Tomato... Fruit? or Vegatable?

xpyrofuryx · July 2007

Hmmm, what do you guys think?

Technically I guess it is a Fruit, but it just seems so much like a vegatable.

Keebs1984 · July 2007

It's a fruit.

It has almost no qualities shared by other vegetables. It does, however, share qualities with its' fruit counterparts.

xxthecorexx · July 2007

it doesn't matter how it's actually classified, the tomato will always be a vegetable in my eyes.

lomiller · July 2007

The US Supream Court says it's a Vegetable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden

Apparently the context is importantly. It's a fruit in botanical terms but a vegetable in culinary terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable

xpyrofuryx · July 2007

Originally posted by lomiller

The US Supream Court says it's a Vegetable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden
Apparently the context is importantly. It's a fruit in botanical terms but a vegetable in culinary terms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable

Wow, lol I can't believe they actually had a court over this. But seriously its the government court, and if it was a vegetable they get taxes paid on it and get more money, so obviously they'll rule it a vegetable.

ste2000 · July 2007

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

abbaba · July 2007

It's a fruit in scientific terms, but in all other usages it's considered a vegetable.

//\//\oo · July 2007

It's a fruit that tastes like a vegetable.

cornoffcob · July 2007

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Everybody listen to Ste he is absolutely right! Everyone knows that taste has everything to do with weather it is a fruit or not

with that logic yams are fruit also

Tomatoes are fruit...

oh and by the way I put lemon on salmon...I must be insane to put fruit on fish!

Astropuyo · July 2007

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Have you even ever eaten a ripe tomato?

The day my tomato sauce is sour is the day I give up on cooking, FYI it's supposed to be sweet and savory, tomatoes properly ripened will be sweet, I grow my own. Perfect cover for my pot plants errrr ummm not pot plants.

cornoffcob · July 2007

Originally posted by Astropuyo

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Have you even ever eaten a ripe tomato?

The day my tomato sauce is sour is the day I give up on cooking, FYI it's supposed to be sweet and savory, tomatoes properly ripened will be sweet, I grow my own. Perfect cover for my pot plants errrr ummm not pot plants.

growing corn works really well for that also....cooking...that is

EggFtegg · July 2007

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Would you put pineapple on gammon?

Or apple sauce on pork?

mmm, anyone hungry now?

Weirdly, botanically speaking, the tomato counts as a berry.

Fruit. Botanically, a tomato fruit is a berry consisting of seeds within a fleshy pericarp developed from an ovary. Fruits of L. esculentum have two to several carpels. There is extreme variability of fruit characters such as size, shape, exterior color of mature and immature fruit, and interior flesh color. http://www.uga.edu/vegetable/tomato.html

Urdig · July 2007

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Actually a tomato is sweet. A striped tomato is very sweet.

What's the dif. between a grape and a cherry tomato?

Also, sugar is a common ingredient to add to speghetti sauce.

Cranberries, def. not sweet. Very bitter fruit. Cranberry juice is the best things since sliced bread to.

Lemon? Nothing sweet about them, but the rines are really good.

Off the top of my head, I think that the tomato is classified as a fruit because of it's seeds, or perhaps because they're acidic.

Ever had apple pie made out of squash? My grandmother tricked me once by giving me a slice of "apple pie". Couldn't tell the dif. and I hate squash.

Pumpkins? Is this a fruit or a vegetable. Look an awfull lot like a mellon to me, and isn't a mellon a fruit? Cantelope and wattermellon are fruits, but squash and zukini (sp?) isn't?

Cheese cake?

Carrot cake?

METALDRAG0N · July 2007

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable. No its not

It's not sweet ffs. Yes it is

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti? No but id put apple sauce on pork And id use Tomotoes to make Bolognase sauce

Or cramberries on a pizza? Id put an olive on my Pizza

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food. Tomotoes are fruity and sweet and go well with Bolognase

Tomato is quite sour Your tast buds must be dead M8 and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

WoW what a funny post so many mistakes.

Astropuyo · July 2007

Originally posted by cornoffcob

Originally posted by Astropuyo

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Have you even ever eaten a ripe tomato?

The day my tomato sauce is sour is the day I give up on cooking, FYI it's supposed to be sweet and savory, tomatoes properly ripened will be sweet, I grow my own. Perfect cover for my pot plants errrr ummm not pot plants.

growing corn works really well for that also....cooking...that is

Cooking yes, always for cooking.

Problem with corn is it strips the damn soil and ends up reducing potency.. Of cooking.

b0rderline99 · July 2007

well i would have voted "fungi" had it been given as an option

such a poorly made incomplete poll, i refuse to vote!

(sound famillier anyone? )

Astropuyo · July 2007

Originally posted by b0rderline99

well i would have voted "fungi" had it been given as an option
such a poorly made incomplete poll, i refuse to vote!
(sound famillier anyone? )

Splicing tomato genes with fungi genes, Tomashroom? Christ sounds like a secret of the mana fruit.

b0rderline99 · July 2007

Originally posted by Astropuyo

Originally posted by b0rderline99

well i would have voted "fungi" had it been given as an option
such a poorly made incomplete poll, i refuse to vote!
(sound famillier anyone? )

Splicing tomato genes with fungi genes, Tomashroom? Christ sounds like a secret of the mana fruit.

idk but it could give tommaco a run for its money as the new drug enhanced tomato in town

Astropuyo · July 2007

Originally posted by b0rderline99

Originally posted by Astropuyo

Originally posted by b0rderline99

well i would have voted "fungi" had it been given as an option
such a poorly made incomplete poll, i refuse to vote!
(sound famillier anyone? )

Splicing tomato genes with fungi genes, Tomashroom? Christ sounds like a secret of the mana fruit.

idk but it could give tommaco a run for its money as the new drug enhanced tomato in town

Kid , you are a genius.

Tomashrooms would make mushroom trips look like --->wussy <--- (p)lay.

As a matter of fact, on to the splicing room!

Kospys · July 2007

I think It's a vegie. And that means that it is, for my word is law.... yes... If it's a fruit then the cucumber is a fruit as well. And if the cucumber is fruit, then my entire existance lost it's meanining.

Astropuyo · July 2007

Originally posted by Kospys

I think It's a vegie. And that means that it is, for my word is law.... yes... If it's a fruit then the cucumber is a fruit as well. And if the cucumber is fruit, then my entire existance lost it's meanining.

Hmm, I think the cucumber is a sqash.

Your meaning is still validated.

ShakaAutunn · July 2007

It's a fruit. Science says that if it has a seed in it, it's a fruit. If it doesn't, it's a Vege.

Astropuyo · July 2007

Interesting, though I have heard that, what about pumpkins etc.

Also odd note: Does that mean that seedless cherries aren't fruits?

UH OH.

ste2000 · July 2007

Originally posted by Kospys

I think It's a vegie. And that means that it is, for my word is law.... yes... If it's a fruit then the cucumber is a fruit as well. And if the cucumber is fruit, then my entire existance lost it's meanining.

Exactly

That's what I meant.

Tomato technically might be a fruit, but is not considered a fruit in the kitchen.

It is a vegetable.

Cucumber technically is a fruit, but people always considered them as a Veg.

Take the veg salad and the fruit salad as example.

Would you mix Tomatos with strawberries, peaches and pears in a fruit salad?

And would you put peaches with cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes for a veg salad?

That's how you normally associate fruit or vegetables.

If you like to eat Tomatoes and Peaches it's up to you, it won't kill you, but certainly it won't make it pleasant to your tastebuds.

It is all about definitions.

If you wwanna stick with the dictionary definition, that's fair enough, scientifically tomatoes are fruit.

But in the popular culture tomatoes are associated with other vegetables because are not sweet enough to be considered fruit, and they are mainly NOT used for the same dishes that other fruit are used for, like cakes, Ice creams and milkshakes.

You might have the odd tomato used in Ice creams but is more of an exotic thing than the norm.

Generally Tomato don't blend well with the rest of the fruit.

Therefore tomatoes are vegetables

kel11 · July 2007

Ugh, I hate this argument.

Tomatoes should be wiped off earth.

Byrom · July 2007

Originally posted by Astropuyo

Originally posted by ste2000

It s a vegetable.

It's not sweet ffs.

Would you put strawberries sauce on spaghetti?

Or cramberries on a pizza?

Fruit is really sweet and it goes on cakes, on Ice cream or in a milkshake, not on savoury food.

Tomato is quite sour and although you can eat it like a fruit, because is quite juicy unlike other vegetables which are quite hard, it is not a fruit.

Who actually think Tomato is a fruit?

I wasn't aware there was even any doubt about it, not that it actually matters................

Have you even ever eaten a ripe tomato?

The day my tomato sauce is sour is the day I give up on cooking, FYI it's supposed to be sweet and savory, tomatoes properly ripened will be sweet, I grow my own. Perfect cover for my pot plants errrr ummm not pot plants.

fresh Ripe Beefstake Tomatoe, with a dash of salt and pepper...mmmmmm good.

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