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 5021 recipes in total:

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Jus Goyave (Guava Juice Drink)      Origin: Senegal	Karadut Receli (Mulberry Jam)      Origin: Turkey	Keleya Zaara (Tunisian Lamb with Saffron)      Origin: Tunisia
Kèiskuch (Cheese Cake)      Origin: Luxembourg	Karahi Chicken Indian Restaurant Style      Origin: Britain	Kelia Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Curry)      Origin: Indonesia
Kétoun (Stew of Tubers)      Origin: Guinea	Kare Ayam Jawa (Javanese Chicken Curry)      Origin: Indonesia	Kemyskans Haf (Summer Punch)      Origin: England
Köttbullar med Saltgurka, Gräddsås och Äppelströssel (Meatballs with pickles, cream sauce and apple sprinkles)      Origin: Sweden	Kare Kare      Origin: Philippines	Kendal Pepper Cake      Origin: England
Kaak Malih (Yeasted Almond Biscuits)      Origin: Libya	Kari Ayam (Malaysian Chicken Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Kentish Lenten Pie      Origin: British
Kabab Kubideh (Grilled Minced Meat)      Origin: Iran	Kari Ayam (Malay Gravy Chicken Curry with White Pumpkin)      Origin: Malaysia	Kenyan Chilli Tomato Sauce      Origin: Kenya
Kabob Egyptienne (Egyptian Kebabs)      Origin: Egypt	Kari Ikan (Fish Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Kenyan Kima (Chopped Beef Chilli-fry)      Origin: Kenya
Kabritu Stoba (Stewed Kid Goat)      Origin: Aruba	Kari Ikan (Malaysian Fish Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Kenyan Matoke      Origin: British
Kabritu Stobá (Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Saba	Kari Labu (Malay Pumpkin Curry)      Origin: Malaysia	Kenyan Mchuzi wa Samaki (Swahili Fish Curry)      Origin: Kenya
Kabritu Stobá (Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Curacao	Kari Velouté (French Curry Sauce)      Origin: France	Ker-Y-Pom (Apple in Shortbread)      Origin: France
Kabsa Seasoning      Origin: Saudi Arabia	Karithopasta (Greek Walnut Syrup Cake)      Origin: Greece	Kerala Plantain Errisery      Origin: India
Kachumbar (Spiced Indian Salad)      Origin: Britain	Karithopita (Greek Walnut Cake)      Origin: Greece	Keres Choklet (Cherry Chocolate Biscuits)      Origin: England
Kachumbari      Origin: Rwanda	Karko Stobá (Queen Conch Stew)      Origin: Aruba	Kerrieboontjies (South African Curried Beans)      Origin: South Africa
Kadala Curry      Origin: India	Karko Stobá (Queen Conch Stew)      Origin: Bonaire	Kesar Mango Curry      Origin: India
Kadee      Origin: Middle East	Karko Stobá (Queen Conch Stew)      Origin: Curacao	Keshi Yena (Filled Cheese Shells)      Origin: Aruba
Kadhai Gosht      Origin: Pakistan	Karni Mulá ku Zuurkool (Minced Beef with Sauerkraut)      Origin: Curacao	Khajoor ke Laddu (Date and Fruit Sweetmeat Balls)      Origin: Pakistan
Kadu Ka Halwa      Origin: India	Karrísúpa (Icelandic Curry Soup)      Origin: Iceland	Khajoor Pak (Date and Milk Sweetmeats)      Origin: Pakistan
Kaeng Khiao Wan (Thai Green Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Kartaeuserkloeße (Carthusian Dumplings)      Origin: Germany	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Kaeng Phet Pet Yang (Thai Red Roast Duck Curry)      Origin: Thailand	Kartoffelpfannkuchen (Potato Pancakes)      Origin: Germany	Khanom Jeen Nam Ya (Khanom Jeen Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian Torn Pancakes)      Origin: Austria	Käsküeche (Alsace Cheesecake)      Origin: France	Khao Man (Coconut Rice)      Origin: Brunei
Kajaik (Sudanese fish stew)      Origin: South Sudan	Kasundi 2 (Bengali Mustard Sauce)      Origin: India	Khao Pune (Chicken Curry Noodles)      Origin: Laos
Kalakand      Origin: India	Katsu-karē (Cutlet Curry with Black Curry Sauce)      Origin: Japan	Kharcho (Georgian Beef and Rice Soup)      Origin: Georgia
Kalakand Coconut Barfi      Origin: India	Kau Kau (Papuan Baked Sweet Potato)      Origin: Papua New Guinea	Kharcho Soup (Georgian Beef and Rice Soup)      Origin: Georgia
Kalderetang Manok (Chicken Caldereta)      Origin: Philippines	Kau See Soup (Matrimony Vine Leaf Soup with Goji Berries)      Origin: China	Khatmitthi Raani (Tamarind Chutney)      Origin: India
Kaldu (Senegalese Caldou)      Origin: Senegal	Kazakiye Riz (Kazkah Rice)      Origin: Kazakhstan	Khatta Curry      Origin: India
Kale in Butter      Origin: Scotland	Ke'lagu'en Uhang (Prawns and Peppers)      Origin: Guam	Khatta Meetha (Cabbage Curry)      Origin: India
Kammerjunker Biscuits      Origin: Denmark	Ke'lagu'en Uhang (Prawns and Peppers)      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands	Khnom Jin Namya (Catfish Curry over Noodles)      Origin: Thailand
Kang Ped Pla-dook (Red Curry with Catfish)      Origin: Thailand	Kedgeree 2      Origin: Fusion	Khoresht-e Loobia (Stewed Mutton with String Beans)      Origin: Iran
Kaninchengeschnetzeltes (Liechtenstein-style Rabbit Stew)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Kedgeree Fisherman's Pie with Winter Vegetable Topping      Origin: Britain	Khoresht-e Zereshk (Barberry, Lamb and Nut Stew)      Origin: Iran
Kannoli tal-Irkotta (Ricotta-filled Cannelloni)      Origin: Malta	Keema Naan      Origin: India	Khoreshte Kalal (Lamb Stew with Barberry Sauce)      Origin: Iran
Kapernschnitzel (Veal Cutlets With Capers)      Origin: Germany	Keftedes (Greek Meatballs)      Origin: Greece	Khowsuey      Origin: Chile
Kapr na černo (Carp in Black Sauce)      Origin: Czech	Kelaguen Mannok (Chamorro-style Chicken Salad)      Origin: Guam	Khumb Matar (Mushroom and Green Pea Curry)      Origin: India
Karē Raisu (Japanese Curry Rice)      Origin: Japan	Kelaguen Mannok (Chamorro-style Chicken Salad)      Origin: Northern Mariana Islands
Karabakh Khorovats (Skewered Pork with Pomegranate Syrup)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Kelewele (Hot Plantain Chips)      Origin: Ghana

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