nona the brit  +  170798 Sat, 17 Dec 05 12:25 PM I'm very worried about my trifle; the jelly won't set. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,743 The name says it all.

	Forbes  +  170816 Sat, 17 Dec 05 01:28 PM The answer to this question depends on whether you are a botanist or a cook. To a botanist a fruit is the ripened ovary of a plant. This would include all sorts of things that you will not find on a supermarket shelf, whether under "vegetables" or "fruit". To a cook - well we all know what the difference is between fruit and vegetables until we  ask the question. Even a botanist (apart perhaps from a very annoying one) is not going to complain if s/he finds peppers in the vegetable section and rhubarb in the fruit section.   Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895

	Phuongninhbao  +  170821 Sat, 17 Dec 05 01:40 PM I'm very interested about this subject.  First, I usually make salad. And I should use tomatoes, cucumber,and basil instead of lettuce.It should be called vegetables because we eat them for a meal. Cauliflower is used for cooking soup. Pepper is added flavour to meals. Secondly, in my country, we use Br.E, and all of students' book  have a lot  of pictures of vegetables: tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, spinach, pepper, cauliflowers, lettuce etc....And fruits are used for dessert such as water melon,  orange, mandarin, banana, peaches longan,mangoes, etc,,,,,, But lemon is used to added savour for some dishes. and also a fruit for lemon juice, so we call it fruit It seems Fruits are more delicious than Vegetables for some people. Phuong Ninh . Phuongninhbao Joined on Fri, Nov 11 2005 hcm city Full Member 134 phuongninh

	TammyBaby  +  170930 Sat, 17 Dec 05 06:04 PM  Hly2004 wrote: If you eat it in your meal, or cook it, then it's veg If you eat it as a fruit, it's called fruit. I strongly agree with you! It's not right to think that everything is clear! The border between Fruits and Veg sometimes is very dim! Tammy TammyBaby Joined on Wed, Jul 27 2005 Full Member 332 TammyBaby - Nothing is impossible! Life changes when we change! A secret makes a woman woman!

	khoff  +  171161 Sun, 18 Dec 05 04:38 AM I'm very worried about my trifle; the jelly won't set. That's probably because you used the tomato jelly instead of the strawberry! khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,216 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	nona the brit  +  171445 Sun, 18 Dec 05 07:33 PM Hi Khoff, I'm glad someone got my little joke nona the brit

	LeicesterLad  +  171651 Mon, 19 Dec 05 06:04 AM I was always told thar if it grew in the open air and contained the seeds of the plant (eg apple, orange, tomato) it was a fruit. If it grew underground and was a root or tuber (eg potato, carrot) it was a vegetable Leaves (eg cabbage, brussel sprouts, lettuce) were usually classed as vegetables, but should really be called leaves in their own right. I'm not sure how you'd class peas though! LeicesterLad Joined on Fri, Sep 16 2005 N E England (Orig from Leicester) Junior Member 81

	LanguageLover  +  171661 Mon, 19 Dec 05 06:53 AM According to this classification, LeicesterLad, aubergine, marrow,... also fall into fruits category! I thnk, if we are not botanists, then our cooking and eating habits determine which one belomgs to which group! And I guess the same implies to leaves/herbs distinction as well; if coriander is used just used for its flavor, it's a herb. But if it is used as a main ingredient, then it goes to leaves.    LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences!

	Phuongninhbao  +  172306 Tue, 20 Dec 05 03:36 PM I agree with you. We can call vegetable or fruit, it depends on  what kind of meals you make or serve. It's also a name, it can be changed in different areas, aim or meals such as salad may be a dish of fruits and also a dish of vegetable .when we use  i t for dessert or a dish of meal. Phuongninhbao