In Spain, tomato is a very coveted product and is consumed a lot thanks to the famous Mediterranean diet and elaborations such as salads, salads or The well -known tumaca breadwhose controversy over its origin has been commented on in media such as The New York Times.
Other countries like France or Italy They also use the benefits of tomato in gastronomy. In the Gallic country, it is another element in recipes such as the ‘ratatouille’, while in the transalpine nation, they use it enough For pasta, pizzas, panties, etc.
In short, tomato is a product that is available to everyone and in numerous countries they take advantage of it. Nevertheless, There is one that does notThey do not use it to cook salty dishes, although in sweet elaborations. Do you want to know what it is?
The country that does not use tomato in its gastronomy
Over the last years, the gastronomy sector has noticed a special interest in Korean cuisine. This country is a fan of spicy flavor, and ingredients such as rice or kimchi are basic in the kitchens there, But it is not the tomato.
With this we say that it is South Korea the country that does not use tomato In most of its elaborations. The reasons were detailed by the Coreana Content Creator, of Korean roots and resident in Spain.
In a video he published in his Tiktok account, the influencer explained that The tomato arrived in South Korea “relatively late”. He came from America and ended in Asia “during the Colombian exchange” of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
However, this event He did not make South Korea, although other parts of the Asian continent. He commented that “he did not popularize immediately because Korea was a very closed country in those centuries, which limited that foreign products such as tomato were adopted. “
In turn, he pointed out that Korean cuisine stands out for being very spicyand tomato is a product that offers the opposite: it is sweet. “Korean food has very spicy and intense flavors Like the Kimchi and the Denjang and those intense flavors They are not achieved with tomatoso we had no need to introduce it, “he says.
In spite of everything, Lily Koreana also mentions that tomato, in South Korea, is consumed as dessertespecially “with honey or sugar.” Did you know this curious fact about the food that has many health benefits of our body?
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