Is a Tomato a fruit or a vegetable??

[madderbat]

They are/were a 'love apple' therefore fruity

Seriously though, I'm sure I read a definition somewhere about seeds of fruit inside and strawberries being the only fruit to have seeds outside the 'pulp'.

[Lesley Jay]

Snadger are you asking this question because I moved your post about tomatoes from Feeling Fruity to Vegging Out?

Tomatoes are a fruit but everyone thinks of them as a vegetable and rather than confuse beginners I moved your tomato post.

[Mrs Dobby]

I'm sure I read somewhere that its a fruit, EEC says it is because someone makes tomato marmalade (I think its in spain), and you cant officially make marmalade with a veg! (Or am I getting mixed up with carrots here!) Lol!

[HeyWayne]

Definitely a fruit, something to do with it having seeds and coming from the flower rather than simply leaves or swollen roots.

A bit like a courgette?

[Alison]

Definitely a fruit, something to do with it having seeds and coming from the flower rather than simply leaves or swollen roots.

[shine388]

a fruit i believe but u have me questioning myself now

x

[NOG]

But only one right one....its a fruit.

[Snadger]

Simple enough question you may ask, but with a miriad of answers!