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Tomatoes are for the wildest usages globally. The consumption level is very high and has a long historical existence. I do not know of any people or country that can emphatically and competely say or boast that they don't at all, or by all means consume or make use of tomatoes in any form or manner possible.? . Suffice it to say that, tomatoes are universal fruits and vegetables used by all of us.
In my country, Nigeria,
We have tomatoes in surplus. Tomatoes have different species and sizes. Tomatoes are seasonal crop. There's a time of the year we have them in abundance and in the other seasons, they're lacking. I mean they become very scarce to find.
Within the months of June to September, tomatoes are everywhere but as it's getting to November and December which are the ending part of the year, tomatoes will be very scarce to find, you will now spend much money buying just a small quantity.
Tomatoes are cultivated mostly in the Northern Nigeria. In Jos, plateau State, in Gboko and many other places in the northern area in my country, Nigeria. They now sell to other regions in the country.
We in the Eastern states of Nigeria, do cultivate tomatoes but in a lower scale than the Plateau region, maybe due to their soil texture or their weather humidity, we know they are in a cold region at some times of the year more than other states.
During this season, different species of tomatoes will cluster around our market places in the Eastern States, precisely, Aba, Abia State, where I live. You now can get a sizeable measure at a cheaper rate. As the year progresses, it becomes very scarce, not very affordable again. Signifying out of season.
Now, you can see so many trailers and many baskets of tomatoes being off loaded in our local market designated for tomatoes, pepper, okra, garden eggs and onion sales. All these crops are off loaded from trailers long vechles from the north in this market, known as.
"Good Morning Market"
Situated somewhere in my city. Baskets of tomatoes and big bags of pepper, okra, garden eggs and onions are all sold here, then vendors or retailers, will all come here to buy then transport their goods to other markets to resell.
Even the neighbouring State of Akwa Ibom all come here to buy. It's a wildly popular market for all these. Many retailers there also sell in smaller portions to we the end users. Lots of people gather there in the morning hours to buy. You will see healthy young men there, load carrying for buyers. Every labourer is available here both those carrying on their heads, shoulders and on wheelbarrows.
Benefits of Tomato
Tomatoes can be used as fruits by licking them, or adding them to our salads. We all know and use tomato purees. We make our soups with tomatoes as fruits or as vegetables. Tomatoes are very useful to the vegan communities or individuals as their needs maybe. In one way or the other, we eat and make use of tomatoes as we desire or as we like
Tomatoes are very harmless, rather they are always there for our overall well-being, like,
Helping our blood to flow freely in all parts of our bodies if you are eating tomatoes regularly
When we make tomatoe consumption a part of our regular meals. This will surely not allow the ugly condition of stroke to occur because stroke happens when the blood flow or blood circulation is not getting to some parts of the body. That's when there's a blood circulation seizure
We also know that eating some tomato fruits which is also vegetable boosts our immune system. Our immunity is the center for healthy living, when the immune system is sound, sicknesses and all kinds of diseases are resisted by our bodies.
We will then live and appear healthy, refreshed and looking younger and fulfilling destinies, one good thing leads to another, the same way, any tiny I'll health we allow, degenerates to so many others.
This time and season, so many people are suffering from higher floods of cholesterol in their bodies, this is an ugly influence that tends to block the arteries, not allowing the passage of blood which is life.
You know the holy book says,
"life is in the blood".
When someone's cholesterol level rises above the blood level, there's a serious trouble that can lead to other many diseases which we never want to happen.Therefore, people, make it a habit to eat more tomatoes to avoid cholesterol influence against your well being
This of cause is not a medical advice, but my own findings.
Tomatoes are necessarily needed in most of our meals.
We can sometimes slice and eat tomatoes.
We can eat tomato puree with bread, burgers, French fries and so many others.
Let's inculcate the habit of adding tomatoes to our delicacies. I have a kind of okra soup I carefully add tomatoes to when I'm making this special soup for swallow. It comes out very tasty and delicious.
Thank you for reading through, you are welcome.
Pictures are mine.
