. The affordable and easiest way to restore the healthy state of your rebonded hair and even to those who have normal texture of hair and did not undergo any hair application should just apply a tomato paste or tomato juice. Literally, you have to apply an amount of it, andshampoo it on your hair by massaging your scalp, and the hair itself. The tomato itself acts as neutralizer, and rinses it thoroughly after a few minutes of staying the juices of tomato on your hair.

　　在炎炎夏季，年輕人，又尤其是孩子喜歡到沙灘地去消暑。然而，眾人皆知的是為了防止細(xì)菌滋生，保持泳池里水的清潔度，大多數(shù)的游泳池都會在水中加氯來殺菌清潔水。但是，這種水對女孩子會讓她們的頭發(fā)變得毛躁，傷害到頭發(fā)，臉也會顯得很蒼白。更糟的是，頭發(fā)還可能會變成綠色的。想要頭發(fā)恢復(fù)健康柔順，最簡易可行的辦法就是使用番茄膏或是番茄汁。用一定量的番茄汁和洗發(fā)水一起按摩頭皮，番茄汁起到中和劑的作用，幾分鐘以后，用清水洗凈頭發(fā)即可。

　　6. Varieties of Tomato 種類繁多

　　According to the latest count and updates, there are about 7500 varieties of tomato across the globe, which are being grown in specific purposes. They are actually classified or grouped according to its size, colors, and categories. Generally speaking, those are types, but it’s actually different to the dinition of varieties since there are also fruit types which are listed as standard, cherry, , plum,, pear, grape,. The cultivation of it have produced various varieties, but are all grouped according to their types. Some are for commercial purposes, while others are for home-gardeners cultivars.

　　根據(jù)最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，按番茄的大小、顏色、種類的不同分類，世界上大概有7500種不同品種的番茄?？偟膩碚f，西紅柿的品種又根據(jù)品種的定義不同而不同。有標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的和櫻桃，李子，梨子葡萄歸類到一起的水果類西紅柿。經(jīng)過培育又產(chǎn)生了不同種類的西紅柿，但都還是根據(jù)類別的不同來加以歸類的。一些可以出售，而另一些只能供園丁用來培育。

　　7. Heart-Healthy 強(qiáng)健心臟

　　It contains high level of Lycopene which is a known antioxidant that protects the heart. According to studies, the sufficient consumption of it will also fight the symptoms or risks of breast cancer,. If one will regular eats tomato whether it’s raw or cooked will help his or heart to have a total protection against heart diseases since tomatoes have necessary vitamins that will prevent hemorrhages since it acts as blood purifier. In fact, it’s recommended to have tomatoes cooked because it produces ? of plasma Lycopene which promotes good intestinal digestion, and reduction of prostate cases. It is also good for the eyes since the lycopene found in tomatoes have carotenoid that acts as guard to prevent blindness and Age-Related Macular Degeneration. It has potassium that lowers heart disease, heart attack, stroke, blood pressure, and cholesterol level.

　　西紅柿里含有大量的強(qiáng)健心臟的番茄紅素。研究表明，番茄紅素可以有效地治療和防治乳腺癌。西紅柿里含有防止心臟大量出血所必需的維他命元素，不管是生吃西紅柿，還是煮熟以后再吃，經(jīng)常吃西紅柿可以對心臟起到一個保護(hù)作用，它是血液凈化器。建議吃煮熟的西紅柿，因?yàn)樗梢援a(chǎn)生大概3/4的等離子番茄紅素，可以促進(jìn)腸胃的吸收，降低前列腺癌的發(fā)生率。此外，番茄紅素中的類胡蘿卜素可以阻止失明和隨著年齡產(chǎn)生的黃斑，對眼睛是極好的。西紅柿中的鉀元素可以降低心臟類疾病，心臟病、中風(fēng)、高血壓及膽固醇水平。

　　8. Original Color is Yellow 原色是黃色

　　Despite of the varieties of tomatoes around the world, the original color of it was actually yellow, and it’s a native color than the typical or common red color of it. In fact the first variety of tomatoes which were brought to Europe was in color yellow. In fact, people in Italy and Spain called it as yellow apples, and everyone must know that Italy was the first country that have actually accepted, and embrace the inclusion of tomatoes in all of their cuisines. Today, you could find different colors of it such as orange, green, black, white, purple, and pink which were produced because of the process of cultivation. Hence, you may also find other colors like brown, ivory, multiple colors, and stripe-colored tomatoes.

　　雖然現(xiàn)在世界上西紅柿的種類有很多種，但其實(shí)最原始的西紅柿是黃色，而不是那種典型的常見的紅色。其實(shí)，最初從歐洲帶回來的西紅柿的品種是黃色。因此，意大利人和西班牙人叫它黃蘋果。眾所周知，是意大利人是最先吃它的，意大利菜系里涵蓋了幾乎所有品種的西紅柿?，F(xiàn)在通過培育，我們還能看到很多種顏色不同的西紅柿，比如：橘色，綠色，黑色，白色，紫色以及粉色，因此，你還可能會看到其他不同顏色的，像棕色，象牙色，彩色以及條紋彩色的西紅柿。

　　9. Wean-Off Alcohol in the Body 醒酒

　　According to health experts, and dieticians, tomatoes are good source of vodka and vitamins that can wean-off alcohol content in the body to overcome the hang-over fects of it. All you need to do is squeeze out the juices from the tomato, and let the person who feels the fect of alcohol drink it, instead of the typical ways of unleashing its fect. It’s also one way of detoxifying your body from harmful toxins that your body takes whether it comes from liquor or beverages.

　　據(jù)有關(guān)專家及營養(yǎng)師表示，西紅柿里含有的伏特加和維他命可以消除體內(nèi)的酒精含量，從而達(dá)到醒酒的目的。將西紅柿榨汁給醉酒的人喝下去，而不是等酒精在人體內(nèi)慢慢揮發(fā)。它還能凈化酒精或酒精類飲料殘留在你體內(nèi)的有害物質(zhì)。

　　10. Poisonous Parts of it 有毒

　　It is true that when tomatoes are first brought to England, everyone was thinking that it was poisonous that’s why it was only used as ornaments, but not as a staple food during the 16th and early part of the 17th century. This wrong notion was triggered because of the book written by John Herard in 1597 which entitled Gerard’s Herbal which actually promoted and inculcated to the minds of the citizens in England that tomatoes were poisonous despite the fact that he knew that it’s being used as one of the important ingredients in Italian and Spanish cuisines. Hence, in the mid-part of the 17th century, people in Britain have started eating it, and it became an active ingredient in their diet. In fact, it was even put in trial bore the public to really make attestations that it’s not really poisonous, and it was proven by Robert Johnson on September 25, 1820 when he ate one basket of tomatoes. People who watched him were anxious if he would fall dead, but he never did. On the other hand, the right information that people must know is that there are parts of the tomato plant which are really toxic, and they are indeed poisonous such as the stems and leaves because it contains tropane alkaloids and atropinewhich are harmful to human if eaten. Another warning, the green unripe tomato also contains a little amount of alkaloid tomatine which is also poisonous, so don’t eat it until it’s ripe.

　　在16世紀(jì)和17世紀(jì)早期，西紅柿第一次被帶到英國的時候，所有人都認(rèn)為它是有毒的，只能用作裝飾品，不能作為食物。約翰.哈那德在1597年編著了一本名為《杰拉德的草藥》的書，這本書給英國人灌輸了一種錯誤的思想：西紅柿是有毒的。但當(dāng)時約翰.哈那德就知道在意大利和西班牙菜系中，西紅柿是一種主要的食材。因此，到了17世紀(jì)中葉，英國人才開始吃西紅柿，然后才逐漸變?yōu)橐环N常吃的食物。直到被確認(rèn)西紅柿是無毒的食物之后，禁止食用西紅柿的禁令才得以解除。西紅柿沒有毒是由一個叫羅伯特.約翰森的人證實(shí)的，相傳在 1820年9月25日他吃下一籃子的西紅柿。人們都擔(dān)心他是不是會死，但是最后他確實(shí)沒死。此外，我們必須要知道的是，西紅柿植物的葉子和莖都是有毒的。因?yàn)樗袑θ祟愑泻Φ耐型樯飰A和阿托品，沒有成熟的西紅柿也是有毒的，它含有有毒的生物堿alkaloid tomatine，因此，如果西紅柿沒長熟，千萬不能食用。