Eating tomatoes, suddenly discovered a whole strawberry inside

The image of an object that looks like a ripe strawberry inside a tomato has just been shared and has caused a stir in the online community.

Through verification and investigation, the owner of the above photos is Wang Xiaowen - a student of Mechanical Engineering at Shenyang Institute of Technology, China. The 24-year-old young man went to a supermarket near the school to buy some tomatoes for 2 yuan/kg.

Being a person who loves eating tomatoes, when he got home he immediately randomly picked one to try. But when he took the first bite, he was extremely surprised when he saw what was inside the tomato.

Wang Xiaowen, a student at Shenyang Institute of Technology in China, was shocked to find a strawberry inside a half-eaten tomato.

The tomato had no seeds but had an object that looked like a ripe strawberry inside. Wang immediately showed the tomato to his roommates but no one could explain this strange phenomenon.

Wang said that the appearance and smell of this tomato are no different from regular tomatoes.

Wang (left) said this strange tomato was hidden among the tomatoes he bought at a supermarket near the school for 2 yuan/kg.

The student surnamed Wang took a few photos and posted them on Weibo with the caption: "Should I eat this tomato or not?"

Wang's post has attracted a lot of attention and has also created a heated debate on the Internet. Many theories have been put forward to explain the special shape of the tomato.

Some people believe that the tomato is genetically modified while others believe that it is the result of cross-pollination. Some even humorously explain that the strawberry inside is actually a tumor of the tomato.

In the end, Wang decided not to eat the strawberry-shaped core and kept the eggplant for a few days before throwing it away.

Expert opinion

Agricultural experts from China Central Television said that the core inside Wang's tomato was not a real strawberry - it was just a part of the tomato that had accidentally grown into the shape of a strawberry.

On the official weibo page of China Central Television, the tomato may have suffered from a lack of nutrients during its growth.

Besides, it is very likely that the farmer injected or soaked some kind of hormone into the eggplant, causing the seeds to dry and shrivel up and look like strawberries.

However, this is not the only case discovered. Before Wang, the world recorded two similar cases.

In 2010, a man named Dean Wilson from Illinois, USA was extremely surprised to discover something that looked like a strawberry inside a tomato he grew in his backyard.

According to experts at the University of Illinois, Knox County, Wilson's strawberry tomato is actually a special type of tomato called stuffing tomatoes.

Stuffing tomatoes are a type of tomato with a unique shape. They have a hollow center and juicy flesh. Similar to bell peppers, during the fruiting process, the hollow space inside is gradually filled in various ways.

Most stuffed tomatoes have a core that looks like it has a strawberry inside.

"Most stuffing tomatoes have a core that looks like it has a strawberry inside," says Kari Houle, an agricultural professor at the University of Illinois.

Another similar case was recorded in the UK in 2008.

A woman named Esther Walker in Cheltenham, Gloucester was also surprised to find a strawberry inside a tomato she had grown in her garden, as reported by Gloucestershire Live.

And when he showed the eggplant to his friends, most people, even local experts in the field of cultivation, exclaimed that they had never seen such a strange fruit.

According to Young Knowledge