For example, why is ‘celery’ a vegetable and an ‘apple’ a fruit? When is something called ‘a vegetable’ and when is it called ‘fruit’? And is an avocado a fruit or vegetable?
Asker: Marlene, 54 years old
Answer
Like many things, this is a convention. There are people who call a tomato a vegetable, there are also people who call them fruit. It has to do with the view, but also with the taste. In other languages ​​or on other continents it may be slightly different. Let it taste you!
Answered by
Wim De Vos
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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
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