I treat it as a vegetable, simply because nutritionally "cooking wise" it acts more like what we think of as a vegetable, but "botanically" it's a fruit. Any "fruit" I have to put salt on to fully enjoy, I would rather consider a veggie.
And is legally considered a vegetable by the US government for the purpose of taxes!
I treat it as a vegetable, simply because nutritionally "cooking wise" it acts more like what we think of as a vegetable, but "botanically" it's a fruit. Any "fruit" I have to put salt on to fully enjoy, I would rather consider a veggie.
And is legally considered a vegetable by the US government for the purpose of taxes!