TOMATO...

[Rawrz]

Is it a fruit or a vegtable in your opinion? Or does it hurt to even try and get your brain around what it is? :]

Discuss.

[ilovejordan]

It hurts my brain.
Matt you know things like that do :(

[Victimized]

It's always been a fruit hasn't it?

[Wootzeh]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato#Fruit_or_vegetable.3F

[iluvben]

In my own opinion I would class it as a vegetable , mainly because it is always used in salads and that.

[Virgin Mary]

If it has seeds it's a fruit, if it doesn't it's a vegetable.

[Ryan+Joe]

In my own opinion I would class it as a vegetable, mainly because it is always used in salads and that.
same with me, but yeah it's a fruit.

[RedStratocas]

Botanically speaking, a tomato is the ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant, i.e. a fruit or, more precisely, a berry. However, from a culinary perspective the tomato is typically served as a meal, or part of a main course of a meal, meaning that it would be (and is) considered a vegetable.

This argument has led to actual legal implications in the United States, Australia and China. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws that imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled this controversy in 1893, declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, using the popular definition which classifies vegetable by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert. The case is known as Nix v. Hedden (149 U.S. 304). While the Tomato can be classified as a fruit, it is officially categorized as a definite vegetable in the United States.

Haha, that made me laugh a little bit. The supreme court has nothing better to do than categorize what food as what.

I think of it as a vegitable because I consider fruits very flavorfull. And a tomato is quite un-tastefull, really. Even though technically it's a fruit.

[Virgin Mary]

In terms of science it's a fruit, but in terms of cooking it's a vegetable. It's like cucumber and peppers and other fruits that are classed as vegetables because they are cooked with savoury foods.

[helennn]

a fruit cos its yummy and i hate veggies :}

[i luv rosie]

ew tomatoes.

but fruit k

[Infrontation]

Its a bisexual thingy

[splatttt]

Fruit

I dislike tomatos

I like tomato sauce
And tomato soup
But no tomatos if you get that <3

[Wayne]

Definately a tomato.

[Zenzi]

If it has seeds it's a fruit, if it doesn't it's a vegetable.

What about peppers/ chillis/ cucumbers. They have seeds. ;o

[Jane]

What do you mean, in your opinion? It's a fruit...fact.
That's like saying 'In your opinion is a window made of glass?'

[Billay]

if its a fruit its a fruit. persoanlly i dont like tomatoes, only on tacos. but i consider it to be a fruit.

[Sarah.]

i class it as a vegetable. why would you have a tomato in your fruit dish at home next to apples and oranges? :s

[RedStratocas]

What do you mean, in your opinion? It's a fruit...fact.
That's like saying 'In your opinion is a window made of glass?'

Its just a common debate. It is a fruit by definition, but the U.S. has declared it a vegitable (for food shipping purposes etc)

[MsTanya]

fruit cause its nice

[Virgin Mary]

What about peppers/ chillis/ cucumbers. They have seeds. ;o
They're also fruits.

[ReInfected]

If it has seeds it's a fruit, if it doesn't it's a vegetable.
Um no? Peppers have seeds, Cucumbers have seeds there vegetables. Everything has seeds if u see them or dont. No matter what. Thats how they reproduce.

[Virgin Mary]

Um no? Peppers have seeds, Cucumbers have seeds there vegetables. Everything has seeds if u see them or dont. No matter what. Thats how they reproduce.
No, a vegetable is generally something that is a part of the plant, a fruit is usually produced by the plant in ovaries and contains seeds. They are classed as vegetables because you cook them with savoury dishes rather than sweet.

[helennn]

Um no? Peppers have seeds, Cucumbers have seeds there vegetables. Everything has seeds if u see them or dont. No matter what. Thats how they reproduce.

vegetables aren't the reproductive parts of the plant, fruits are.

[:dallsgreen]

I don't think there is much discussion because it's a fruit.

[-Soph-]

its a fruit ^_^

[alexxxxx]

It's a fruit.

[sarey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato#Fruit_or_vegetable.3F

OMG
THAT FRICKEN URL SPAMMED MY PC AND CLOSED ALL MY IE'S :'(
MEAN!

Also veg & veg but hurts my brain to think about it lmao <3

[Seatherny]

I would class it as a vegetable

[cocaine]

veggie! cos fruits are sweeter