#fruit
Questions about “fruit”.
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Why does eating pineapple make your tongue tingle?
Sweet, tangy and delicious, yet bite after bite your tongue starts to prickle and sting. Behind that feeling lies a slightly alarming reason unique to pineapple.
Is it true that a banana plant isn’t a tree?
It can grow far taller than a person, yet botanists file it with the grasses and herbs. And its fruit is more of a true “berry” than a strawberry.
How are seedless grapes made?
Seedless grapes you can pop straight into your mouth, skins and all. Behind that everyday convenience lies a long story of ingenuity by Japanese researchers and farmers.
Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit?
It stars in salads, yet some varieties are sold as “fruit tomatoes.” The question of what this red globe really is once went all the way to a national supreme court.