Are Jalepenos fruits or vegetables?
2007-01-08 16:29:18 · 20 answers · asked by Sean 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a fruit.... wow, I was so scared to view your question :)
2007-01-08 16:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by TexasChick 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I knew this question would be HOT!
Vegetable. It's a pepper and peppers are vegs.
For some more info on fruit vs veggie:
The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, 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 (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example. As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. The tomato, though technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable, and a bean pod is also technically a fruit. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for example. So a tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant, but can be used as a vegetable in cooking.
2007-01-08 16:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by Faith 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegetables.
2007-01-08 16:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by Staci C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jalapeno: Fruit are thick walled, conical shaped, dark green when immature turning red at maturity and most cultivars are highly pungent. Fruit may show cracking or corkiness, which is a desirable trait in Mexico. Length varies widely. Used canned, pickled, salsas or fresh. When dried by smoking they are called chipotle.
2007-01-08 16:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I'd say closer to vegetables.... but I agree that they have seeds and must be more like fruit (a la tomatoes)
2007-01-08 16:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert, but I think its a vegetable.
2007-01-08 16:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. NoneofYourbusiness 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vegie dude! But remember, religion is a crutch to answer such frivolous questions as this!
2007-01-08 16:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess vegetables as they would be from the pepper family.
But that's just a guess.
2007-01-08 16:31:49 · answer #8 · answered by chickenhouse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have seeds, so they are fruits just like tomatoes.
2007-01-08 16:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by americandork2001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vegetables
2007-01-08 16:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by Cloud 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋