2006-07-26 12:30:56 · 27 answers · asked by kathy6500 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes!
They are still classified by the feds as veggies because a long time ago there was a tax on vegetables...but not fruits. Thus to get the extra tax, the government called it a vegetable.
Cucumbers and squash are also fruits!
2006-07-26 12:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kate C 3 · 7⤊ 2⤋
The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' pop up because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. A tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant. Blueberries, strawberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. So a tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant, but can be used as a vegetable in cooking. Hope this helps!~
2006-07-26 19:37:03 · answer #2 · answered by roosterkid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Tomatoes are a fruit they come from a tree. Just like avocado is a fruit.
2006-07-26 19:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
indeed they are. That's why in a store they have tomatoes under the fruit section.
2006-07-26 19:37:04 · answer #4 · answered by It'S Justin❤ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, yes they are but you'll never find me putting a tomato in my fruit compote.
2006-07-26 19:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sonie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though used as a veggie, it is considered a citrus fruit. Good question, but it is controversal in a sense they call it a citrus fruit but tastes and gets used as a veggie.
2006-07-26 19:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-07-26 19:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by Berdie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, by congretional decree in the 1800s. However, pumpkins are a gourd, not a berry; BANANAS are a berry.
2006-07-26 19:34:23 · answer #8 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically....yes?
2006-07-26 19:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by E-Lo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And the peanut is neither a pea or a nut, it's a legume
2006-07-26 19:35:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋