• Alien Nathan Edward
    cake
    link
    fedilink
    English
    85 months ago

    Errbuddy wanna talk about tomatoes but the real question is, are bananas fruit? Some varietals are sweet and clearly belong in desserts and fruit salads, some are savory and starchy like potatoes, depending on the culinary tradition you come from they’re used in both contexts, and they can and should have seeds but they don’t due to selective breeding. Tomatoes exist in an ambiguous state, but bananas are somehow both at all times.

    • Canadian_Cabinet
      link
      fedilink
      75 months ago

      Bananas are technically berries, which makes them a fruit. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone think of a banana as a non-fruit before

      • Alien Nathan Edward
        cake
        link
        fedilink
        English
        65 months ago

        Plantains are bananas (same species, different varietals) and in many cultures are used in savory contexts

        • Canadian_Cabinet
          link
          fedilink
          65 months ago

          Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Funnily enough, here in Spain bananas are plátanos and plantains are bananas