The first tomato plants in England were noted around 1590, but there aren’t many recipes until the 1720s. Why did it take so long?

The stories you may have heard are probably wrong.

Dr Serin Quinn explains what really caused the delay.

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Cover artwork, A Victorian advertisement for a heated glasshouse, with a gardener tending a plant above a section labelled Hot Bed.