Manreet Kaur on Instagram: "Tomatoes are native to South America. They didn’t begin in Italian or Indian kitchens — they traveled there. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers carried tomatoes back to Europe after encountering them in the Americas. From there, the fruit moved through Mediterranean kitchens and along global trade routes — including those operated by the Portuguese — eventually reaching India, Africa, and parts of Asia. What followed wasn’t imitation, but adaptation. And yes — tomato is