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Solanum Smoothies (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know why tomatoes are always the go-to "technically a fruit"

There are ones that are a lot weirder

Legumes are also fruits, so peanut butter is a smoothie

Heck, refried beans are a smoothie!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Because some people dont have the mindset of yhe biological(the scientific mindset) and culinary(the common mindset) seperate.

Tomato is common for it because its a fruit biologically and a vegetable culinarily.

Other examples of it in common practice is "berries". Culinarily, strawberries and raspberries are berries, and bananas arent. Biologically its the opposite.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think its fair to say a smoothie at least means you drink it from a cup. Is this how you're refried beans?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have actually done that… well, I had a medical problem with swallowing and I was making shakes of all kinds of savory foods. Sorta like smooth soups… chicken and broth, roast beef with rice and potatoes, beans with salsa and cilantro… pretty good actually. I kinda miss the chicken milk.

[–] candybrie 2 points 1 year ago

Smoothie bowls are pretty popular.

[–] agent_flounder 1 points 1 year ago

Wait you don't?