TOMATOES: Fruit or Vegetable?

Not only is the tomato a fruit, but it's a berry. So are cucumbers and squashes.

Strawberries are not true berries (the seeds are on the outside) and neither are raspberries (they're cluster fruits).

This is why context is important. No one cares what botanists think, that's why people still get poison ivy all the time.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Just drink ketchup then you tomato-hating faggotface.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Ayos

Kraft dinner is another matter entirely, Mo0. Would you put dijon ketchup on your prewrapped sausages, though? OR prewrapped bacon, if it existed, which it doesn't, but can you blame them?

I suppose I should clarify my previous statements about fruits and vegetables. To me, a fruit is something you enjoy by itself. Sure, you can toss it into a fruit salad, or sometimes put it in a pie, but other than that, it doesn't really belong anywhere except in your mouth by itself. You can even coat it in caramel, but the best part is the fruit itself. This is why tomatoes are not a fruit, to me.

Vegetables (such as tomatoes) are often and regularly used as additions to something else. Carrots, celery, and broccoli, while I enjoy them by themselves on occasion, are USUALLY accompanied by some kind of dip - ranch, peanut butter, etc. While I may occasionally be in the mood for a raw carrot, the majority of people the majority of the time prefer it with something else, or in a salad, soup or stew. This is generally not so with fruits. I don't often find strawberries being dipped in ranch, only sometimes coated with chocolate - which, I might add, can also stand on its own. Ranch, however, is not something most people eat all by itself.

It's a vague line to most people, but to me, it's clear cut. Tomatoes and cucumbers are vegetables.

So is chocolate a fruit to you? Salad? Bagels?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.