Fruit & Vegetable

[Bren]

At a recent quiz the question came up to define the difference between a fruit and a vegetable.
We thought that fruit had seeds and veg. didn't, but then pumkin/squashes have seeds and seedless grapes don't..
What do the forum members think.

Bren

[richard p]

its simple really ,
vegetables you eat with a knife and fork from a plate with gravy, Fruit you eat with a spoon from a dish with custard





or
if its got(or supposed to have before some clever sod started mucking about) seeds in it its a fruit, if it hasnt got seeds its a vegetable

[oldherbaceous]

Does that make Broard beans a fruit.

[richard p]

does anyone else enjoy them with custard????

[Allan]

unfortunately tomatoes , cucumbers, squashes etc. are classed as a vegetable and rhubarb is a vegetable masquerading as a fruit in usage.
Allan

[Chantal]

I thought tomato was a fruit?

[richard p]

to a botanist, but to a kid at the dinner table the gravy rule applies

[oldherbaceous]

Salad and gravy.

[richard p]

i reckon three quarters of the tomatoes we grow end up cooked in a stew, bolognese or whatever there again i expect if i googled tomatoe crumble something would turn up

[pongeroon]

I did, and it did!

[oldherbaceous]

I admit defeat.

[Beryl]

Richard - a cheesy crumble topping is delicious on tomatoes and veggies.

Having listened to this debate many times. One agument I heard was Vegetable is just a 'green grocer' marketing term.

Beryl.

[Granny]

When I did this sort of thing with my primary class we always established beforehand whether we were talking botanical or culinary. 'Healthy eating' topics talk about fruit and veg, whereas 'parts of a plant' are quite different. If your quiz didn't specify, then all bets are off!!
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Granny

[Johnboy]

Hi Richard,
Sweet Corn and Custard? Sounds actually feasible but I wonder who would be brave enough.
JB.

[richard p]

there again ive had pork for tea with apple sauce and gravy followed by apple pie and custard...... think i' ll hibernate