Mexican X Part IV: You Say “Tomato,” I Say You’re Missing a Syllable, Bro!

Tomatoes are freaking everywhere in global cuisine. It’s almost impossible to imagine life (pizza!) without the fat, red, dimpled spheres.

Weird thing is, we got the name wrong.

Ready to learn why? It’s all about the “x,” of course!

It’s no secret (I hope) that “tomato” comes from Spanish “tomate,” which in turn comes from a Nahuatl word: “tomatl.” This berry of the nightshade Solanum lycopersicum was bred by Mesoamerican farmers over millennia till it…