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The names of foods are often... merely suggestive of there culinary use and fairly divorced from their scientific taxonomy. Consider that most of the "nuts" in
by taeric 5y ago
The names of foods are often... merely suggestive of there culinary use and fairly divorced from their scientific taxonomy. Consider that most of the "nuts" in a container of mixed nuts... aren't nuts.
- bumby 5y agoHuh. I knew the common peanut was a legume but has no idea most of the other nuts are botanical fruits/drupes. In my container, the only real nut is the hazelnut
- taeric 5y agoExactly. And at least peanut has the word pea in the name. :) Pretty sure the distinction of fruit is ignored often, as well. Coffee is my favorite example. Bean only in shape.