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 4179 recipes in total:

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Pisca den Foil (Foil-cooked Fish)      Origin: Aruba	Poisson Yassa Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Fish Yassa)      Origin: Mauritania	Pork Menudo      Origin: Philippines
Pisca Hasa (Fried Fish)      Origin: Aruba	Poivre Jaunet      Origin: France	Pork Ribs in a Sweet and Sour Sauce      Origin: Fusion
Pisces Assos (Baked Fish)      Origin: Roman	Poke      Origin: Cook Islands	Pork with Cabbage and Bananas      Origin: eSwatini
Pisces Frixos Cuiusumque (Fried Fish, of Any Kind)      Origin: Roman	Pokhlyobka (Mushroom and Barley Soup)      Origin: Russia	Pork, Potato and Fennel Casserole      Origin: Ireland
Pissenlit au Lard (Dandelion Salad with Bacon)      Origin: France	Pol Sambol      Origin: Sri Lanka	Port, Clementine and Five-spice Ham      Origin: Britain
Pistachio and Yoghurt Cake      Origin: Britain	Polenta Cake      Origin: British	Portakal Receli (Orange Jam)      Origin: Turkey
Pitcaithly Bannocks      Origin: Scotland	Polka-Dot Corn Muffins      Origin: American	Portakalli Kek (Orange Cake)      Origin: Turkey
Pitche-Patche de Ostras (Oyster and Rice Soup)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Pollack Pie with Crushed Potato Topping      Origin: Britain	Porter Cake      Origin: Northern Ireland
Pittu      Origin: Sri Lanka	Pollo Borracho Chileano (Chilean Drunken Chicken)      Origin: Chile	Portuguese Percebes      Origin: Portugal
Pizza with Butter Masala Sauce and Chicken Pakora      Origin: Scotland	Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Portuguese Tomato Sauce      Origin: Portugal
Plain Pound Cake      Origin: Britain	Pollo Guisado (Dominican Chicken Stew)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Pot Roast Turkey Drumstick      Origin: Fusion
Plain Sponge Cake      Origin: British	Pollo Pibil (Pit-Smoked Chicken in Annatto Marinade)      Origin: Mexico	Pot-roasted Pheasant with Cider and Calvados      Origin: Britain
Plat Songhay (Songhay Dish)      Origin: Mali	Polvorones de Canela (Cinnamon Shortbread)      Origin: Spain	Potage Congolaise (Congolese Soup)      Origin: Congo
Plateau de Fruits de Mer (Seafood Platter)      Origin: France	Polvorones puertorriqueños (Guava Thumbprint Biscuits)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Potage Madrilène      Origin: Britain
Ploughman's Pickle      Origin: Britain	Pom      Origin: Suriname	Potato and Apple Fadge      Origin: Ireland
Plum and Apple Tart Spiced with Herb Bennet Root      Origin: Britain	Pomegranate and Vanilla Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Potato and Asparagus Salad      Origin: Ireland
Plum Cake      Origin: Britain	Pommé Breton traditionelle (Traditional Breton Apple Cake)      Origin: France	Potato and Parsley Galettes      Origin: Ireland
Plum Catsup      Origin: Fusion	Ponche de Creme      Origin: Trinidad	Potato Cakes with Mango Sauce      Origin: Ireland
Plum Crumble      Origin: British	Pontac Catsup for Fish      Origin: British	Potato Chops      Origin: India
Plum Duff      Origin: England	Pontack Sauce      Origin: Britain	Potato Muffins      Origin: Ireland
Plum Muffins (Plum Muffins)      Origin: Britain	Pontshki (Polish Doughnuts)      Origin: Poland	Potato Salad with Thyme, Watercress and Lovage      Origin: Britain
Plum Sorbet      Origin: British	Poppy Seed and Lemon Cheesecake (Poppy Seed and Lemon Cheesecake/title>)      Origin: Britain	Potato Wedges with Curry Sauce      Origin: Britain
Plum Traybake Slices      Origin: Britain	Poppy Seed Kolache      Origin: Croatia	Potato, Fennel and Apple Gratin      Origin: Britain
Pó de Caril São Tomé (Sao Tomean Curry Powder)      Origin: Sao Tome	Porc Mewn Saws Eirin (Pork in Plum Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Potato, Smoked Salmon and Dill Galette      Origin: Ireland
Pochee (Poached Eggs)      Origin: England	Porc-Colombo      Origin: Guadeloupe	Potato, Smoked Trout and Dill Salad      Origin: Ireland
Podin Bara Amenyn (Bread and Butter Pudding)      Origin: England	Porcellum Coriandratum (Suckling Pig with Coriander Sauce)      Origin: Roman	Potatoes with Pine Nuts      Origin: Ireland
Podin Henlys (Helston Pudding)      Origin: England	Porcellum Lasaratum (Suckling Pig Seasoned with Laser)      Origin: Roman	Poten Bwmpen (Marrow Pie)      Origin: Welsh
Podin Lymmaval (Lemmon Pudding)      Origin: England	Pork and Apple Kebabs with Mustard      Origin: Britain	Potjeikos      Origin: Southern Africa
Podin Nadelik (Cornish Stout and Marmalade Christmas Pudding)      Origin: Britain	Pork and Bacon Meatballs      Origin: Britain	Poto no Tucupi (Brazilian Tucupi and Duck Soup)      Origin: Brazil
Poha Chivda (Cabbage Chivda)      Origin: India	Pork and Quince Curry      Origin: Britain	Potted Prawns II      Origin: British
Point-and-kill      Origin: Nigeria	Pork and Sage Kebabs      Origin: Britain	Potted Squat Lobsters with Ginger and Basil      Origin: Britain
Poison Braisé (Barbecued Fish)      Origin: Senegal	Pork Black Curry      Origin: Sri Lanka	Potted Woodlice      Origin: Britain
Poisson aux Fines Herbes (Herbed Fish)      Origin: Mauritius	Pork Chops with Bananas and Bacon      Origin: Antigua
Poisson Yassa (Fish Yassa)      Origin: Senegal	Pork Chops with Sloe Sauce and Savoy Cabbage      Origin: England

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