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 5326 recipes in total:

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Boudin Créole Rouge (Creole Black Pudding)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Breadfruit Chips      Origin: Pitcairn Islands	Brochette de Poisson Tchadienne (Chadian Fish Kebabs)      Origin: Chad
Bougna      Origin: New Caledonia	Breadfruit Chips      Origin: Wallis Futuna	Brochettes à la Normande (Normandy Brochettes)      Origin: France
Bougna      Origin: Wallis Futuna	Breadfruit Cou-Cou      Origin: Saint Lucia	Brochettes de Poulet Mariné aux Arachides (Marinated Chicken Skewers with Peanuts)      Origin: Mali
Bouillabaisse      Origin: France	Breadfruit Crisps      Origin: Saint Lucia	Brôn (Brawn)      Origin: Welsh
Bouillabaisse with Rouille and Croutons      Origin: France	Breadfruit Curry      Origin: India	Bronnau Hwyaden gyda Saws Eirin Dinbych Sbeislyd (Duck Breasts with Spiced Denbigh Plum Sauce)      Origin: Welsh
Bouille de Mais (Bouille)      Origin: Guinea	Breadfruit Pie      Origin: Saint Lucia	Bronze Age Brinjal Curry      Origin: India
Bouillon d'awara (Awara Broth)      Origin: French Guiana	Breadfruit Poi      Origin: Tuvalu	Brooklyn Cheesecake      Origin: American
Boules de Bananes (Banana Fritters)      Origin: Guinea	Breadfruit Puffs      Origin: Saba	Broudou bil Hout (Tunisian Fish Soup)      Origin: Tunisia
Boulgour aux Fruits Secs (Bulgur Wheat with Dried Fruit)      Origin: Mauritania	Breadfruit Puffs      Origin: Dominica	Brown Oyster Sauce      Origin: British
Bourride      Origin: Britain	Breadfruit Puffs      Origin: Guadeloupe	Brown Shrimp Soup with Crisp Sesame Croûtons      Origin: British
Bozartma (Lamb Stewed with Vegetables and Cherry Plums)      Origin: Azerbaijan	Breadfruit Puffs      Origin: Martinique	Brownie Swirl Cheesecake      Origin: American
Braaied Giant Wild Prawns with Peanuts and Coconut      Origin: South Africa	Breadfruit with Coconut Milk      Origin: Hawaii	Bruschetta topped with Lemon Ricotta and Winter Chanterelles      Origin: Britain
Braaied Snoek      Origin: South Africa	Breakfast Cobbler      Origin: American	Bryndons      Origin: England
Braf (Broth)      Origin: Dominica	Brecwast Abertawe (Swansea Breakfast)      Origin: Welsh	Bua Loy (Pumpkin Sticky Rice Balls in Coconut Milk)      Origin: Thailand
Braised Pigeons with Cherries      Origin: Zambia	Breid (Breadfruit Puffs)      Origin: Pitcairn Islands	Buatoro (Baked Taro Cake)      Origin: Kiribati
Bramble Pudding      Origin: Scotland	Brestiau Cyw Iâr gyda Phasta Lemwn a Sbigoglys (Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Spinach Pasta)      Origin: Welsh	Buatoro 1      Origin: Kiribati
Brambrack      Origin: Ireland	Brestiau Hwyaden â Saws Afalau, Eirin a Mêl (Duck Breasts with Apple, Plum and Honey Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Bubur Ketan Hitam (Black Rice Pudding)      Origin: Brunei
Bran Muffins      Origin: New Zealand	Bricher Muesli      Origin: Switzerland	Budget Christmas Pudding      Origin: British
Brandied Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: American	Bricyll wedi Piclo (Pickled Apricots)      Origin: Welsh	Budu Sauce (Fermented Anchovy Sauce)      Origin: East Timor
Brandied Peach Cheesecake      Origin: American	Brined and Braaied Christmas Turkey      Origin: South Africa	Buffalo Chicken Wing Sauce      Origin: America
Brandied Plum Cheesecake      Origin: American	Brined and Roasted Turkey      Origin: America	Bufuke with Onion Sauce      Origin: Uganda
Brandy Butter      Origin: Britain	Brinjal Bharta      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Bulgogi (Beef Stir-fry)      Origin: Korea
Brandy Snaps      Origin: England	Brioche Mousseline (Brioche Loaf)      Origin: France	Buljawou      Origin: Sint Maarten
Brandy Truffles      Origin: British	Brioche Raisin Snails      Origin: Denmark	Bumbu Kuning (Base Indonesian Yellow Spice Paste)      Origin: Indonesia
Brazilian-style barbecue beef skewers      Origin: Brazil	Brithyll a Chig Moch (Baked Trout with Bacon)      Origin: Welsh	Bund Gobi aur Narial (Coconut Cabbage)      Origin: India
Brazo Gitano (Ecuadorian Swiss Roll)      Origin: Ecuador	Brithyll Abermeurig (Abermeurig Trout)      Origin: Welsh	Bunny Biscuits      Origin: Britain
Brazo Gitano (Puerto Rican Swiss Roll)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Brithyll gyda Almonau (Trout with Almonds)      Origin: Welsh	Bunuelitos de Bacalao (Cod Fritters)      Origin: Spain
Bread and Butter Pudding      Origin: British	Brithyll mewn Cig Moch (Trout in Bacon)      Origin: Welsh	Buñuelos de yuca con queso (Cassava Fritters with Cheese)      Origin: Venezuela
Bread and Butter Pudding II      Origin: British	Brithyll Mewn Crwst Cnau Cyll â Pherlysiau (Trout in a Hazelnut Crust with Herbs)      Origin: Welsh	Burmese Curry Paste      Origin: Myanmar
Breadfruit and Saltfish Bread      Origin: Saint Vincent	Brithyll wedi eu Llenwi (Stuffed Trout)      Origin: Welsh	Burmese grilled chicken with sticky and crispy rice      Origin: Myanmar
Breadfruit Balls      Origin: Saint Lucia	Brithyll wedi'i serio gyda Stwnsh Bara Lawr, Samffir, Sbigoglys a Phys (Seared Trout with Laver Mash, Samphire, Spinach and Peas)      Origin: Welsh	Burrida Ligure (Genoese Fish Stew)      Origin: Italy
Breadfruit Chips      Origin: Nauru	Briwfwyd (Mincemeat)      Origin: Welsh	Burundi Beans and Plantains      Origin: Burundi
Breadfruit Chips      Origin: Palau	Briwfwyd â Brandi (Brandy Mincemeat)      Origin: Welsh
Breadfruit Chips      Origin: Tuvalu	Briwfwyd Nadolig (Christmas Mincemeat)      Origin: Welsh

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