Tag: Fruit vegetable debate

While most people distinguish between fruits and vegetables based on taste, many savory ingredients used in cooking are technically fruits. This confusion stems from the conflict between botanical and culinary classifications, leading to common questions about which fruits are eaten as vegetables.

Though most people refer to okra as a vegetable, botanically, it is classified as a fruit because it develops from the flowering part of the plant and contains seeds. This fact often comes as a surprise to cooks and gardeners who treat it as a savory vegetable in the kitchen.