What are the records about tomatoes in Qunfang Shop?

Tomatoes are native to Central America and South America. The name of origin is "Tomato", which was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty. It has been used as an ornamental plant for a long time. At that time, it was called "Fan Persimmon", and it was named "Tomato" because it was shaped like persimmon and red in color and came from the west.

Wang Yu 162 1, an official in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in Qunfangpu: Fan persimmon, June persimmon, stems like Artemisia, four or five feet high, leaves like Artemisia, flowers like pomegranate, and one branch bears five or three or four fruits, counting twenty or thirty. Destined to be a framework, the most impressive. It comes from Xifan, hence its name.

In the late Qing Dynasty, China people began to eat tomatoes.