itself "The Birthplace of the Tomato", claiming the first commercial variety of tomato was bred there in the 19th century. "Rotten Tomatoes" is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The name "Rotten Tomatoes" derives from the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a poor stage performance. Gallery See also List of countries by tomato production List of tomato dishes Marglobe, an early attempt at breeding a disease-resistant tomato Ring culture Physalis, a similar fruit also used in cooking Tomato effect Tomato jam Nightshades Potato Eggplant Tomatillo, a similar fruit from the related genus References Further reading David Gentilcore. Pomodoro! A History of the Tomato in Italy (Columbia University Press, 2010), scholarly history External links Tomato Genome Sequencing Project – Sequencing of the twelve tomato chromosomes. Tomato core collection database – Phenotypes and images of 7,000 tomato cultivars Crops originating from Mexico Crops originating from indigenous Americans Crops originating from the Americas Fruit vegetables Fruits originating in North America Fruits originating in South America Plants described in 1753 Solanum