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 4089 recipes in total:

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Apple Pie      Origin: Britain	Aruba Mango Chutney      Origin: Aruba	Bécassine Farcies sur des Croûtons (Stuffed Snipe on Croûtons)      Origin: France
Apple Pie Smoothie      Origin: American	Aruban Curried Chicken      Origin: Aruba	Bò Tái Chanh (Lemon-cured Beef with Rice Paddy Herb)      Origin: Vietnam
Apple Preserve      Origin: Britain	Aruban Curried Goat      Origin: Aruba	Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)      Origin: France
Apple Sauce      Origin: Britain	Aruban Curried Mutton      Origin: Aruba	Baabath (Tripe Curry)      Origin: Sri Lanka
Apple Tansy      Origin: British	Aruban Iced Coconut Soup      Origin: Aruba	Baajiya (Somali Black-eyed Pea Fritters)      Origin: Somalia
Apple Tart Spiced with Herb Bennet Root      Origin: Britain	Ash Guznh Mazndrana (Mazandarani Style Nettle Soup)      Origin: Iran	Babka Paska (Ukrainian Easter Bread)      Origin: Ukraine
Apple, Chestnut and Mugwort Stuffing for Roast Goose      Origin: Britain	Ashkenazi Charoset      Origin: Jewish	Bacalao à la Naranja (Cod with Orange)      Origin: Spain
Apple, Pear and Cinnamon Crumble      Origin: British	Asian Duck Curry      Origin: Fusion	Bacalao con Pasas y Piñones (Cod with Raisins and Pine Nuts)      Origin: Spain
Appulmoy (Apple Stew)      Origin: England	Asparagus in Egg Sauce      Origin: Britain	Bacon Koftas      Origin: Britain
Apricot and Bergamot Chicken      Origin: Britain	Asparagus in Orange Sauce      Origin: Spain	Badanekaayi Gojju (Brinjal Curry)      Origin: India
Apricot Blatjang      Origin: South Africa	Asparagus Soup      Origin: Britain	Bael Sherbet      Origin: Anglo-Indian
Apricot Char-grilled Mackerel      Origin: Fusion	Assabeh Tamr (Date Fingers)      Origin: Arabic	Bagt Torsk (Baked Cod, Danish Style)      Origin: Denmark
Apricot Chutney      Origin: Britain	Astelpajusorbee (Sea-buckthorn Sorbet)      Origin: Estonia	Bahama Mama Smoothie      Origin: American
Apricot Compote      Origin: Britain	Atún Imperial (Imperial Tuna)      Origin: Peru	Bahamian Baked Macaroni and Cheese      Origin: Bahamas
Apricot Crumble      Origin: British	Attar Syrup      Origin: Middle East	Bahamian Bread Pudding      Origin: Bahamas
Apricot Jam      Origin: Britain	Attiéké et Aloko Poisson (Attieke and Fish Aloko)      Origin: Niger	Bahamian Lobster Curry      Origin: Bahamas
Apricot Nectarine Smoothie      Origin: American	Aubergine and Mozzarella Sandwiches      Origin: Britain	Baileys Syllabub      Origin: Ireland
Apricot Preserve      Origin: British	Aubergine Dip      Origin: Montserrat	Bajan Chicken and Coconut Curry      Origin: Bahamas
Apricot Sorbet      Origin: British	Aubergine, Potato and Chickpea Balti      Origin: Fusion	Bajan Curry Chicken 2      Origin: Barbados
Aprikosen-Torte (Apricot Torte)      Origin: Germany	Aubergine, Sweet Potato and Chickpea Balti      Origin: South Africa	Bajan Curry Goat      Origin: Barbados
Arán Breac (Speckled Bread)      Origin: Ireland	Aumonières aux pommes et aux marrons (Apple and Chestnut Purses)      Origin: France	Bajan Green Seasoning      Origin: Barbados
Ardshane House Irish Stew      Origin: Ireland	Aurangabadi Naan Qaliya      Origin: India	Bajan Pepperpot      Origin: Barbados
Arkansas Cheesecake      Origin: American	Australo-Asian Roast Pork      Origin: Australia	Bajan Spice Blend      Origin: Bahamas
Aromatic Pork and Potato Casserole      Origin: Ireland	Autumn Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Bajan Spice Mix      Origin: Barbados
Arrowroot Halwa      Origin: India	Autumn Tart      Origin: Britain	Bajan Sunday Breakfast      Origin: Barbados
Arroz con Leche (Ecuadorian Rice Pudding)      Origin: Ecuador	Avgolemono (Egg and Lemon Sauce)      Origin: Greece	Bajan Sweet Bread      Origin: Barbados
Arroz con Leche (Rice with Milk)      Origin: Colombia	Avgolemono (Egg and Lemon Soup)      Origin: Greece	Bajra Roti (Pearl Millet Flatbread)      Origin: India
Arroz con leche sin azúcar de absorción rápida (Sweet Rice Pudding, made by Rapid Absorption)      Origin: Spain	Avocado Banana Berry Smoothie      Origin: American	Bajra Roti (Pearl Millet Roti)      Origin: India
Arroz de Coco e Papaia (Rice with Coconut and Papaya)      Origin: Angola	Avocado Toasts with Flowers and Soft-boiled Eggs      Origin: Australia	Bakari Riha (Mutton Curry)      Origin: Maldives
Arroz doce (Sao Tomean Rice Pudding)      Origin: Sao Tome	Ayam Bumbu Rujak (Chicken with Rujak Gravy)      Origin: Indonesia	Bakeapple Chicken Curry      Origin: Canada
Arroz Integral com Mantiega de Amendoim e Bananas (Brown Rice with Peanut Mantiega and Bananas)      Origin: Angola	Ayam Masak Lemak (Spicy Fenugreek Meat)      Origin: Malaysia	Baked Alaska      Origin: American
Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice)      Origin: Mexico	Ayam Masak Lemak (Chicken in Creamy Coconut)      Origin: Malaysia	Baked Autumn Suet Pudding      Origin: Britain
Aruba Chicken      Origin: Aruba	Azevias de Grão (Sweet Chickpea Pockets)      Origin: Portugal
Aruba Green Seasoning      Origin: Aruba	Bärcrostini (Berry-topped Crostini)      Origin: Sweden

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