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I think they're talking aobut cantelope and stuff like that, because it's not inside the actualy fruit... it's in the middle of it all?? I dunno:confused:Quote:
Originally posted by shais_mom
Melons don't have seeds inside?
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There are seeds in cantalope....
OOOHHHHHHH ok gotcha
Has anyone else ever wondered why seedless watermelons still contain seeds?
I am a fruit-a holic too!! i will try everything as soon as it appears in the shop !! sometimes , it goes right into the bin , but I WANNA try it out !!!
Strawberries with whipped cream are my favorite !!!(forget the calories please :rolleyes: ;) )
Biologically speaking, mellons, water mellons are not fruits, they are vegetables, just like pumpkins (have you ever seen how they grow?). Yes, they are sweet, but not all fruits are sweet. Have you tried to eat the walnut fruit?:eek: It's awful. We eat the seed only. Oh, carrots are also sweet (I am crazy about raw carrot), are they fruits.
Pineapple is (also biologically speaking :cool: ) a herb, not a tree, but this is how they explain it in the Britannica (e.g.)
Fruit-bearing plant (Ananas comosus) of the family Bromeliaceae, native to the New World tropics and subtropics but introduced elsewhere. Pineapple is served fresh where available and in canned form worldwide. It is a key ingredient in Polynesian cuisine. Like agave and some yuccas, the plant has a rosette of 30-40 stiff, succulent leaves on a thick, fleshy stem. A determinate inflorescence forms 15-20 months after planting. After fertilization, the many lavender flowers fuse and become fleshy to form the 2-4 lb (1-2 kg) fruit. Ripening takes 5-6 months.
BTW, my parents had about ten years ago a 1ha plantation of watermellons - just for us!!! I thought I will never eat watermellons or mellons again. The next year I couldn't wait until they ripe. Also we had for three years a 0.5ha plantation of strawberries when I was still in the school, can you imagine? Hundreds of kilos just for us!!!! I miss those times. My parents are a little older now and they can't have so much work, anyway, we're not there to eat it all.
I always thought the fruit is the part of the plant that comes after the blossom. :confused: Melons come after blossoms. But then that would make tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, and other veggies fruits too! :eek: I don't know how they divide it, but personally, I divide it as (sweet and/or juicy: fruit) (not sweet, less yummy, can be cooked for dinner, not so juicy: veggie) :p I know that melons are "considered" fruits and so are pinapples (they are far to pretty to be a veggie!) so I take them as a fruit. Oh well.
I thought anything with seeds is a fruit
tomatoes have seeds :) that's why they are fruit
They are good! And I'm still trying to grow my own! When I moved in November, my tree came with me. It is an offshoot of a Pomegranite tree that belonged to my great grandfather (the one I am named after). I have had blooms, but no fruit so far. My mom has the original tree in her yard and sometimes she might get 8-10 a year. They are a lot of work to eat, but so good!!! :)Quote:
Originally posted by Lalania
pomegranetes are goooooood ;D
I think my favorites are:
Bananas, apples, grapefruit, cantelope, tangerines, oranges, tomatos, and best of all fresh pineapple and fresh peaches!!!!
After the blossom stage comes the fruit stage. That's what I've been learning throughout the years! But then that makes many veggies fruits in reality! I don't know how they are divided, but for me, the sweet and juicy are fruits!!! (Carrots don't count as "sweet" for me. I hate them. lol)Quote:
Originally posted by Lalania
I thought anything with seeds is a fruit
tomatoes have seeds :) that's why they are fruit