What about onions? They’re bulbs, which are modified leaves. Garlic is a bulb too. Mushrooms aren’t even plants—they’re fungi. Yet we pile them into stir-fries and call them veggies. It’s less about science, more about lifestyle.
And don’t forget seaweed—technically an algae, but it’s served as a side dish in sushi. It’s a “sea vegetable” in health stores. The term is flexible enough to hug the whole ocean.
So the next time you’re at a dinner party and someone brags that a tomato is a fruit, you can nod, then ask, “But would you put it in a fruit salad?” That’s the real test.
