Pepper a fruit but Tomato isn't?

[ghroth]

Selected Pierre's Prime Produce where you turn in 25 gold star vegetables. Was shocked to find out that Tomato is considered a vegetable but Hot Peppers are not.

I know this is just a game but am I wrong to think that Tomato's are a fruit?

[Maya-Neko]

Sounds like you're looking at it from the biologies side of view, however in modern cuisine, tomato is treated like a vegetable, while hot pepper is treated like a fruit, what is what SDV uses throughout the game (and it makes sense to make it more intuitive, since people usually don't know that much about biological categorization^^).

There's even a small argument between Demetrius and Robin about that specific topic regarding tomatoes.

[Radiosity]

Hot peppers are used as a fruit? In what countries? O_o The only dessert-like thing you'd put hot peppers in would be something like chilli chocolate, otherwise it's a savoury spice.

If anything, the peppers should also be treated as a veggie, since they're related to potatoes and sweet peppers (all part of the nightshade family).

Unless this is some weird American thing where hot peppers aren't chillies and are really some strange sweet pepper that you use in desserts. I wouldn't put anything past Americans ;p

[red255]

the game defines the difference between fruit and vegetable as what the result is when you stick them in a preserve jar or keg.

that said peppers should probably be also a vegetable by that logic. since who ever heard of pepper jam or pepper wine?

[jleyden]

Hot pepper jelly is amazing on toast

[Alucard †]

Funny thing is.
Hot pepper jelly is actually a thing ^^

[EleventhStar]

personally i consider hot peppers more of a condiment/herb/spice than a fruit or vegetable.

bell peppers definitely vegetable though.

[Seftak]

Everything that's not roots, leaves, flower or stem is a vegetable. Our character is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ farmer he should know what's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable...

[Dimensional Traveler]

Originally posted by Seftak:

Everything that's not roots, leaves, flower or stem is a vegetable.

Doesn't that make carrots a fruit?

[Nakos]

Seeds on the inside is the technical definition of "fruit". So, yes, a tomato qualifies (regardless of how it's used or treated). Peppers, cucumbers (any melon really), are also fruits.

There's even a nod to that in the game: If you progress your relationship with Demetrius sufficiently, eventually you'll see him and Robin arguing over tomatoes. Robin sent him to the store and told him to buy "fruit" and he came back with tomatoes (because he's a biologist, and that's what they are), and she's annoyed with him (because she, like many people, think of tomatoes as vegetables). And since you're character is a professional farmer, you get asked to arbitrate.

[red255]

Originally posted by Alucard †:

Funny thing is.
Hot pepper jelly is actually a thing ^^

apparently you;ve never picked a pack of pickled peppers

First recipe i found for 'hot pepper jelly' adds a significant amount of sugar.

you put enough sugar and pectin into something you could make jelly out of anything.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by red255:

Originally posted by Alucard †:

Funny thing is.
Hot pepper jelly is actually a thing ^^

apparently you;ve never picked a pack of pickled peppers

First recipe i found for 'hot pepper jelly' adds a significant amount of sugar.

you put enough sugar and pectin into something you could make jelly out of anything.

I ate pickled hot peppers before they are pretty good.
Never had a hot pepper jelly before tho but i know it really exist.

So do wild things like Tomato jam and Coconut Wine.
Some "culinary" experiments are beyond my comprehension..

[EleventhStar]

Originally posted by Seftak:

Everything that's not roots, leaves, flower or stem is a vegetable. Our character is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ farmer he should know what's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable...

there is a heart event with maru or demetrius where it comes up and you get to make the choice.

but ofc at the end of the business day it doesn't matter what your character knows, it's what people who buy your peppers think that matters.

[happybjorn]

Something about this topic seems odd. Peppers are fruit, look it up in biology text or wikipedia if you like. How you use it is the same nonsense people use to say chicken is a vegetable because it can go in a salad.

As others have mentioned tomato has an in game joke/explanation.

[red255]

https://youtu.be/IQhytpDJj14

[lvl]

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