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But I can't be bothered to do the research. I'm just wondering if peas are fruits or vegetables. I know tomatoes are fruits because they develop from flowers, but is it the same for peas? Why do I care, even?
mrs mcmuffin on 17 Mar 2005 @ 10:18 PM ✲ Permalink
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Peas are veggies...icky smushy vegetables. Sweet peas are flowers, snow peas are edible pea pods and pee is the yellow stuff that issues forth in the am.
Posted by: Karan | 17 Mar 2005 22:23:27
Hee hee - do Americans not go to the toilet in the afternoon, Karan? ;-)
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 17 Mar 2005 22:52:59
Peas, my dearies are only mushie if you over cook them OR if you like mushy peas (of the British type, which i do). Fresh garden peas cooked properly should pop in your mouth. yum! And they should never, ever, ever be eaten out of a can (except for the above aforementioned mushy peas).
Peas, peppers, cucumbers and corn kernels are all fruits.
Posted by: jo | 17 Mar 2005 23:21:02
OK...I bow to Jo's expertise...except for peas popping...peas are the yucky green slop that stuck quite well to the underside of my dinner plate, giving the appearance of a well eaten dinner.
Posted by: Karan | 18 Mar 2005 00:20:51
Much as I liked Karen's explanation, Jo's has the ring of truth and I bow to her culinary expertise.
Posted by: mrs mcmuffin | 18 Mar 2005 08:37:22
Peas are a fruit, the fruit of a legumous plant plant (ie one which forms its seeds in a pod)
Posted by: Steve | 18 Mar 2005 08:40:49
