ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Re: Fruit or veg

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:32:37 GMT

put it in the fridge, that should do the trick

Re: Fruit or veg

Wilder — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:19:48 GMT

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)

Wilder

Re: Fruit or veg

Tidus — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:39:47 GMT

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.

Re: Fruit or veg

Feebs11 — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:00:24 GMT

Here is a nice simple explanation : http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-tomato.html

Re: Fruit or veg

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:49:41 GMT

well scrumpyjackk i think that a tomato is a veg.But thats just me you should go home and EATit

Re: Fruit or veg

Phuongninhbao — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:36:01 GMT

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.

Re: Fruit or veg

LanguageLover — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:53:40 GMT

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.

Re: Fruit or veg

LeicesterLad — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:04:23 GMT

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!

Re: Fruit or veg

nona the brit — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:33:32 GMT

Hi Khoff,

I'm glad someone got my little joke

Re: Fruit or veg

khoff — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 04:38:17 GMT

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!

Re: Fruit or veg

TammyBaby — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:04:34 GMT

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

Re: Fruit or veg

Phuongninhbao — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:40:51 GMT

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

Re: Fruit or veg

Forbes — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:28:59 GMT

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.

Re: Fruit or veg

nona the brit — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:25:59 GMT

I'm very worried about my trifle; the jelly won't set.

Re: Fruit or veg

Scrumpyjackk — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:45:00 GMT

Thanks for the help. I managed to confuse my school with this one and now I see why, there is no clear answer. It seems to be pretty arbitrary. I guess there's a grey area in the middle where you can put them where you want. Although officially a tomato is a fruit where I come from (Britain) I prefer to think of it as a vegetable. I think if it's in a grey area then look at how it's prepared and eaten. Still even better to not worry about such trifles (unless bored between classes as was the case with me). As for the cauliflower/cabbage debate I would think a cauliflower is more like a combination between a flower, broccoli and a cabbage.

Thanks

Jack