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DonaldFisk on Nov 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Covariance and Contravariance

No, just botanically.

You can't make jam from tomatoes. Or at least it wouldn't be called jam. You can make jam from rhubarb, so in some sense that is a fruit.

Similarly, you can make soup out of tomatoes, but not out of rhubarb.

So, from the point of view of a cook, tomatoes can be considered vegetables and rhubarb fruit.

maxerickson on Nov 21, 2015 | [–]

There are recipes out there for rhubarb soup and tomato jam (nothing fancy, just search on either term).

DonaldFisk on Nov 21, 2015 | | [–]

There's also strawberry soup (http://www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-soup-122037) and carrot jam (http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/carrot-jam).

I think we need fuzzy classes. :-)

jacquesm on Nov 21, 2015 | [–]

Tomato jam I haven't seen but there is Tomato Chutney (and yes, it's sweet).

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