Fruit or veg

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Anonymous  #298635  Tue, 28 Nov 06 09:49 PM

well scrumpyjackk i think that a tomato is a veg.But thats just me you should go home and EATitSmile [:)]

  
Feebs11  #298681  Wed, 29 Nov 06 02:00 AM
Here is a nice simple explanation :  http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-tomato.html
  
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Tidus  #298991  Wed, 29 Nov 06 09:39 PM

To keep it simple, think of mealtime.  If it's eaten as part of a main dinner course, then it's probably a vegetable (or classed as a vegetable).  If it's eaten as part of a starter, or dessert, then it's probably a fruit (or classed as a fruit).  Don't worry though - knowing the difference between fruit and veg, isn't really a big issue. 

Examples of fruit (in the UK anyway) are:  apples, oranges, pears, bananas, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, peaches, plums, pineapples, melons.

Examples of vegetables:  carrots, turnip, peas, cauliflower, potatoes, leeks, celery. 

Tomatoes are known as a vegetable in the UK - but they're actually a fruit.  A banana is also a type of berry.  But most people don't know any of that.  So don't worry.

  
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Wilder  #299217  Thu, 30 Nov 06 02:19 PM
 LeicesterLad wrote:

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!

Well, just to confuse things even more... I believe peas are actually classed as 'legumes' same as beans etc. ;o)

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Anonymous  #350942  Sat, 14 Apr 07 11:32 PM
put it in the fridge, that should do the trick
  
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