Love and Gold: A Comparative History of the Tomato in Britain and Italy, 1500-1900

我的项目考察了番茄在近代早期英国和意大利（分别被称为爱苹果和pomi d'ori/金苹果）的历史，以促进我们对新大陆食物在欧洲的引进和传播的理解。根据之前的学术研究，该项目旨在了解食物是否被纳入欧洲饮食的过程。虽然西红柿在英国人的饮食中出现得很晚，但这个项目试图表明，这种延迟与其他地方对西红柿的迅速接受一样，对这些过程有了更多的了解。比较西红柿在英国和意大利历史上的异同，可以让我探索哪些因素对这种接受影响最大，从而揭示新商品更广泛的传播。这使我们能够更广泛地探索与食物有关的信仰和担忧，以及个人如何理解他们与周围世界的身体和饮食。我将利用印刷和手稿材料，包括草药和配方收集，旅行写作和信件，以及财务记录和账户。

My project examines the history of the tomato in early modern Britain and Italy (known respectively aslove-apples and pomi d'ori/golden-apples), in order to advance our understanding of the introduction anddissemination of New World foods in Europe. Following from previous scholarship, this project seeks tounderstand the processes through which foods did or did not become naturalised into European diets.While the uptake of tomatoes in British diets came quite late, this project seeks to show that this delaysheds as much light on these processes as their rapid acceptance elsewhere. Comparing the similaritiesand differences between their history in Britain and Italy - where tomatoes were adopted earlier - willallow me to explore which elements most influenced this reception, thereby shedding light on thebroader dissemination of new commodities. This allows us to explore the beliefs and concerns related tofood more generally, and how individuals understood their bodies and diets in relation to the worldaround them. I will draw on printed and manuscript material, including herbals and recipe collections,travel writing and letters, and financial records and accounts.