千古争论：番茄到底是水果还是蔬菜？
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="about">about</span> '<span word="fruit">fruit</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>' <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span>. <span word="Scientifically">Scientifically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tomato">tomato</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="True">True</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ovary">ovary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> (<span word="though">though</span> <span word="cultivated">cultivated</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seedless">seedless</span>). <span word="Blueberries">Blueberries</span>, <span word="raspberries">raspberries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oranges">oranges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nut">nut</span>.</p><p>科学家和厨师们对西红柿用法的差异常常引起人们的疑惑，这货到底是水果还是蔬菜？科学来讲，西红柿就是水果。水果就是在花的子房里发育而成，含有植物的种子（尽管发育而成后的果实有可能是无籽的）。蓝莓，树莓，以及橙子都是水果，很多种类的坚果也是水果。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="pods">pods</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> '<span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>' <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="savoury">savoury</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> '<span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cabbage">cabbage</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="celery">celery</span> <span word="stalks">stalks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="tubers">tubers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> '<span word="fruit">fruit</span>' <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>: <span word="rhubarb">rhubarb</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p>而从烹饪的角度上来看，一些严格意义上属于水果的食物比如说西红柿和豆荚，就被视为蔬菜。因为它们被用来烹饪做成菜肴而不是做成甜食。蔬菜更广泛地用于其他植物可食用的部分，如卷心菜的叶子，芹菜的茎以及马铃薯块茎，这些从严格意义上来说都不是所属植物的果实。有时候水果还可以用来指用于制作甜食但是非植物果实的部分，比如说大黄。</p>
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