Transcript Baby plum tomatoes

Week 6
Friday 13th March 2009
Mystery
Fruit
Answers
Fruit 1 – Raspberry
A member of the rose family, raspberries have a
wonderfully intense, sweet taste, and many
consider them to be the finest flavoured of all
the berries.
Raspberries grow well in cool, damp climates,
and the red varieties, such as Heritage and
Malling Jewel, are the most commonly sold,
though you can also find black, yellow and
golden types.
They are an essential ingredient in the classic
English dessert, Summer pudding, and their
flavour combines well with that of other berries.
Serve with cream or ice cream. Use to make
jam, tarts, trifles or cheesecakes. Use to make
coulis or sauces.
Fruit 2 – Plum Tomato
Baby plum tomatoes
The tiniest type of plum tomatoes available, and even smaller
than cherry tomatoes - this sweet, oval shaped variety is just
perfect for eating as they are.
Seasonal availability: All year.
Uses: In salads, on kebabs or simply as they are.
To store: Keep at room temperature for the best flavour.
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the
differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically
speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed
from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of
the plant Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits,
and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which
supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not
developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example.
As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly
fruits may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in
savoury rather than sweet cooking. The tomato, though
technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable, and a bean pod is
also technically a fruit. The term 'vegetable' is more generally
used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves,
celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of
the plant from which they come.
Will you be able to guess the
fruits next week?
The answers will be online from break time on Friday.