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 5666 recipes in total:

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Trinidadian Turkey Curry      Origin: Trinidad	Ugandan Curried Potatoes      Origin: Uganda	Vasilopita (Greek New Year Bread)      Origin: Greece
Tropical Chicken Pizza      Origin: American	Ugandan Matooke      Origin: Uganda	Vastlakuklid (Estonian Lenten Buns)      Origin: Estonia
Troskinti Raudoni Kopustai (Braised Red Cabbage with Sour Cream)      Origin: Russia	Ukpo      Origin: Nigeria	Veal Curry with Bananas      Origin: Uganda
Truchas de Bonaito (White Sweet Potato Pockets)      Origin: Spain	Ukwa (Breadfruit Porridge)      Origin: Nigeria	Veal Involtini alla Siciliana      Origin: American
Tsebhi Derho (Spicy Chicken)      Origin: Eritrea	Uli Petataws (Sweet Potato Fritters)      Origin: Indonesia	Veau à l'indienne (Indian-style veal)      Origin: France
Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)      Origin: Greece	Ulster Honey Pudding      Origin: Northern Ireland	Vegan Burritos      Origin: American
Tulumba (Fried Pastries in Syrup)      Origin: Albania	Ultimate Box Mix Strawberry Cake      Origin: American	Vegan Gluten-free Christmas Cake      Origin: Britain
Tulumba Taslisi (Tulumba Dessert)      Origin: Turkey	Ulu (Hawaiian Roasted Breadfruit)      Origin: Hawaii	Vegetable Seekh Kebab      Origin: India
Tulumbe      Origin: North Macedonia	Um Ali (Puff Pastry Milk Pudding)      Origin: Kuwait	Vegetable Tagine      Origin: North Africa
Tuna Ceviche      Origin: Fusion	Umm Ali (Puff Pastry Milk Pudding)      Origin: Qatar	Vegetarian Haggis      Origin: Scotland
Tunu Ahi Ika      Origin: Easter Island	Upma      Origin: Britain	Vegetarian Kibbeh      Origin: India
Turbot in Kerala Red Curry Sauce      Origin: India	Urap (Steamed Vegetables with Coconut)      Origin: Brunei	Vegetarian Paneer Curry      Origin: Britain
Turkey and Cranberry Mini Pies      Origin: Britain	Urap Sayur (Blanched Vegetable Salad with Spiced Coconut Topping)      Origin: Indonesia	Veihalo Tonga (Green Coconut Porridge)      Origin: Tonga
Turkey Curry with Yams      Origin: Fusion	Urney Pudding      Origin: Northern Ireland	Velouté Sauce (Sauce Velouté)      Origin: France
Turkey Keema Curry      Origin: Britain	Urny Pudding      Origin: Scotland	Venison and Dark Chocolate Chili      Origin: Fusion
Turkey Piccata on Grilled Rolls      Origin: American	Uru (Roasted Breadfruit)      Origin: Society Islands	Venison Curry Bunny Chow      Origin: South Africa
Turkey Rolls      Origin: Britain	Urunda (Sweet Coconut Balls)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Venison Escalopes with Red Wine      Origin: Scotland
Turkey Steaks with Redcurrant Glaze      Origin: Britain	Utka s Kapustoj i Brusnichnym (Duck with Cabbage and Cowberry)      Origin: Russia	Venison Kebab      Origin: South Africa
Turkey, Squash and Cranberry Ravioli      Origin: Britain	Uzum Receli (Grape Jam)      Origin: Turkey	Venison Sauce      Origin: Britain
Turkish Delight      Origin: Turkey	Vínarterta (Icelandic Layer Cake)      Origin: Iceland	Verjuice      Origin: England
Turks and Caicos Jerk Pork      Origin: Turks Caicos	Vaca Atolada (Beef Ribs with Cassava)      Origin: Brazil	Vermicelles (Vermicelli)      Origin: Mauritania
Turks and Caicos Jerk Seasoning Paste      Origin: Turks Caicos	Vaihalo Tokelau (Green Coconut Porridge)      Origin: Tokelau	Vermouth di Torino (Turin Vermouth)      Origin: Italy
Türlü (Meat, Vegetable and Okra Stew)      Origin: Armenia	Valentine Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Verulam-style Curried Jackfruit      Origin: South Africa
Tuscan Ricotta Cheesecake      Origin: American	Valentine Flower Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette      Origin: Britain	Verwurrelt Gedanken (Deep-fried Carnival Pastry)      Origin: Luxembourg
Tutu (Cornmeal Porridge with Black-eyed Peas)      Origin: Aruba	Valentine Lamb Steaks with Avocado and Sour Cream      Origin: American	Very Berry Cupcakes      Origin: Britain
Tvarahovy Kolác Treny (Czech Cheesecake)      Origin: Czech	Valentine Raspberry Scones      Origin: Cornwall	Very Blueberry Cheesecake      Origin: American
Twelfth-night Cake      Origin: Britain	Valerian Hot Chocolate      Origin: Britain	Vicarage Cake      Origin: Ireland
Twmplen (Boiled Roly Poly)      Origin: Welsh	Vanilla Cake Mix Lemon Cake      Origin: American	Victorian Bombay Fried Semolina Pudding      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Two-crust Apple Pie      Origin: American	Vanilla Pod Roasted Grapes      Origin: America	Victorian Capillaire Syrup      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Tyttebær Kompott (Cowberry Compote)      Origin: Norway	Vanilla Sorbet      Origin: Britain	Victorian Chicken Korma      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Tyttebœr Brød (Lingonberry Bread)      Origin: Denmark	Vanilla-baked Plums      Origin: Britain	Victorian Coconut Rice Pudding      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Tyttebærsyltetøy (Norwegian Lingonberry Jam)      Origin: Norway	Varo      Origin: India	Victorian Dundee Cake      Origin: England
Uburobe (Plantain Sticks)      Origin: Burundi	Varškės Spurgos (Lithuanian Curd Doughnuts)      Origin: Lithuania
Udang Masak Lemak Nenas (Pineapple Prawn Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Vary sy laoka malagasy (Malagasy Prawn Curry with Vanilla Rice)      Origin: Madagascar

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