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 5814 recipes in total:

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El Indio Viejo      Origin: Nicaragua	Eog Cothi Pob (Baked Cothi Salmon)      Origin: Welsh	Feuilles de Consoude Farcies (Stuffed Comfrey Leaves)      Origin: France
Elcampane Apple Pie      Origin: Britain	Eog Gyda Saws Corgimychiaid (Salmon with Prawn Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Fferins Cnau Coco (Coconut Sweets)      Origin: Welsh
Elderberry Sauce      Origin: Britain	Epis (Haitian Green Seasoning)      Origin: Haiti	Ffesant Nadolig (Christmas Pheasant)      Origin: Welsh
Elderberry Sauce      Origin: Britain	Epityrum (Olives with Herbs)      Origin: Roman	Ffiledi Cegddu wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Fillets of Hake)      Origin: Welsh
Elderberry Soup      Origin: Britain	Erbowle      Origin: England	Ffiledi Gorbenfras wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Fillets of Haddock)      Origin: Welsh
Elderberry Syrup Bavarois      Origin: Britain	Es Cendol (Cold Dessert)      Origin: Brunei	Ffiledi Gwyniad wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Fillets of Whiting)      Origin: Welsh
Elderberry Syrup II      Origin: Britain	Escabeche Nga Isdab (Sweet and Sour Skate Escabeche)      Origin: Philippines	Ffiledi Môr-leisiad wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Fillets of Pollack)      Origin: Welsh
Elderflower Cordial      Origin: Britain	Esfiha (Savory Stuffed Pastries)      Origin: Brazil	Ffiledi Penfras wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Fillets of Cod)      Origin: Welsh
Elderflower Cordial II      Origin: Britain	Espeto de Frango com Abacaxi (Chicken and Pineapple Kebabs)      Origin: Brazil	Ffowlyn Morganwg Rhost gyda Chaws a Pherlysiau (Roast Glamorgan Chicken with Cheese and Herbs)      Origin: Welsh
Elderflower Cordial Syrup Parfait      Origin: Britain	Espinazo en salsa verde con verdolagas (Pork Neck in Tomatillo Sauce with Purslane)      Origin: Mexico	Fiadone      Origin: France
Elies Tsakistes (Crushed Green Olives)      Origin: Cyprus	Esquites (Mexican Street Corn)      Origin: Mexico	Fiddlehead Pasta Primavera      Origin: American
Elioti (Oven-baked Olive Bread)      Origin: Cyprus	Esquites II (Mexican Street Corn)      Origin: Mexico	Fig and Almond Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Eliza Acton's Herodotus Pudding      Origin: Britain	eSwatini Mango Chutney      Origin: eSwatini	Fig and Goat's Cheese Brioche Toasts      Origin: Peru
Elizabethan Custard Gooseberry Fool      Origin: Britain	Eve's Pudding      Origin: England	Fig and Honey Cupcakes      Origin: Britain
Elizabethan Gooseberry Fool      Origin: Britain	Eve's Pudding II      Origin: Britain	Fig Leaf and Kefir Ice Cream      Origin: Britain
Elleniké arnié aiga Paschast (Greek Easter Lamb or Kid)      Origin: Greece	Ezme (Spicy Turkish Salad)      Origin: Turkey	Fig, Walnut and Orange Cake      Origin: Ireland
Elote      Origin: Mexico	Fairy Ring Champignon and Poached Egg on Toast      Origin: Britain	Figgy 'Obbin      Origin: England
Eluit el Tuu (Bananas in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Palau	Fajitas de Pollo (Chicken Fajitas)      Origin: Mexico	Figgy-dowdy      Origin: England
Elumas Curry (Mutton Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Fakalate (Coconut Dumplings)      Origin: Tonga	Figolli (Maltese Easter Biscuits)      Origin: Malta
Embamma in Cervinam Assam (Marinade for Roast Venison)      Origin: Roman	Fakatokelau      Origin: Tokelau	Fijian Crab Curry      Origin: Fiji
Emirati Chicken Soup      Origin: UAE	Faluda      Origin: Pakistan	Fijian Indian Tomato Chutney      Origin: Fiji
Empanadas de carne (Argentinan Beef Empanadas)      Origin: Argentina	Fanouropita (Greek Spiced Sultana Cake)      Origin: Greece	Fijian Khatar (Jackfruit Curry)      Origin: Fiji
Empanadas de frijoles negros y queso (Black Bean and Cheese Empanadas)      Origin: Mexico	Farka (Couscous Breakfast)      Origin: Tunisia	Fijian Suruwa (Fijian Fish Curry)      Origin: Fiji
Empanadas Dulces (Sweet Pies)      Origin: Colombia	Farmhouse Loaf      Origin: Ireland	Filipino Beef Rendang      Origin: Philippines
Encebollado      Origin: Ecuador	Farngo da Terra a Blanta com Baguitchi (Village Chicken with Hibiscus Leaves)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Filipino Chicken Curry      Origin: Philippines
English Madeleines      Origin: England	Fasooleyah Khodra bi Zeit (Saudi Green Bean Salad)      Origin: Saudi Arabia	Filipino Fish Curry      Origin: Philippines
English Madeleines      Origin: Britain	Fennel and Almond Soup      Origin: North Africa	Filipino Sweet and Sour Pork      Origin: Philippines
English Sauce for Salad      Origin: Britain	Fennel Vinaigrette Dressing      Origin: Italy	Fine-herbs Sauce      Origin: Britain
Enguinar 2 (Stuffed Artichokes)      Origin: Armenia	Fermented Krill Sauce      Origin: Japan	Fir Cone Tartlets      Origin: Britain
Ensalada de Frutas Tropicales (Tropical Fruit Salad)      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Féroce d'Avocat (Migan de fruit à pain)      Origin: Martinique	Firigisi za Kuku (Chicken Gizzard Appetizer)      Origin: Tanzania
Ensalada Palmito (Heart of Palm Salad)      Origin: Costa Rica	Fesenjoon (Persian Chicken)      Origin: Iran	Fish and Breadfruit Casserole      Origin: Nauru
Ensalada Verde (Dominican Green Salad)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Feta Tacos with Guacamole      Origin: Britain	Fish and Mula Red Curry (Fish and Mooli Red Curry)      Origin: Bangladesh
Enselada de Palmitos de Primavera (Heart of Palm Spring Salad)      Origin: Argentina	Fettucine Alfredo      Origin: Italy
Entrecote a La Plancha Con Salsa De Aceitunas (Pan-grilled Steaks with Olive Sauce)      Origin: Spain	Feuerzangenbowle (Christmas Flaming Mulled Wine)      Origin: Germany

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