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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Snowball Cakes      Origin: Britain	Sos Ti-malice (Ti-malice Sauce)      Origin: Haiti	Speculaas      Origin: Netherlands
Sobre Sauce (Prudent Sauce)      Origin: England	Soto Ayam      Origin: Indonesia	Spelt, Fig and Pomegranate Salad      Origin: Britain
Sobremesa de Abacate (Avocado Dessert)      Origin: Mozambique	Soto Ayam      Origin: Malaysia	Spice Cake      Origin: British
Soda Bread Biscuits      Origin: Ireland	Soto Ayam      Origin: Singapore	Spice Pickled Jelly Ear Mushrooms      Origin: Britain
Soft Sangria      Origin: Non-alcoholic	Soufflé Potatoes with Carrot and Asparagus      Origin: Ireland	Spice-infused Oli      Origin: Britain
Soganli Yahni (Mutton Stew with Onions)      Origin: Turkey	Soup Joumou (Haitian Squash Soup)      Origin: Haiti	Spiced Ash Key Pickle      Origin: Britain
Solomon Islands Style Rice      Origin: Solomon Islands	Soupa Avgolemono (Rice Soup with Egg and Lemon Sauce)      Origin: Cyprus	Spiced Beef      Origin: Northern Ireland
Solyanka (Russian Sweet and Sour Meat Soup)      Origin: Russia	Soupa Canja (Okra and Palm Oil Soup)      Origin: Gambia	Spiced Crab Apples      Origin: Britain
Solyanka (Siberian Sweet and Sour Meat Soup)      Origin: Siberia	Soupe d'avocat Abidjanaise (Avocado Soup in the Manner of Abidjan)      Origin: Cote dIvoire	Spiced Crab-apples II      Origin: British
Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Thailand	Souphet (Thai Maitake Salad)      Origin: Thailand	Spiced Lima Beans with Garlic and Coconut      Origin: Nepal
Somali-style Liver      Origin: Somaliland	Soupou Gertö (Chicken with Tomato Sauce and Sweet Potatoes)      Origin: Guinea	Spiced Medlar Loaf      Origin: British
Somali-style Liver      Origin: Somalia	Souppa Trachanás (Trachanas Soup)      Origin: Cyprus	Spiced Medlar Vinegar      Origin: Britain
Somlah Machou Khmer (Sour Soup with Tomato and Lotus Roots)      Origin: Cambodia	Sourdough Starter      Origin: Britain	Spiced Mincemeat Muffins      Origin: Britain
Somlar Kari Saek Mouan (Chicken Red Curry)      Origin: Cambodia	Sous Vide of Camel Ribs      Origin: Fusion	Spiced Pumpkin Fudge      Origin: American
Somlar Mochu Sachko (Sour Beef Stew)      Origin: Cambodia	Souse      Origin: Saint Lucia	Spiced Tamarillo and Nut Cake      Origin: Argentina
Sonhos de Banana (Banana Dreams)      Origin: Sao Tome	Sousi Pa (Fish with Coconut Cream)      Origin: Laos	Spicy Chilli Bean Soup      Origin: Britain
Sopa de calabaza de invierno (Winter Squash Soup)      Origin: Paraguay	South African Cape Malay Curry      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Cranberry Shrimp      Origin: America
Sopa de Caracol (Honduran Conch Soup)      Origin: Honduras	South African Christmas Pudding      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Lamb Burgers      Origin: Britain
Sopa di Plátano Verde (Cuban Green Plantain Soup)      Origin: Cuba	South African Curried Peanut Soup      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Mackerel Bruschetta      Origin: Britain
Sopa Puertoriqueña de Frijoles Negros (Puerto Rican Black Bean Soup)      Origin: Puerto Rico	South African Fig Jam      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Medlar Chutney      Origin: British
Sopaipillas      Origin: Chile	South African Lamb Pilaff      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Mexican-inspired Rice      Origin: Fusion
Sopi di Piská (Fish Soup)      Origin: Aruba	South African Prego Steak      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Okra      Origin: India
Sopi di Piská (Fish Soup)      Origin: Bonaire	South African Rhus Bukhari      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Plum and Shiraz Relish      Origin: Britain
Sopi di Piská (Fish Soup)      Origin: Curacao	South African Savoury Hot Cross Buns      Origin: South Africa	Spicy Potatoes      Origin: Ireland
Sorbet à la mangue (Guiana Mango Sorbet)      Origin: French Guiana	South Seas Christmas Pudding      Origin: British	Spicy Ranch Dressing      Origin: American
Sorbet aux Pommes et Calvados (Apple and Calvados Sorbet)      Origin: France	Souvlaki      Origin: Greece	Spicy Tuna and Herb Fried Rice      Origin: Britain
Sorbet Citron (Lemon Sorbet)      Origin: France	Spagetti biz-zalza tal-Qarnit (Spaghetti with Octopus Sauce)      Origin: Malta	Spicy Turkey and Sausage Kebabs      Origin: Britain
Sorbet coco guadeloupéen (Guadeloupean Coconut Sorbet)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Spaghetti with Scarlet Elf Cups and Wild Garlic      Origin: Britain	Spicy Watermelon Gazpacho Soup      Origin: South Africa
Sorbets de Poire au Williamine (Pear Sorbet with Williamine)      Origin: France	Spam Kelaguen      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands	Spider-crab Salad with Cornish Earlies      Origin: Britain
Sorbets de Pommes Calvados (Apple Sorbet with Calvados)      Origin: France	Spam Kelaguen      Origin: Guam	Spinach and Apple Soup      Origin: British
Sorbetto al Limone (Lemon Sorbet)      Origin: Italy	Spanish Prawns      Origin: Britain	Spinach Fatayer      Origin: Lebanon
Sorbetto Arancione (Orange Sorbet)      Origin: Italy	Spatchcocked Poussin with Garlic and Herbs      Origin: Britain	Spotted Dick      Origin: Britain
Sorrel Meringue Pie      Origin: Britain	Spatchcocked Poussin with Lentils and Harissa      Origin: Fusion
Sos Nasi Trafasie (Suriname Stir-fry Sauce)      Origin: Suriname	Special Bunloaf      Origin: Manx

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