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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Fruit" within culinary is usually applied to "sweeter" forms of fruits, and the more savory forms usually get called "vegetable" instead regardless of being botanically called fruits or not.

[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

Tomatoes are sweet

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously held that tomatoes should be classified as vegetables rather than fruits for purposes of tariffs, imports and customs. Justice Horace Gray delivered the opinion of the Court in holding that the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words "fruit" and "vegetable", instead of the technical botanical meaning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden

Yeah, I genuinely don't see the problem here. There are much weirder classifications with regards to tariffs. (Note that I haven't been able to fact check this, is could be a popular urban legend.) Converse shoes have a felt lining that makes them considered slippers instead of shoes. The practice is called tariff engineering. (That page lists the Converse thing, so maybe it's actually true.)