Annemieke Hendrikswohnt in a winding old building in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Your balcony is overgrown, on wall of walls are two plants that carry reichlichTomaten. The kirschgroßen red fruits are still juicy. But Dutchman is convinced: DieZucht did not do her very well. But Hungarian spice paprika right next to door, Schmeckefantastisch.
Time Online: For seven years, y have followed tomato through Europe. What do you care about this banal vegetable?
Annemieke Hendriks: Or tomato in itself actually little. I Interessieremich for people, for power relations, especially in Central and eastern Europe. And I noticed that re are very günstigniederländisches fresh vegetables everywhere: Dutch tomatoes in romaniaand Dutch paprika in paprika country Hungary. I found that strange and started to research. By way, I n have many of fairy tales, dieüber tomato to be told, can Infound.
Time Online: What fairy tale?
Annemieke Hendriks is a freelance journalist and book author. Your new book "Tomatoes – The true identity of our fresh vegetables" is published in Be. Bra publishing house. © David Ausserhofer/Körber FoundationHendriks: The Deutschenzum example would like to tell you, Dutch tomatoes would be a tasteless bomb. Or: The tomato would have a right to healing power. A weiteresMärchen: Locally grown tomatoes would be more sustainable and taste better.
Time Online: OK, in turn. Dutch tomatoes are better than ir reputation, y say?
Hendriks: Exactly. The image of water bomb sticks to Nerlands, re are very tasty Dutch tomatoes. From 20 or 30 different varieties in supermarket – wher small, large, attractive, yellow, pink, green or zebra striped – most of m come from DenNiederlanden. It produces everything Germans pay for.
Time Online: Wokommen The majority of tomatoes in Europe?
Hendriks: Etwazwei thirds of European tomatoes are produced in Spain and Italy. But y are not exported fresh, y are not suitable for that. The Italians and Spaniards eir eat ir tomatoes mselves or continue to process m directly, to sauce or canned tomatoes. Of tomatoes produced in Nerlands, however, 90 percent are exported fresh – half to Germany, followed by England. We toger with Mexico tomato export World champion. One third of tomatoes exported to Nerlands are imported beforehand.
Time Online: That makes no sense...
Hendriks: However, because more often you repackage a tomato, more money you earn from it. The tomatoes come from Spain to Rotterdam, for example, Umgepacktund will n be sent back to Germany, Romania or even back to Spain. We're watching really absurd tomato flows.
Time Online: Tomatoes need mostly sun to be delicious. Not necessarily something that connects with Holland...
Hendriks: Between The Hague and Rotterdam, on North Sea coast, lies Westland, GrößteGlasgewächshausgebiet of world. And re, breeders say, sun is enormously strong. Before Second World War re were even many grapes cultivated re. But because at some point re was too much Konkurrenzgab and you had a lot of experience with greenhouses, you rose to tomatoes.
Date Of Update: 16 October 2017, 12:03
