There are two big grocery chains where I live. One puts the olives in the canned vegetable aisle, the other puts them in the canned fruit aisle. I keep forgetting which does which and end up in the wrong aisle every time.
Botanically, fruits don’t have to be sweet. It’s anything that’s a seed carrier of some kind. Vegetables are other plant parts that don’t contain seeds, more or less. It. Culinary usage takes a different approach, hence the different aisles.
Not sure about beans, I don’t usually buy canned beans.
There are two big grocery chains where I live. One puts the olives in the canned vegetable aisle, the other puts them in the canned fruit aisle. I keep forgetting which does which and end up in the wrong aisle every time.
The fruit classification seems insane to me. Maybe I’m unfamiliar with dishes that use it as a sweet?
Does that store have a separate aisle with canned beans, or is it just one big canned-things aisle?
Botanically, fruits don’t have to be sweet. It’s anything that’s a seed carrier of some kind. Vegetables are other plant parts that don’t contain seeds, more or less. It. Culinary usage takes a different approach, hence the different aisles.
Not sure about beans, I don’t usually buy canned beans.
Treat yourself next time you find them to a jar of kalamatas.