FabulousFusionFood's Fruit-based Recipes 8th Page

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 6140 recipes in total:

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Black Bean Curry      Origin: Fusion	Blackcap Pudding      Origin: Ireland	Boîte au Chocolat aux Fruit      Origin: France
Black Bean Huevos Rancheros      Origin: Mexico	Blackcurrant and Lemon Sauce      Origin: British	Bo-Kaap Kerrie (Cape Malay Curry)      Origin: South Africa
Black Bun      Origin: Scotland	Blackcurrant and Orange Streusel Crisp      Origin: Britain	Bobófrito (Sao Tomean Fried Fish)      Origin: Sao Tome
Black Cake      Origin: Jamaica	Blackcurrant Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Bobófrito (Fried Bananas)      Origin: Sao Tome
Black Cap Pudding      Origin: Scotland	Blackcurrant Granita      Origin: Britain	Bobotie (Curried Meat Loaf)      Origin: South Africa
Black Cap Pudding II      Origin: British	Blackcurrant Ice Cream      Origin: Britain	Bobotie Pancakes      Origin: South Africa
Black Cherry Jam      Origin: Britain	Blackcurrant Jam      Origin: Britain	Bocaditos de Frambuesa y Queso (Raspberry and Cheese Bites)      Origin: Spain
Black Cherry Smoothie      Origin: American	Blackcurrant Leaf Jelly      Origin: Britain	Boerwors Maalvleis Kerrie (Boerwors Minced Meat Curry)      Origin: South Africa
Black Forest Cheesecake Delight      Origin: American	Blackcurrant Sorbet      Origin: Britain	Boeuf Bourguignon      Origin: France
Black Forest Microwave Pudding      Origin: Britain	Blackcurrant Syrup      Origin: Britain	Boiled Cake      Origin: Ireland
Black Forest Passover Brownies      Origin: Jewish	Blackened Chicken Legs      Origin: Fusion	Boiled Fish and Hominy      Origin: Turks Caicos
Blackberry and Almond Cake      Origin: Britain	Blackened Duck Legs      Origin: Fusion	Boiled Hogweed Shoots      Origin: Britain
Blackberry and Almond Snacking Cake      Origin: Britain	Blackened Pork Chops      Origin: Fusion	Boiled Peanut Chaat      Origin: India
Blackberry and Anise Hyssop Sorbet      Origin: Britain	Blackened Salmon Fajitas      Origin: America	Bojo (Suriname Cassava and Coconut Cake)      Origin: Suriname
Blackberry and Elderberry Jam      Origin: British	Blackened Tuna      Origin: Fusion	Bokit au Poulet (Chicken in Fried Bread Rolls)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Blackberry and Meadowsweet Custard Pasty      Origin: Britain	Blaff de poisson (Fish Blaff)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Bolón de Verde (Green Plantain Balls)      Origin: Ecuador
Blackberry Batter      Origin: Britain	Blaff de poisson (Fish Blaff)      Origin: French Guiana	Bolinhos de Mancarra com Peixe (Fish Peanut Balls)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau
Blackberry Bavarois      Origin: Britain	Blancmange      Origin: Britain	Bolinhos de Najita (Najita Balls)      Origin: Mozambique
Blackberry Cordial      Origin: Britain	Blanquette de Porc (Pork in White Sauce)      Origin: France	Bolinhos de Peixe com Mancarra (Fish Fritters with Peanuts)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau
Blackberry Drink      Origin: England	Blanquette de Veau (Veal in White Sauce)      Origin: France	Bolitas de Jamon (Ham Balls)      Origin: Aruba
Blackberry Flognarde      Origin: France	Blintzes with Cream Cheese and Cinnamon      Origin: Jewish	Boller i Karry (Danish Meatball Curry)      Origin: Denmark
Blackberry Fool with Hazelnut Biscuits      Origin: Britain	Blitzkuchen mit Obst (Lightning Cake with Fruit)      Origin: Germany	Bolo and Trotter Potjie      Origin: Namibia
Blackberry Granita      Origin: Britain	Blood Orange Possets      Origin: Britain	Bolo de Ananás (Cake with Pineapple Filling)      Origin: Mozambique
Blackberry Ice Cream      Origin: American	Blood orange upside-down cake      Origin: Britain	Bolo de Ananás (Angolan Pineapple Cake)      Origin: Angola
Blackberry Jam      Origin: Britain	Blue Sonic Curry      Origin: Japan	Bolo de Chocolate com Frutas (Chocolate Cake with Fruit)      Origin: Brazil
Blackberry Jelly      Origin: Britain	Blueberry Cheese Tart      Origin: Britain	Bolo de Laranja (Orange Cake)      Origin: Brazil
Blackberry Leather      Origin: Britain	Blueberry Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Bolo de Laranje e Amêndoa (Orange and Almond Cake)      Origin: Mozambique
Blackberry Muffins      Origin: Britain	Blueberry Ice Cream      Origin: American	Bolo de Mel      Origin: Portugal
Blackberry Panna Cotta      Origin: Italy	Blueberry Laddoo      Origin: Fusion	Bolo di Dadel (Date Cake)      Origin: Curacao
Blackberry Sherbet      Origin: American	Blueberry Panna Cotta      Origin: Italy	Bolo Preto (Aruban Black Cake)      Origin: Aruba
Blackberry Shortbread Biscuits      Origin: Britain	Blueberry Sauce      Origin: American	Bolo Preto Portuguesa (Portuguese Black Cake)      Origin: Portugal
Blackberry Smoothie      Origin: American	Blueberry Sherbet      Origin: American	Bolo Pretu (Sint Eustatian Black Cake)      Origin: Sint Eustatius
Blackberry-glazed Lemon and Blackberry Loaf Cake      Origin: Britain	Blueberry Smoothie      Origin: American
Blackberry-iced Biscuits      Origin: Britain	Bo Kho (Spicy Beef Stew)      Origin: Vietnam

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