There are several differences between European dining style and the American dining style. In the European style there is a formal and informal way to place rice on your fork or any other food item. In the European style, the fork is always in the left and knife in the right. In the American style, you may hold the knife in the dominant hand. Take a look. Refinement is what's in everyone. #etiquette #tableetiquette #refinement #europeandiningstyle #tylerperrystudios | From the Inside-Out School

When tomatoes first arrived in Europe, they were admired—but never eaten. Grown in gardens and palace courtyards, tomatoes were planted purely for decoration. Their bright red color and resemblance to poisonous nightshade plants made Europeans fear they were deadly. For centuries, tomatoes stayed out of kitchens and on display, until curiosity slowly defeated superstition and changed European cuisine forever. [tomato history, tomatoes in Europe, ornamental tomatoes, poisonous plants myth, tomato