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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Balushahi      Origin: India	Bangladeshi Beef Shatkora      Origin: Bangladesh	Barramundi in banana leaf      Origin: Marshall Islands
Bambukeyo Bongara (Maldives Breadfruit Curry)      Origin: Maldives	Bangladeshi Fish Korma      Origin: Bangladesh	Basanti Pulao (Bengali Pilau Rice)      Origin: India
Bamia (Okra in Tomato Sauce)      Origin: Egypt	Bao Buns      Origin: China	Basbousa      Origin: Somalia
Bammies (Pan-fried Cassava Bread)      Origin: Jamaica	Baobab Cocktail      Origin: Guinea	Basbousa      Origin: India
Banana Akara      Origin: Sierra Leone	Bara Brith #3      Origin: Welsh	Baseema      Origin: Sudan-a
Banana and Chickpea Vegan Sheek Kebab      Origin: Britain	Bara Brith Aberteifi (Aberteifi Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh	Basler Leckerli (Basel Biscuits)      Origin: Switzerland
Banana and Corn Casserole      Origin: eSwatini	Bara Brith Hydref (Autumnal Bara Brith)      Origin: Welsh	Basque Cheesecake      Origin: Spain
Banana and Dulce de Leche Cupcakes      Origin: American	Bara Brith Pentref (Village Bara Brith)      Origin: Welsh	Basto and Suugo      Origin: Somalia
Banana and Peanut Butter Ice Cream      Origin: American	Bara Brith Y Bala (Bala Currant Loaf)      Origin: Welsh	Basto and Suugo      Origin: Djibouti
Banana Cake      Origin: American	Bara Claddu (Funeral Bread)      Origin: Welsh	Basyniai (Walnut and Fig Cakes)      Origin: Roman
Banana Cheesecake      Origin: American	Bara Cnau Pecan a Llugaeron (Pecan Nut and Cranberry Bread)      Origin: Welsh	Batabate      Origin: Mayotte
Banana Coconut Muffins (Banana Coconut Muffins)      Origin: American	Barbecue Baharat Lamb Chops with Vegetable Salad      Origin: Australia	Batak Raichat (Duck Raichat)      Origin: India
Banana Cream Pie with Banana Cracker Crust      Origin: American	Barbecue Steaks with Red Onion Marmalade      Origin: Britain	Bath Buns      Origin: Britain
Banana Curry Chutney      Origin: South Africa	Barbecued Baked Apples      Origin: Britain	Batido de Abacaxi (Pineapple Shake)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau
Banana den Forno (Baked Bananas)      Origin: Aruba	Barbecued Catfish, Cajun Style      Origin: USA	Batingan Mekhali (Pickled Aubergines)      Origin: Egypt
Banana Dulce de Leche Ice Cream      Origin: British	Barbecued Fish      Origin: Gambier Islands	Batinjaan Zalud (Moroccan Aubergine Salad)      Origin: Morocco
Banana Fudge Cake      Origin: American	Barbecued Fish Rolls      Origin: Jamaica	Battenberg      Origin: British
Banana Ice Cream      Origin: British	Barbecued Goose Barnacles with Garlic Butter      Origin: America	Battered Queenies With Tartar Sauce      Origin: Manx
Banana Ice Cream II      Origin: British	Barbecued Leg of Lamb with Olives      Origin: Australia	Bavaroise (Bavarian Tea)      Origin: France
Banana Ketchup      Origin: Jamaica	Barbecued Megrim with Citrus Butter      Origin: England	Bayerische Schweinekotletts (Bavarian Pork Chops)      Origin: Germany
Banana Lassi      Origin: India	Barbecued Prawns and Scallops with Curry-apricot Sauce      Origin: American	Bayou Bread Pudding with Hot Rum Sauce      Origin: Cajun
Banana leaf mackerel      Origin: Sri Lanka	Barbecued Salmon with Mango Salsa      Origin: Fusion	Bayou Smoky Creole Mustard Sauce      Origin: Louisiana
Banana Lumpia      Origin: Federated States Micronesia	Barbecued Stuffed Tomatoes      Origin: British	Bayrisch Kraut (Pickled Bavarian Cabbage)      Origin: Germany
Banana Peel Flour      Origin: South Africa	Barberries Preserved in Bunches      Origin: Britain	Bean and Almond Salad      Origin: South Africa
Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Nauru	Barberry Marmalade      Origin: Britain	Bean and Gari Loaf      Origin: Ghana
Banana Pineapple Bread      Origin: Hawaii	Bariis iskukari      Origin: Djibouti	Bean Foogath      Origin: India
Banana Porridge      Origin: Jamaica	Barkly Mount Eagle Madras Curry      Origin: Scotland	Beanpot Chowder      Origin: British
Banana Sizzles      Origin: British	Barley Gruel      Origin: England	Beans and Bananas      Origin: Burundi
Banana Smoothie      Origin: American	Barley Gruel      Origin: Britain	Bébélé (Tripe and Plantain Stew)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Banana Soufflé      Origin: Lesotho	Barley Pudding      Origin: Scotland	Bebotok Sapi (Indonesian Meatloaf)      Origin: Indonesia
Bananas with Split Green Peas      Origin: Rwanda	Barley Sugar      Origin: Britain	Bee Balm Flower Jelly      Origin: Britain
Bananes Farci (Stuffed Bananas)      Origin: Wallis Futuna	Barley Sugar Drops      Origin: Britain	Beef and Coconut Cream Curry      Origin: Fusion
Banbury Tarts      Origin: Britain	Barley, Mushroom and Spring Onion Soup      Origin: Britain
Bandeja Paisa (Paisa Platter)      Origin: Colombia	Barm Brack      Origin: Ireland

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