你所不知的有关西红柿的“秘密”.

　　西红柿是厨房最为常见的配菜，它不能完全算是蔬菜，因为可以像吃水果一样生吃西红柿。在厨房做饭的时候，你可以在最爱的萨拉里加几片，也可以放到其他的食物里。事实上西红柿的单词是来源于纳瓦特尔语阿兹特克语里的Tomati ，而Tomati又源自于西班牙语里的tomate。从植物学角度上来说它的名字是Lycopersicon esculentum(西红柿)，译过来是狼桃的意思。而法国人又称其为爱的苹果，他们认为西红柿里含有能激起性欲的成分。

　　1. Acts as a Cleansing Agent 用作清洁剂

　　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.

　　番茄里所含的强酸成分可以用作清洁剂。事实证明，它可以强效清理马桶，也可以用来清理家里的一些其他用具。现在女性化妆品里也有用到，有的化妆品甚至也是由番茄汁做成的。另外一些洗剂，沐浴露，卫生用品里也有哦。它还可以使铜，黄铜及其他的一些金属恢复光泽。它甚至还可以清除一些你以为弄不掉的顽渍。

　　2. It is a Fruit 它是一种水果

　　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.

　　关于西红柿人们一直都持有一个错误的观念：由于经常和食材一起出现在菜单上，所以都把它归到了蔬菜类。从植物学角度来说，它是一种有着葡萄一样藤蔓的开花类浆果。由于所含的营养成分很高，在烹饪界又归为蔬菜类。据相关文件显示它又是一种水果而非蔬菜。从科学和植物学角度上对水果的定义来说，它有着水果的特点，是从种子生长发芽，开花结果而来的，种子可食用，因此它确实是一种水果。

　　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种除去恼人的臭鼬气味最快速度的方法。番茄中所含的酸可以中和那股恼人的气味。对于这样传统守旧的方法，你可能会一笑置之，也许你会推荐使用那种从商店买来的产品。但这样你可能就错了，尽管你真的不喜欢这种方法，但是用过的人都知道很有效。

　　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.

　　如果你觉得番茄味很赞，那这个小方法就不再让你用尽办法让肉变得鲜嫩。事实上，大多数水果中都含有酶，是一种自然地鲜嫩成分，比如：木瓜、菠萝，还有西红柿。这种酸能破坏肉中含有的蛋白纤维和胶原链，对我们身体是很有好处的。用番茄汁浸泡肉，可以食肉变得松软。通过调节番茄汁的比例来改变颜色，煮饭前你所选配的比例也会影响肉的鲜嫩程度，加入番茄汁的比例完全也是看你个人的口味。

　　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，年轻人，又尤其是孩子喜欢到沙滩地去消暑。然而，众人皆知的是为了防止细菌滋生，保持泳池里水的清洁度，大多数的游泳池都会在水中加氯来杀菌清洁水。但是，这种水对女孩子会让她们的头发变得毛躁，伤害到头发，脸也会显得很苍白。更糟的是，头发还可能会变成绿色的。想要头发恢复健康柔顺，最简易可行的办法就是使用番茄膏或是番茄汁。用一定量的番茄汁和洗发水一起按摩头皮，番茄汁起到中和剂的作用，几分钟以后，用清水洗净头发即可。

　　6. Varieties of Tomato 种类繁多

　　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.

　　根据最新数据显示，按番茄的大小、颜色、种类的不同分类，世界上大概有7500种不同品种的番茄。总的来说，西红柿的品种又根据品种的定义不同而不同。有标准的和樱桃，李子，梨子葡萄归类到一起的水果类西红柿。经过培育又产生了不同种类的西红柿，但都还是根据类别的不同来加以归类的。一些可以出售，而另一些只能供园丁用来培育。

　　7. Heart-Healthy 强健心脏

　　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.

　　西红柿里含有大量的强健心脏的番茄红素。研究表明，番茄红素可以有效地治疗和防治乳腺癌。西红柿里含有防止心脏大量出血所必需的维他命元素，不管是生吃西红柿，还是煮熟以后再吃，经常吃西红柿可以对心脏起到一个保护作用，它是血液净化器。建议吃煮熟的西红柿，因为它可以产生大概3/4的等离子番茄红素，可以促进肠胃的吸收，降低前列腺癌的发生率。此外，番茄红素中的类胡萝卜素可以阻止失明和随着年龄产生的黄斑，对眼睛是极好的。西红柿中的钾元素可以降低心脏类疾病，心脏病、中风、高血压及胆固醇水平。

　　8. Original Color is Yellow 原色是黄色

　　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.

　　虽然现在世界上西红柿的种类有很多种，但其实最原始的西红柿是黄色，而不是那种典型的常见的红色。其实，最初从欧洲带回来的西红柿的品种是黄色。因此，意大利人和西班牙人叫它黄苹果。众所周知，是意大利人是最先吃它的，意大利菜系里涵盖了几乎所有品种的西红柿。现在通过培育，我们还能看到很多种颜色不同的西红柿，比如：橘色，绿色，黑色，白色，紫色以及粉色，因此，你还可能会看到其他不同颜色的，像棕色，象牙色，彩色以及条纹彩色的西红柿。

　　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.

　　据有关专家及营养师表示，西红柿里含有的伏特加和维他命可以消除体内的酒精含量，从而达到醒酒的目的。将西红柿榨汁给醉酒的人喝下去，而不是等酒精在人体内慢慢挥发。它还能净化酒精或酒精类饮料残留在你体内的有害物质。

　　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世纪和17世纪早期，西红柿第一次被带到英国的时候，所有人都认为它是有毒的，只能用作装饰品，不能作为食物。约翰.哈那德在1597年编著了一本名为《杰拉德的草药》的书，这本书给英国人灌输了一种错误的思想：西红柿是有毒的。但当时约翰.哈那德就知道在意大利和西班牙菜系中，西红柿是一种主要的食材。因此，到了17世纪中叶，英国人才开始吃西红柿，然后才逐渐变为一种常吃的食物。直到被确认西红柿是无毒的食物之后，禁止食用西红柿的禁令才得以解除。西红柿没有毒是由一个叫罗伯特.约翰森的人证实的，相传在 1820年9月25日他吃下一篮子的西红柿。人们都担心他是不是会死，但是最后他确实没死。此外，我们必须要知道的是，西红柿植物的叶子和茎都是有毒的。因为它含有对人类有害的托烷生物碱和阿托品，没有成熟的西红柿也是有毒的，它含有有毒的生物碱alkaloid tomatine，因此，如果西红柿没长熟，千万不能食用。