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Originally Posted by Alice I'm confident a chillie is a fruit - so I'll leave my entry there.
Anyway, it's all just for fun. . |
OK, according to the RHS (bows lowly) Horticultural Show Handbook,
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Fruits Classed as Vegetables. Peppers, Hot (Chilli) Peppers, Sweet,
Courgettes, Beans, Aubergines, Cucumbers, Marrows, Mushrooms, Okra, Peas, Pumpkins, Squash, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes...Rhubarb, Although Commonly eaten as a dessert, is classified as a fruit for showing purposes.
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