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 4619 recipes in total:

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Gãteau à la Banane (Banana Cake)      Origin: Togo	Gellyg wedi Piclo (Pickled Pears)      Origin: Welsh	Goan Lamb Xacutti      Origin: India
Gabon Cucumber Salad      Origin: Gabon	Gelo d'Anguria (Sicilian Watermelon Folly)      Origin: Italy	Goat and Aubergine Kebabs      Origin: Haiti
Gadang Pit (Red Curry Chicken)      Origin: Laos	Gemmed Fairy Cakes      Origin: Britain	Goat Curry      Origin: Britain
Gaelic Fruit      Origin: Scotland	Georgian Fruit Buns      Origin: Georgia	Goat Curry II      Origin: Fusion
Gaeng Karee Gai (Yellow Curry With Chicken)      Origin: Thailand	Georgian Potato Soup      Origin: Georgia	Goat Curry with Potatoes      Origin: Pakistan
Gaeng Khiaw Waen (Green Curry with Pork)      Origin: Thailand	Gesmoorde Vis (Salt Cod and Potatoes in Tomato Sauce)      Origin: South Africa	Goat Meat and Root Vegetable Stew in Ale      Origin: Britain
Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Getuk Lindri (Coconut Steamed Cassava Cake)      Origin: Brunei	Goat Water      Origin: Antigua
Gaeng Ki Lek (Northern Thai Pork and Ki Lek Curry with Fingerroot)      Origin: Thailand	Ghanaian Papaya Bread      Origin: Ghana	Goat Water      Origin: Saint Kitts
Gaeng Pa (Jungle Curry Paste)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Ale      Origin: South Africa	Goda Masala      Origin: India
Gaeng Pa-naeng (Panang Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Cake      Origin: British	Godrogodro (Coconut Pudding with Vanilla and Sweet Spices)      Origin: Madagascar
Gaeng Som (Thai Sour Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Fairings      Origin: England	Golbeda Achar (Nepali Tomato Achar)      Origin: Nepal
Gaeng Som (Thai Sour Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Nuts      Origin: Britain	Golden Apple Pie with Rum Sauce      Origin: American
Gai Yang (Thai Grilled Chicken)      Origin: Thailand	Ginger Passion Fruit Trifle      Origin: Britain	Golwythion Cig Oen gyda Rhosmari ac Afal (Lamb Chops with Rosemary and Apples)      Origin: Welsh
Gajjar Barfi (Carrot Fudge)      Origin: India	Ginger Soy Fish en Papillote      Origin: Fusion	Golwythion Cig oen wedi Llenwi (Stuffed Noisettes of Lamb)      Origin: Welsh
Gala Apple Smoothie      Origin: American	Ginger Tropical Smoothie      Origin: American	Gooseberry and Almond Tart      Origin: British
Gala Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Ginger Whisky Cake      Origin: Scotland	Gooseberry and Elderflower Sorbet      Origin: Britain
Galette joinville (Joinville Pie)      Origin: France	Ginger, Chicken and Coconut Soup      Origin: Fusion	Gooseberry and Elderflower Syrup Bavarois      Origin: Britain
Galo Soup      Origin: Liberia	Gingerbread Easter Bunnies      Origin: Britain	Gooseberry and Elderflower Syrup II      Origin: Britain
Gambas ou langoustines au pastis (Prawns or Langoustines with Pastis)      Origin: Monaco	Ginjabeer      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Gooseberry and Strawberry Tart      Origin: Britain
Gambian Fish Yassa      Origin: Gambia	Ginseng Banana Muffins (Ginseng Banana Muffins)      Origin: American	Gooseberry Compote      Origin: Britain
Garlic Chicken Madras      Origin: Britain	Givech (Mixed Vegetable Caviar)      Origin: Georgia	Gooseberry Granita      Origin: Britain
Garlic Chilli Chicken      Origin: Britain	Gizdodo (Chicken Gizzards with Plantain)      Origin: Ghana	Gooseberry Spiced Atchar      Origin: South Africa
Gastris (Nut Cake)      Origin: Roman	Glüehwein Roast Beef      Origin: Germany	Goosegrass and Wild Greens Soup      Origin: Britain
Gateau Ayisyen Zoranj (Haitian Orange Cake)      Origin: Haiti	Glace de Banane á la Mamadou (Mamadou's Banana Glace)      Origin: Senegal	Gormeh Sabzi (Persian Lamb and Herb Stew)      Origin: Iran
Gâteau breton traditionnel (Traditional Breton Cake)      Origin: France	Glazed Duckling with Pineapple Salsa      Origin: Fusion	Gorse Flower Ice Cream      Origin: Britain
Gâteau de couac à la noix de coco (Cassava Semolina and Coconut Cake)      Origin: French Guiana	Glazed Easter Biscuits      Origin: Britain	Gothambu Paayasam      Origin: India
Gâteau du Matin Breton (Breton Morning Cake)      Origin: France	Glazed Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: American	Grain Mustard Based Fish Curry      Origin: India
Gazaneh (Iranian Nettle Soup)      Origin: Iran	Glazed Orange Cheesecake      Origin: American	Gramma Pie      Origin: Australia
Gazpacho Soup      Origin: Spain	Gluten-free Damson Plum Torte      Origin: Germany	Grand Champagne Cocktail      Origin: Traditional Cocktail
Gebackene Quarktorte (Baked Quark cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Gluten-free Rhubarb Crumble      Origin: Britain	Grand Sallet (Great Salad)      Origin: Britain
Gefüllte Weihnachtsgans (Christmas Goose)      Origin: Germany	Gluten-free Rich Fruit Cake      Origin: British	Granidazo de Naranja Sanguina (Blood Orange Granita)      Origin: Spain
Gehackte Herring      Origin: South Africa	Gluten-free Valentine Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Granité de Champagne Rosé avec Cerises (Pink Champagne Granita with Cherries)      Origin: France
Gelée de Genièvre (Juniper Berry Jelly)      Origin: France	Gnamakoudji (Ginger and Fruit Juice Drink)      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Gelée de Goyaves (Guava Jelly)      Origin: Martinique	Gnamkouji avec Jus Citron (Ginger and Lemon Drink)      Origin: Cote dIvoire

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