1.   But there are several generations who have never seen a vegetable in its native habitat, kids who believe tomatoes come from nature in Styrofoam cartons wrapped in plastic.

2.   Cod with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes comes from the Pays Basque, near the Spanish border.

3.   Culinary historians disagree on how tomatoes came to wind up in a chowder, and how the Manhattan chowder got its name.

4.   Fried green tomatoes come with a crab cake and a thick wash of mustard cream.

5.   Local tomatoes should be coming to market soon in your neighborhood, if they are not there already.

6.   Never mind that these tony tomatoes come out of a can.

7.   The tomatoes come from a friend south of San Antonio.

8.   Those tomatoes came from South America, the eggplant from Asia, the okra from Africa, the arugula from Europe.

9.   When those are gone, canned tomatoes come into use, typically those shaped like little flasks.

10.   Just past noon, the tomatoes came.