Fruit are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagated using the movements of humans and other animals in a symbiotic relationship that is the means for seed dispersal for the one group and nutrition for the other; humans, and many other animals, have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Consequently, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world's agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings.

In common language and culinary usage, fruit normally means the seed-associated fleshy structures (or produce) of plants that typically are sweet (or sour) and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term fruit also includes many structures that are not commonly called as such in everyday language, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.

Many common language terms used for fruit and seeds differ from botanical classifications. For example, in botany, a fruit is a ripened ovary or carpel that contains seeds, e.g., an orange, pomegranate, tomato or a pumpkin. A nut is a type of fruit (and not a seed), and a seed is a ripened ovule.

In culinary language, a fruit is the sweet- or not sweet- (even sour-) tasting produce of a specific plant (e.g., a peach, pear or lemon); nuts are hard, oily, non-sweet plant produce in shells (e.g. hazelnut, acorn). Vegetables, so-called, typically are savory or non-sweet produce (e.g. zucchini, lettuce, broccoli, and tomato). But some may be sweet-tasting (sweet potato).

Examples of botanically classified fruit that are typically called vegetables include cucumber, pumpkin, and squash (all are cucurbits); beans, peanuts, and peas (all legumes); and corn, eggplant, bell pepper (or sweet pepper), and tomato. Many spices are fruits, botanically speaking, including black pepper, chili pepper, cumin and allspice. In contrast, rhubarb is often called a fruit when used in making pies, but the edible produce of rhubarb is actually the leaf stalk or petiole of the plant. Edible gymnosperm seeds are often given fruit names, e.g., ginkgo nuts and pine nuts.

Botanically, a cereal grain, such as corn, rice, or wheat is a kind of fruit (termed a caryopsis). However, the fruit wall is thin and fused to the seed coat, so almost all the edible grain-fruit is actually a seed.

he outer layer, often edible, of most fruits is called the pericarp. Typically formed from the ovary, it surrounds the seeds; in some species, however, other structural tissues contribute to or form the edible portion. The pericarp may be described in three layers from outer to inner, i.e., the epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp. Fruit that bear a prominent pointed terminal projection is said to be beaked

Consistent with the three modes of fruit development, plant scientists have classified fruits into three main groups: simple fruits, aggregate fruits, and multiple (or composite) fruits. The groupings reflect how the ovary and other flower organs are arranged and how the fruits develop, but they are not evolutionarily relevant as diverse plant taxa may be in the same group.

Simple fruit are the result of the ripening-to-fruit of a simple or compound ovary in a single flower with a single pistil. In contrast, a single flower with numerous pistils typically produces an aggregate fruit; and the merging of several flowers, or a 'multiple' of flowers, results in a 'multiple' fruit. A simple fruit is further classified as either dry or fleshy.

Berries are a type of simple fleshy fruit that issue from a single ovary. (The ovary itself may be compound, with several carpels.) The botanical term true berry includes grapes, currants, cucumbers, eggplants (aubergines), tomatoes, chilli peppers, and bananas, but excludes certain fruits that are called "-berry" by culinary custom or by common usage of the term – such as strawberries and raspberries. Berries may be formed from one or more carpels (i.e., from the simple or compound ovary) from the same, single flower. Seeds typically are embedded in the fleshy interior of the ovary.

Aggregate Fruit, also called an aggregation, or etaerio; develops from a single flower that presents numerous simple pistils. Each pistil contains one carpel; together, they form a fruitlet. The ultimate (fruiting) development of the aggregation of pistils is called an aggregate fruit, etaerio fruit, or simply an etaerio.

Hybrid fruit are created through the controlled speciation of fruits that creates new varieties and cross-breeds. Hybrids are grown using plant propagation to create new cultivars. This may introduce an entirely new type of fruit or improve the properties of an existing fruit.

Accessory Fruit Fruit may incorporate tissues derived from other floral parts besides the ovary, including the receptacle, hypanthium, petals, or sepals. Accessory fruits occur in all three classes of fruit development – simple, aggregate, and multiple. Accessory fruits are frequently designated by the hyphenated term showing both characters. For example, a pineapple is a multiple-accessory fruit, a blackberry is an aggregate-accessory fruit, and an apple is a simple-accessory fruit.

A large variety of fruits – fleshy (simple) fruits from apples to berries to watermelon; dry (simple) fruits including beans and rice and coconuts; aggregate fruits including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pawpaw; and multiple fruits such as pineapple, fig, mulberries – are commercially valuable as human food. They are eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other fruit preserves. They are used extensively in manufactured and processed foods (cakes, cookies, baked goods, flavourings, ice cream, yogurt, canned vegetables, frozen vegetables and meals) and beverages such as fruit juices and alcoholic beverages (brandy, fruit beer, wine). Spices like vanilla, black pepper, paprika, and allspice are derived from berries. Olive fruit is pressed for olive oil and similar processing is applied to other oil-bearing fruits and vegetables. Some fruits are available all year round, while others (such as blackberries and apricots in the UK) are subject to seasonal availability.

Typically, many botanical fruits – "vegetables" in culinary parlance – (including tomato, green beans, leaf greens, bell pepper, cucumber, eggplant, okra, pumpkin, squash, zucchini) are bought and sold daily in fresh produce markets and greengroceries and carried back to kitchens, at home or restaurant, for preparation of meals.

The alphabetical list of all the fruit-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 5140 recipes in total:

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Chile Verde (Green Chili)      Origin: Mexico	Chivo Picante (Dominican Spicy Goat)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Christmas Bannock      Origin: Scotland
Chilean Ceviche      Origin: Chile	Chizu Salada (Moroccan Carrot Salad)      Origin: Morocco	Christmas Biscotti with Lemon and Mixed Spice      Origin: Italy
Chiles En Nogada (Stuffed Chillies in White Sauce)      Origin: Mexico	Chocolate Almond Galettes      Origin: British	Christmas Bread Pudding      Origin: American
Chili Con Carne      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate and Cherry Roulade      Origin: British	Christmas Bunloaf      Origin: Manx
Chili Con Carne II      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate and Hawthorn Flour Cake      Origin: British	Christmas Cake      Origin: Britain
Chili Seasoning Mix      Origin: American	Chocolate and Raspberry Croissants      Origin: Britain	Christmas Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Chilled Asparagus Soup      Origin: British	Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Christmas Cranberry Conserve      Origin: American
Chilled Elderberry Soup      Origin: Britain	Chocolate and Wild Flour Blend Cake      Origin: American	Christmas Crumble      Origin: Britain
Chilli and Sweet Pepper Soup      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate Banana Cake      Origin: American	Christmas Fruit Chutney      Origin: Britain
Chilli Catsup      Origin: African Fusion	Chocolate Banana Flour Patties      Origin: Britain	Christmas Gingerbread Biscuits      Origin: British
Chilli Chocolate Cake      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate Bundt Cake Pumpkin      Origin: American	Christmas Glögg (Christmas Glogg)      Origin: Sweden
Chilli Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting      Origin: American	Chocolate Cake Mix Spice Cake      Origin: American	Christmas Ham      Origin: Ireland
Chilli Crab      Origin: Singapore	Chocolate Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Christmas Honey Biscuits      Origin: Scotland
Chilli Crab      Origin: New Caledonia	Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake      Origin: American	Christmas Island Beriani      Origin: Christmas Island
Chilli Jam      Origin: South Africa	Chocolate Chip Scones      Origin: England	Christmas Island Crab Rendang      Origin: Christmas Island
Chilli Marmalad (Chilli Marmalade)      Origin: South Africa	Chocolate Christmas Cake      Origin: British	Christmas Mice      Origin: American
Chilli Sambal      Origin: Singapore	Chocolate Devil's Food Cake      Origin: American	Christmas Mincemeat Bread Pudding      Origin: British
Chilli Sambol      Origin: Sri Lanka	Chocolate Fondue with Fruit Platter      Origin: Britain	Christmas Plum Pudding      Origin: Northern Ireland
Chima de Arroz (Chima Rice)      Origin: Mozambique	Chocolate Fudge Cake      Origin: Britain	Christmas Plum Pudding      Origin: Jamaica
Chimbama (Banana and Maize Meal Bread)      Origin: Malawi	Chocolate Log      Origin: Britain	Christmas Pudding Ice Cream      Origin: Britain
Chinese Barbecue Sauce      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate Mince Pies      Origin: British	Christmas Pudding Parfait      Origin: Britain
Chinese Five-spice Spare Ribs      Origin: China	Chocolate Nest Cake      Origin: Britain	Christmas Pudding Truffles      Origin: Britain
Chinese Hot Pot      Origin: China	Chocolate Orange Flan      Origin: British	Christmas Roast Ham      Origin: Aruba
Chinese Plum Sauce      Origin: China	Chocolate Orange Fudge      Origin: British	Christmas Sundaes      Origin: Scotland
Chinese Red Chilli Sauce      Origin: China	Chocolate Orange Supreme Cheesecake      Origin: American	Chrov Plav (Rice Pilaf with Dried Fruit and Nuts)      Origin: Azerbaijan
Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce      Origin: Britain	Chocolate Panforte      Origin: Italy	Chu Chee Curry Paste      Origin: Thailand
Chinese Tong Sui      Origin: China	Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake      Origin: American	Chuchkella (Grape and Walnut Candies)      Origin: Azerbaijan
Chinese-spiced Goose      Origin: Fusion	Chocolate Roulade      Origin: France	Chucula      Origin: Ecuador
Chipirones à la Criolla (Creole-style Squid)      Origin: Mexico	Chocolate, Orange and Whisky Mousse      Origin: Scotland	Chuleta de Chancho a la Naranja (Pork Chop with Orange)      Origin: Ecuador
Chipotle Chilli Sauce      Origin: Mexico	Chocolate-ginger Boiled Puddings      Origin: Canada	Chuletas al Limón (Lemon Pork Chops)      Origin: Colombia
Chipotle Paste 2      Origin: American	Chole (Chickpea Curry)      Origin: India	Chykenys in hocchee (Stuffed Chickens Cooked in Broth)      Origin: England
Chiquetaille de morue (Cod Chiquetaille)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Cholent Dafina (Moroccan Sabbath Stew)      Origin: Morocco	Chyryse      Origin: England
Chive and Cheese Blinis with Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon      Origin: Britain	Chorba      Origin: Tunisia
Chivo Guisado Liniero (Spicy Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Chorbah (Lamb and Vegetable Soup with Vermicelli)      Origin: Tunisia

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