Consuming seasonal vegetables is the best thing you can choose for your body, precisely because they are fresh, ripen in the sun and thus retain the vitamins they contain, without the need for further treatment or processing.

In the summer it is especially important to be hydrated and therefore seasonal vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and zucchini are recommended to be part of our daily menu! And here are some other vegetables that are seasonal for the summer: peppers, peas, eggplant, grapes, apples, peaches and others. There is a real variety in our shop window and you can easily choose everything you need.

And have you ever wondered which is the homeland of some of these vegetables and where in Bulgaria they grow the most? In this article you will find these interesting facts:

The homeland of the tomato, which according to botany belongs to the fruit, but is considered a vegetable in cooking, is Central and South America.

At the beginning of its transfer to Europe, it was viewed with distrust, but the Italians rediscovered its different and pleasant taste. It is believed that the tomatoes were brought to the United States by immigrants from Italy and France. In France, it is also called "pomme d'amour", which means "apple of love".

In Bulgaria, tomatoes are one of the main vegetable crops, early, mid-early and late varieties of tomatoes are grown, and the largest areas occupied by tomatoes are in Plovdiv, Sandanski, Pazardzhik, Yambol and others.

Pepper exists in a variety of shapes, tastes, colors and sizes. They are grown as an annual plant and are native to the tropics of America.

Peppers are also at the forefront in Bulgaria, ranking as the second main vegetable crop after tomatoes. The areas in which it is most often grown coincide with that of tomatoes.

Peas are also an annual plant and because they are not a sustainable product, they are often canned or frozen. To keep it fresh, it is recommended to consume it in spring and early summer. Its homeland is Central Asia, with the earliest archaeological finds of peas dating back to the Neolithic era.

Worldwide, peas are grown mostly in the United States and Canada, and from European countries in France, Germany and Britain. In our country, unfortunately, the area with peas is not large, but some scientists in the field of agriculture believe that there is ground for growing more and more.

Why are we telling you all this?

When choosing your menu every day, it is important to choose the products in it in the most conscious and familiar way possible, so that you can get the most useful substances for your body. We, from Salad Box Bulgaria, try on a daily basis to help with the choice and to continue to offer a colorful showcase and offers of fresh and useful products.