Kinda related, I studied in Spain for a semester. Was taking with my fellow American roommate about the debate of if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Our host mom’s daughter’s boyfriend (Cuban, fwiw) overheard, and we told him about the “controversy” in the US but all 3 of us agreed it was a fruit. Host mom overheard us and asked what we were talking about, and the Cuban told her. “Well yeah, of course it’s a vegetable”
I couldn’t understand every word but when I could tell they were arguing about some vegetables having seeds or something like that I knew I spread something.
You’re both right. It’s important to note that this classification only applies to botany. Botanically, it’s a fruit. Just like a peanut is botanically a bean.
Culinarally, tomatoes are a vegetable.
And for the purposes of tariffs, taxes, and customs, according to Nix v Hedden, it’s a vegetable.
There are many ways to classify an item. This just happens to cross boundaries depending on context.
Kinda related, I studied in Spain for a semester. Was taking with my fellow American roommate about the debate of if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Our host mom’s daughter’s boyfriend (Cuban, fwiw) overheard, and we told him about the “controversy” in the US but all 3 of us agreed it was a fruit. Host mom overheard us and asked what we were talking about, and the Cuban told her. “Well yeah, of course it’s a vegetable”
I couldn’t understand every word but when I could tell they were arguing about some vegetables having seeds or something like that I knew I spread something.
You’re both right. It’s important to note that this classification only applies to botany. Botanically, it’s a fruit. Just like a peanut is botanically a bean.
Culinarally, tomatoes are a vegetable.
And for the purposes of tariffs, taxes, and customs, according to Nix v Hedden, it’s a vegetable.
There are many ways to classify an item. This just happens to cross boundaries depending on context.
All fruits are vegetables, not all vegetables are fruits. All edible plant matter is vegetable. Fruits are, well, the fruit of a plant.