Are eggplants related to bananas?

Table of Contents:

1. Are eggplants related to bananas?
2. Are eggplants related to tomatoes?
3. What family does eggplant belong?
4. How many types of eggplant are there?
5. What is eggplant called in UK?
6. What is squash called in America?
7. What is butternut squash called in America?
8. What do Brits call pickles?
9. Do they eat pickles in England?
10. Is Apple not a fruit?

Are eggplants related to bananas?

Although we've informally come to define berries as round little fruits that grow in clusters on bushes or small plants, there is a specific botanical definition. ... Technically eggplants, (as well as tomatoes, bananas, chile peppers and avocados) are all berries, and thus fruits.

Are eggplants related to tomatoes?

Most people would probably guess eggplant is a vegetable. However, it's actually the fruit of a plant of the same name. Eggplants are also closely related to tomatoes and potatoes. Eggplants grow wild, but they're also grown as an annual crop in areas with a mild climate.

What family does eggplant belong?

Nightshade

How many types of eggplant are there?

A Visual Guide to 8 Glorious Varieties of Eggplant

• Graffiti Eggplant. Graffiti eggplant, sometimes called Sicilian eggplant, get its name from its purple and white stripes. ...
• Italian Eggplant. ...
• 3. Japanese and Chinese Eggplant. ...
• Fairy Tale Eggplant. ...
• White Eggplant. ...
• Indian Eggplant. ...
• Little Green Eggplant. ...
• Thai Eggplant.

What is eggplant called in UK?

Aubergine

What is squash called in America?

It seems that Squash (drink) in the UK may refer to a concentrated fruit/herb flavored liquid or to the beverage that is made by combing this concentrate with water or carbonated water. In the U.S. we would just call the concentrated liquid a fruit syrup or flavored syrup.

What is butternut squash called in America?

It's mixed with water. The vegetable squash that Americans are used to is a relative newcomer to Britain. It's usually called by its varietal name - butternut squash, acorn squash - and sometimes orange fleshed vegetables that would be called squash in the USA are lumped together as pumpkin.

What do Brits call pickles?

In normal UK english pickles are pickled things of any kind, in US english and burger speak pickles are gherkins.

Do they eat pickles in England?

If you are American and like dill pickles, don't bother buying English ones, even if the bottle says kosher dills. ... In the UK, pickle, also known as sweet pickle, is a condiment made of chopped vegetables and fruits pickled in vinegar and sugar or other sweet ingredient.

Is Apple not a fruit?

The false fruits can be defined as the fruit, which is formed from the ripened ovary along with some other parts of the flower like the base or receptacle, the perianth etc. Examples: Apple, banana, cashews, strawberry, are all examples of false fruits.