Unofficial Tomato War Side Quest
Pro tomato or anti tomato? Follow the PB Tomato War lore with this unofficial side quest. Start with The Spellshop (& read Fantasy's post @ 41%) to see the war's origins and pick your side. Next, get the facts with Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World (notbillnye / pro camp's manifesto). Hate tomatoes? Read I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, and discover their true evil with Dead Witch Walking (virus spreads via GMO tomato). Finish with the feel-good Fried Green Tomatoes. Which side will prevail?
created by jenniferPagebound
last updated September, 2025
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I would never say anything bad about notbillnye but Fantasy is 1000% correct. Tomatoes should not be eaten like an apple. I would also like to mention the subplot here is Fantasy's and notbillnye's toxic will-they-won't-they romance.
This is truly thrilling 👀
i too am on team anti tomato 🫡
Welcome to the team 🫡
This would be the correct side.
Thought we were friends Bea……
i love you mossy but my tomato disgust knows no boundary
For clarification for everyone, when we say we're anti tomatoes we mean we're anti eating tomatoes raw like an apple 😩 I am very pro tomato soup and pro chinese tomato egg stir fry 😤
Exactly.
exactly!
WHO'S WE I HATE ALL TOMATOES (i like tomato sauce but i can't eat it i have tummy problems)
Further clarification: Bea, specifically, hates ALL tomatoes, rawdogged or otherwise 😤
rawdogged 😂
thank you for recognizing my pure righteous fury 😤😤
I agree. I just had marinara sauce over penne so it's not like I hate tomato in every form, just when it's eaten like peach.
Hey! I cut my raw tomatoes before I eat them. I don’t just bite into them like some unmannered heathen
A Chinese what what?! EDIT: just looked at your profile I apologize for my ignorance, regional differences got me here 😔✊
No worries 😂 I debated on specifying it's Chinese, but thought the idea of the dish without context will be too jarring 😂
BORINGGGGGGGGG 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Thank you for joining the correct side. Yes, we are not anti all tomatoes, just eating them raw like apples. We are pro tomatoes as ingredients and cooked (I love tomato-based sauces, tomato soup, etc.) And our romance is not will-they-won't-they, it's simply when-will-they
Like that saying goes "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" 🚫🍅
You are boring /j ❤️
I am the most interesting man alive 💅🏽
The lack of delight you're taking in our planet earth, the lack of whimsy, is effecting your self-perception i see. Pat pat
How dare thou. I have whimsy, I have delight -- I simply decline to see the appeal in eating a nightshade in its nasty little raw form when I can sample its succulence in a sauce or dip instead 😤 (💖)
This is actually so helpful as someone who didn't know the origin of The Tomato War but all of a sudden was inundated with tomato conflict across the home page 😭
had to do the lord's work, pb shall remain gatekeeper-free 🤺🤺
We'll just have a document for new PBers to get the full breakdown of anything they encounter
Right I hope someones ready to create a 2025 lore wrap up, would gladly sit through a powerpoint
I'm sat for the PowerPoint! 🙂↕️👀
As someone who’s been growing tomatoes for the past two years I was alarmed to see tomato conflict on my timeline and this has helped a lot😂
omg i freaking love it here Pagebound tomato lore will go down in history
We need to work on creating other lore
you cannot manufacture lore it must come naturally 🙂↕️🙂↕️
I create the reality I desire; do you not also do that?
but is it pronounced to-may-to or to-mah-to?
oh pykora we have enough strife in our small kingdom
(i’m secretly the evil advisor stirring the pot for my own nefarious purposes 😈)
I mean, it's definitely to-may-to but y'all can say it however you want because my love and grace is infinite 🫶🏽
and with love and grace my liege, you’re so wrong it’s not even funny 💝
My Great Lady Kora, I never expected this betrayal from thou 💔
Eating cherry tomatoes while seeing this list was an out of body experience, lemme tell you
You would be 😔
Cherry tomatoes are top tier, but have you ever seen sprinkle tomatoes?
I've seen them at trader joes 👀👀👀 are they divine??
also, this is the energy I feel like talking about our favorite tomatoes
PLEASE i am SCREAMING 😭😭😭😭😭😭 fantasy you have really made a legacy here thank you jennifer 😭😭😭
It's truly notbillnye perpetually pushing the pro agenda, otherwise I wouldn't need to fight so hard
I love being present for this time in history 😂
(team 🍅✨️, of course)
🤢
I think this is the 3rd tomato list I've seen on my feed 😂
Oh my freaking goodness, Jennifer!! This is so amazing! Obsessed. 10/10.
eta, happy to be pro tomato 🙂↕️ and also, it would actually be hilarious if notbillnye didn’t even like tomatoes.
If Billiam is a liar about their love for tomatoes, I think we should be allowed to tomato her.
this is the propaganda Fantasy wants, do not fall for it
You should absolutely fall for it
You're being very suspicious 🤔 How do we know you're not just trying to create an uproar?
oh polter... I'm re-reading the tomato book to determine which type of tomato to get tattooed... I fear I'm so committed, we haven't even begun
Great Billiam, consider the humble tomatillo instead 💖
I hope you know that you're now legally obligated to share the tattoo with us once you get it 👀🙂↕️ /hj /nf
You always do the funniest things 🤣
ah, perfect, now everyone will get a change to pick a (correct 🚫🍅🚫) side. no pressure 🔪😈
Sharpen the knives, crew
The people in my life know about the tomato discourse and I'm so glad it's become its own list. Who knew a simple post about my disgust over eating a tomato like an apple would cause such an outpouring of emotion from all sides. One day, I hope both sides of this conflict can come together and meet each other as people, not as barbarians
On the opposing side, I was simply ecstatic to have more people read the tomato book. Unbeknownst to me, that my uninviting you to read the tomato book would lead to such uproar and some saucy feelings. I am willing to put aside our differences as I believe our love is ketchup-ed in destiny. ♥️
Yes, I feel our differences can be overcome by our love. I'm willing to eat a small tomato if you marry me. Deal?
😳 omg can't wait to see how this plays out for y'all
Hopefully incredibly consensual and equally thrilling
Now THAT'S a romantic gesture
I do not wish for our love to begin with hurting one another. While I am flattered by your highly romantic gesture to torture yourself eating a tomato, no matter the size, that sets such a terrible precedent for our relationship to flourish. I believe we must find a common ground to really, truly begin our love and find peace... read the tomato book instead. 🥰
Your sense of honor is so lofty, I shan't deign to discourage its descent. I would be honored to do anything my lady believes will help this relationship flourish into one that is a romance for the ages. So, if you so wish...I shall read the tomato book. I hope the gods forgive my tomato-red heart, for it beats only for you
I did put a Libby hold on a the tomato book a few days ago 🍅 but either my library only has one or two copies or there's been a sudden surge of interest because it's a 4 week wait!
THIS is my agenda!!! (i'm sorry you have such a wait) THE WORD IS SPREADING (i fear i sound crazy now)
Thank you for this 🙂↕️ future generations will now know the lore
eta: I stand on the side of the tomato 🍅
absolutely incredible I love it here 😂
(🍅🫶🏻)
Who knew tomatoes would bring us all together! 😜
while simultaneously tearing us apart ⚔️
. . . 😵💫👻 dun dun dunnnn
As someone who loves, and has the only written review so far on ten tomatoes that changed the world … I am nervous about what this is about to unleash on poor William Alexander why must tomatoes cause such a rift 😭 Pro-tomato camp but also vegetable(fruit*) ambivalent, notbillnye introduced me to this world no regrets 🍅
gasp!! Are you telling me notbillnye doesn’t even have a review for it!
Haha, this was amazing on its own, but seeing who made this makes it even better! Looks like the Tomato Wars have become officially recognized and endorsed 😂
And Jennifer stands on the correct side
✊✊
😱 Jennifer how could you?! I thought you stood on the right side of raw tomato history
Idk, she kind of set you up to have people comment about their eating tomatos like apples habits for the rest of Page Bounds' existence. So she could be a double agent here 😂
I can never leave 😭😝
oh my god this is amazing
Where do we vote? I vote tomato cult! Considering grabbing a slice of tomato for a midnight snack
The way I chuckled when this list came up on my home feed 😂 I had to explain the tomato lore to my friend who was in the room with me LOL
I hope they didn't judge you 😂
This war is going places 😂😂
I will never not find this whole thing funny!🤣 Also, ABSOLUTELY pro-tomato in all it's forms (sauce, soup, salad, cooked, etc), I just love tomatoes).
Seeing this side quest pop on my feed and then going to see the origin story of it was a wild ride I was not prepared for 🤣 but I feel like I must show my allegiance to the 🍅 PRO TOMATO SIDE, ALL HAIL THE TOMATO!!! 🍅 (also raw tomatoes are delicious don't get me started)
YOURE SO RIGHT. GOOD BRAIN. I LIKE IT
I've been wondering why that forum post keeps popping off and now I see why 😅 I am asking anyone on team anti-raw-tomatoes who hasn't tried a freshly picked homegrown summer tomato to please try one before picking a side 🙏 extra points if you add a lil salt and pepper 🍅
I have never had this luxury however I will say, eating Italian tomatoes changed my mind on them. I am anti raw tomato with the strong caveat that this is based on likely unripe tomatoes from American grocery stores
Frfr it's kind of an honor to have access to a non-grocery store tomato. I can tolerate and enjoy a lot of grocery store tomatoes but I can't fault people who hate them if that's their only experience
I used to be anti raw tomato. And then summer heirloom tomato’s came into my life and it was love at first bite. 😍
A beautiful love story 🍅
This is exactly the quest I needed in my life. All hail the mighty tomato 😜
Never realized how much can people debate on tomatoes, anyways team pro tomatoes 🍅 (except cooked tomatoes those suck 🤢)
This is a staggering stance. You may be in your own camp
????!?!?!? tomato soup????
I’m not talking about soups and stews with blended or cut into small pieces tomatoes (those are great) I’m talking a whole tomato grilled or roasted and then eaten, they taste lumpy and weird
Edit: I forgot that I like shakshuka so some cooked tomatoes are good
I’m SO sorry I’m so late to the tomato party, but roasted tomatoes are absolutely heavenly!!! This tomato format comes as a close second to the rawdog tomato hehe
I’m subtlety taking my stance with the pro tomato crew 🍅✊🏼
They get lumpy watery and warm these are not a good food combination
Beg to disagree because a good, juicy, warm, roasted tomato is 😮💨🤌🏼 i could eat a whole bowl of ‘em and I think we all should hahah
I’m eating a roasted tomato for breakfast as we speak. All tomatoes are good tomatoes!!
Yum yum lucky you!! 😮💨
HAHA LOVE THISSS!!! Team Pro Tomato! 🍅
this is so unserious and fun
I have somehow just come across this now and am trying to catch up but this is the funniest thing I've seen on pb and I feel I need to fully immerse myself. I need a full ppt party please xxx
Pretty sure I eat tomatoes in some form every single say, is this for me? Team pro-tomato all day!
Ily
omg this is insane 😭 I'm such a mid tomato enjoyer, I don't even know what side to pick
Same!! I have mostly picked being a chaotic observer who comments noncommitally about my side 😂
watching from the sidelines 🙂↕️
girl, this is soooo funny lmao the lore goes on and on
This is so funny! I guess so far I’m pro-tomato. 😆
I stand by my official quest suggestion hehe! Ive already found 30+ tomato books in my tomato list 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️ tomatoes 4eva
Cherry tomatoes = best vegetables ever AND best pizza topping ever!
Omg this is such a wild ride to get caught up on, thank u for the collected info!
I wish this was an official side quest so I could get a tomato badge 🍅
haha i was tempted but we didn't want it to seem gatekeepy / too much of an inside joke that people feel left out on. So, a list with lore description will do the job 💪
HUZZAH !
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