The tomato, vegetable or fruit? The debate rages on!

The tomato comes to us from the Americas, arrived by boat at the end of the 15th century, it is first used as a plant of pleasure in the gardens before we dare to bite into it.

Yellow, red, small or big, round or elongated... Each variety has its own taste!

The tomato is a plant of the beautiful season! If today we can find them on our shelves in summer as well as in winter, it is because some farmers grow them in greenhouses to protect them from the cold, watering them abundantly... Not great for the taste, nor for the planet!

Fortunately, some farmers choose to follow the rhythm of nature. And it is felt in the plate!

A yellow fruit, shaped like a smile and full of vitamins... It's the banana!

Although the banana has been growing in nature for over 7,000 years, we have only been eating it for 200 years.

As strange as it may seem, the banana tree is not a tree but a giant grass... really giant! It climbs up to 10 meters in a few months!

The problem is that the intensive cultivation of bananas has infested the soil and water with insecticide! Today, this product is prohibited! Phew!

Since then, producers have found solutions to fight against pests without risk for the planet. What are their techniques?

Flour, water, a little salt, leaven: making bread is child's play. But... where does the flour come from? From wheat! And wheat, how is it grown? By respecting the earth or not?

Lots of good things grow or roam in nature to end up on our plates. Where do they come from? Where do they go? How to enjoy the best products? 

In France, there are nearly 400 varieties of apples, which is not much compared to the 4,000 varieties listed worldwide... Enough to make you faint!

In order to take care of these little queens, the apple grower has different tactics at his disposal: topping the trees in winter, thinning them in spring and using "hail protection" nets to protect them from bad weather.

But what about the health of consumers? Unfortunately, these are fruits that can be exposed to more than 30 chemicals! Fortunately, other apple growers are choosing organic agriculture!

On le boit, on le croque ou on le lèche sur ses doigts… Noir, marron ou blanc, c’est la star de la pâtisserie ! Pour bien le choisir, il suffit de lire l’étiquette : plus il y a de cacao, et meilleure est la tablette !