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 5061 recipes in total:

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Marmalade of Quinces of Damsons      Origin: British	Mattar Panir      Origin: Britain	Medlar Muffins with Medlar Cream Cheese Icing      Origin: British
Marmalêd Eirin Gwyrdd (Greengage Marmalade)      Origin: Welsh	Matzo Meal Biscuits      Origin: Jewish	Medlar Sticky Toffee Pudding      Origin: British
Marmaled Grawnffrwyth (Grapefruit Marmalade)      Origin: Welsh	Mauritian Prawn Curry      Origin: Mauritius	Medlar Tart      Origin: Britain
Maroumbo ya Nadzi (Tripe with Bananas)      Origin: Mayotte	Mavi      Origin: Puerto Rico	Medlar, Treacle and Spice Cake      Origin: British
Marquise au Chocolat      Origin: France	Mawa Gujiya      Origin: India	Meen Pollichathu (Fish Cooked in Banana Leaf)      Origin: India
Marrakech Vegetable Curry      Origin: Morocco	Mawmene (Chicken in White Wine with Dates and Pine Nuts)      Origin: England	Megrim Sole Olives with Squat Lobster Stuffing      Origin: Britain
Marrow and Orange Cake with Cashew Butter      Origin: Britain	Mayiritsa (Easter Soup)      Origin: Greece	Melachino (Greek Wedding Cake)      Origin: Greece
Marrow Patties      Origin: British	Mayonnaise      Origin: France	Melomakrona (Honey Semolina Biscuits)      Origin: Greece
Marsh Samphire with Red Chilli and Olive Oil      Origin: Fusion	Mayonnaise Sauce      Origin: France	Melon and Ginger Smoothie      Origin: British
Martinsgans (St Martin's Goose)      Origin: Switzerland	Mazze de Tamburo (Fried Shaggy Parasols)      Origin: Italy	Meringue Rice Pudding      Origin: British
Martinsgans (St Martin's Goose)      Origin: Vatican City	Mbakhal      Origin: Senegal	Meringue Tarts with Strawberries      Origin: American
Maryland Chicken Kebabs      Origin: American	MBakhal aux Arachides (MBakhal with Peanuts)      Origin: Senegal	Meringue-topped Mince Pies      Origin: British
Marzipan Centre Bundt Cake      Origin: Fusion	Mbaxal Dieune      Origin: Senegal	Meshwiya      Origin: Tunisia
Marzipan Dates      Origin: Scotland	Mbolo      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Mexican-style Chilli Ribs      Origin: South Africa
Marzipanschweine (German Marzipan Pigs)      Origin: Germany	Meadowsweet Cordial      Origin: Britain	Mexican-style Mackerel and Rice      Origin: Fusion
Mas Huni      Origin: Maldives	Meadowsweet Lemon Curd      Origin: Britain	Mexican-style Steaks with Avocado Salsa      Origin: British
Masak Lemak (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy)      Origin: Malaysia	Meatballs in Garlic Broth      Origin: Algeria	Mhogo na tzouzi (Cassava in Coconut Sauce)      Origin: Mayotte
Masala Lamb Chops      Origin: Pakistan	Mebos (Preserved Apricot Spheres)      Origin: South Africa	Miške (Mice)      Origin: Slovenia
Masala Omelette with Avocado and Coriander Salsa      Origin: South Africa	Mechoui (Dried-fruit Stuffed Leg of Lamb)      Origin: Mauritania	Micronesia Taro and Coconut Bread      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Masala Snoek      Origin: South Africa	Medeeda (Finger Millet Porridge with Yoghurt)      Origin: Sudan-a	Micronesian Fish with Coconut Milk and Lime      Origin: Federated States Micronesia
Mascarpone Cupcakes with Strawberry Glaze      Origin: American	Medieval Simnel Cake      Origin: England	Microwave Amaretto Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce      Origin: Britain
Masfouf bin Narine (Couscous and Nut Dessert)      Origin: Tunisia	Medieval Sweeteners Vino Cotto      Origin: Italy	Microwave Apple and Blackberry Crumble      Origin: Britain
Masghouf (Iraqi Grilled Fish)      Origin: Iraq	Mediterranean Mint Salad      Origin: Mediterranean	Microwave Bacon Dip      Origin: Britain
Massa (Mini Millet Pancakes)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Mediterranean-style Sardines      Origin: Britain	Microwave Baked Avocados      Origin: Britain
Massaman Beef Curry      Origin: Thailand	Medlar and Honey Fool      Origin: British	Microwave Banana and Walnut Loaf      Origin: Britain
Massaman Curry Paste      Origin: Thailand	Medlar and Lemon Jelly      Origin: British	Microwave Banana Bread and Butter Pudding      Origin: Britain
Massaman Curry Paste      Origin: Thailand	Medlar and Pear Mincemeat      Origin: Britain	Microwave Barbecued Spareribs      Origin: Britain
Massaman Mutton Curry      Origin: Thailand	Medlar and Walnut Mince Tarts      Origin: Britain	Microwave Bramble Crumble      Origin: Britain
Massaman Nuea (Beef Masaman Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Medlar Cheese and Medlar Purée      Origin: Britain	Microwave Casseroled Pigeons in Port Wine      Origin: Britain
Massaman Nuea (Beef Massaman Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Medlar Chutney      Origin: British	Microwave Chicken Kebabs      Origin: Britain
Mataba au Poisson (Mataba with Fish)      Origin: Comoros	Medlar Cream Cake      Origin: America	Microwave Chicken Thai Green Curry      Origin: Britain
Matambre Arrollado (Argentinan Stuffed Rolled Beef)      Origin: Argentina	Medlar Gelato      Origin: Italy	Microwave Chicken Véronique      Origin: Britain
Matapa de Abóbora (Pumpkin Matapa)      Origin: Mozambique	Medlar Jelly      Origin: Britain
Mattar Paneer Curry      Origin: India	Medlar Jelly      Origin: British

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