Ask HN: Is Tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

1 点作者 theshire超过 8 年前

if we are talking in cooking sense it would be considered a vegetable? but scientifically it is considered a fruit right?<p>what do you think?

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sebyddd超过 8 年前

Check out this video explanation: <a href="https://youtu.be/kxo_EOyK7eA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/kxo_EOyK7eA</a><p>"As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits, such as tomatoes or bean pods, may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. "