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 4121 recipes in total:

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Seafood Amok      Origin: Cambodia	Shark and Bake      Origin: Trinidad	Sint Maarten Whelk Soup      Origin: Sint Maarten
Seafood and Bacon Kebabs      Origin: Britain	Shata      Origin: Sudan-a	Sirnica (Dalmatian Easter bread)      Origin: Croatia
Seafood Pastechi      Origin: Sint Eustatius	Shatkora Achar (Bangladeshi Shatkora Pickle)      Origin: Bangladesh	Sirop Capillaire (Maidenhead Fern Capillaire)      Origin: France
Seafood Pastechi      Origin: Saba	Shatkora Beef Curry BIR      Origin: Britain	Sirop de Menthe (Mint Syrup)      Origin: France
Seafood Pastechi      Origin: Aruba	Shattoo Water      Origin: Dominica	Siwin wedi'i serio gyda Stwns Bara Lawr, Samffir, Sbigoglys a Phys (Seared Sea Trout with Laver Mash, Samphire, Spinach and Peas)      Origin: Welsh
Seafood Pastechi      Origin: Curacao	Shav (Cold Polish Sorrel Soup)      Origin: Poland	Skate Curry      Origin: Britain
Seik Kawab (Seikh Kebab)      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Shawarma-style pulled lamb with tahini-yogurt dressing      Origin: Fusion	Slaai (Swazi Avocado Slaw)      Origin: eSwatini
Sekanjabin      Origin: Roman	Sheikh Kebab      Origin: India	Slapan      Origin: Welsh
Selkirk Bannock      Origin: Scotland	Sheikh Mahshi      Origin: India	Slime Smoothie      Origin: American
Selsig Cig Eidion a Mêl (Beef Sausages and Honey)      Origin: Welsh	Shellbread      Origin: Britain	Sloe Gin      Origin: Britain
Selsig Cymreig Gyda Phinafal (Pigs in Blankets with Pineapple)      Origin: Welsh	Shemai (Sweet Vermicelli)      Origin: Bangladesh	Sloe Gin Royale Cocktail      Origin: Traditional Cocktail
Senegalese Beef and Cabbage Curry      Origin: Senegal	Shigni (Somali Hot Sauce)      Origin: Somalia	Sloe Jelly      Origin: Britain
Senegalese Guava Juice (Jus de goyave sénégalais)      Origin: Senegal	Shikanji (Indian Lemonade)      Origin: India	Sloe Syrup      Origin: Britain
Senegalese Lemon Soup      Origin: Senegal	Shin Ngoa Lap (Spicy Beef Salad)      Origin: Laos	Sloe Syrup Bavarois      Origin: Britain
Sernik Krakowski (Polish Lattice Cheesecake)      Origin: Poland	Shish Kebabs      Origin: Britain	Slow Cooker Duck and Potato Massaman Curry      Origin: Britain
Serviceberry Mini Tarts      Origin: Canada	Shorba      Origin: Sudan-a	Slow-Cooker Pork and Apple Curry      Origin: America
Serviceberry Muffins      Origin: Canada	Shorbet Ads (Sudanese Lentil Soup)      Origin: Sudan	Slow-roast Lamb Shoulder with Honey, Herbs and Harissa      Origin: Britain
Seville Orange Marmalade      Origin: Britain	Shoyu Chicken      Origin: Hawaii	Slow-roasted Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Olives      Origin: Australia
Sewin Gyda Saws Perlysiau (Sea Trout with Herb Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Shrimp Sauce      Origin: Britain	Smoked Haddock Curry with Butter Beans      Origin: Fusion
Sewin with Samphire and Laver Purée      Origin: Britain	Sibierskie Pelmeni (Siberian Meat Dumplings)      Origin: Siberia	Smoked Salmon and Avocado Nori Rolls      Origin: Japan
Sewin yn y Badell (Pan-fried Sea Trout)      Origin: Welsh	Sicilian Fish Sauce      Origin: Italy	Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Pâté      Origin: British
Sfenz (Libyan Hanukkah Doughnuts)      Origin: Libya	Sicilian Lemon Polenta Cake      Origin: Italy	Smoked Salmon Cheesecake      Origin: Ireland
Sgoniau Bricyll a Chnau Ffrengig (Apricot and Walnut Scones)      Origin: Welsh	Sierra Leonean Ginger Beer      Origin: Sierra Leone	Smoked Salmon Mousse      Origin: Scotland
Sgoniau Ceirios (Cherry Scones)      Origin: Welsh	Sierra Leonean Rice Bread      Origin: Sierra Leone	Smoked Salmon with Pea Pancakes      Origin: Britain
Sgoniau Mam (Mum's Batch Scone)      Origin: Welsh	Silsi (Eritrean Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Eritrea	Smoky Fish Skewers      Origin: Britain
Sgoniau Melys (Sweet Scones)      Origin: Welsh	Simaya Pashka (Easter Cheese Cake)      Origin: Russia	Smothie à l'avocat (Avocado Smoothie)      Origin: Mauritania
Sgoniau Sawrus (Savoury Scones)      Origin: Welsh	Simnel Cake      Origin: England	Snoek Bobotie      Origin: South Africa
Shahi Chicken Korma      Origin: India	Simnel Cake 2      Origin: British	Snowball Cakes      Origin: Britain
Shaiyah (Pan-fried Meat)      Origin: South Sudan	Simnel Cupcakes      Origin: British	Sobre Sauce (Prudent Sauce)      Origin: England
Shalgham Korma (Turnip Curry)      Origin: India	Simple Sesame Halva      Origin: Arabic	Sobremesa de Abacate (Avocado Dessert)      Origin: Mozambique
Sharba Ramadan (Ramadan Soup)      Origin: Libya	Simple Suya Poussin      Origin: African Fusion	Soda Bread Biscuits      Origin: Ireland
Sharbat Adas (Libyan Lentil Soup)      Origin: Libya	Sint Eustatian Goat Water      Origin: Sint Eustatius	Somali-style Liver      Origin: Somaliland
Sharbat Gulab (Rose Petal Sharbat)      Origin: India	Sint Maarten Pork Ribs      Origin: Sint Maarten
Sharbat Libya (Libyan Soup)      Origin: Libya	Sint Maarten Stewed Saltfish      Origin: Saint-Martin

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