Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Technically, a tomato is a fruit. I will always refer to it as a vegetable, because I like all fruits, and I hate tomatos But, in all seriousness, it's a fruit.

I always classified a tomato as a fruit because it has it's own seeds...similar to banana, apple, pear, orange etc. Whereas vegetables like cabbage, suede, carrote and potato don't have this.

This is something that I never got around to thinking about and I now realize that it is not a cut-and-dried matter. I like tomato a lot and eating it sliced with a bit of salt is wonderful. I suppose many people consider it a fruit because it used to be known as "love apple" with aphrodisiac properties. Do you know it is related to the potato? cheers!!

It is a Fruit... and YUMMY YUMMY for my tummy..lol... I love them in Salads.. and sliced with salt and pepper on... I dont however like them on sandwiches.. but.. If i get a sandwich with one on it.. i take it off and eat it by its self. I love fruits and veggies... so... i couldnt go by that.. but, as I read, they are actually classified as both... in the botanical views it is a fruit because it has seeds... (which makes no sence to me... because... green peppers and other vegies have seeds) and in the culunary sence they are veggies because as you said.. you cook them like you would a veggie...

according to me tomato is a fruit.

I think Tomatoes are fruits because they grow on a bush/tree, rather than in the ground. :)

I think a tomato both a fruit and a vegetable,best wishes.

well, as far as i know u can classify it as both..it is a vegetable as well as a fruit..but though it is mostly taught to us in primary schools as vegetable.. u can eat it raw as any other fruit and as well cook it withvegetable to prepare subzi..so i claasify it as both..ITS UNIQUE IN ITS OWN WAY...

The Tomato is a fruit Mgraham126

Hi Jellymonty, A tomato is a fruit. No doubt about it. A potato is a vegetable but a potato plant produces fruit that are just like small tomatoes and contain the seed. Strictly speaking I suppose cucumbers, pumpkins and courgettes are also fruits although we think on them as vegetables.

I honestly it is fruit I watched it on TV. It is good for us it has a vitamin C and anti-cancer property. I always eat tomatoes which is not that ripe yet. Sometimes I make a dip with it I put soy sauce and salt to partner with fried fish or fried meat.