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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?

[–] VelvetGentleman 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Tomato toxic when it green, but delicious when it red. Creeping nightshade toxic when it green, but has anyone even tried it when it red? Probably delicious.

[–] ShakeThatYam 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since when are green tomatoes toxic? I eat fried green tomatoes every summer...

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

Oh, I'm.... I'm so sorry.

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

From just some cursory googling it looks like they are toxic when raw, but frying them neutralizes the toxicity. That's probably why you've never noticed!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Potatoes fall into this category too of both delicious and nightshade fun. So tastes great like anti freeze but it takes a lot longer to finally get you.

[–] alekwithak 1 points 1 year ago

What? I love green tomatoes:(

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Baba ganoush is pretty good

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of the only smoked smoothies out there!

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

Brisket smoothie. Your comment put that image in my head so I want it to be everyone else's problem now

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints 2 points 1 year ago

🤢🥹

I think the formula was "preexisting 'fruit' pureé generally considered a vegetable" not a pitch for new episodes of "Will It Blend?" 🤗

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

Came here to say that!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Chilis peppers are also fruit, and there's smoothie of them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I make banging pineapple kiwi salsa. It's basically a spicy smoothie with Hungarian wax peppers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Just one of the many forms of pepper smoothie.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have eaten American Black Nightshade berries before. They taste like tiny tomatoes mixed with blueberries. I haven't had a full smoothie of them before though

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

Yeah was gonna say a smoothie of black nightshade would be great.

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

Would need some other fruits for flavor but would be a good addition

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That Weird Fruit Explorer guy on Youtube has made some pretty interesting solanum smoothies and weird ketchups.

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

Demetrius, give it a fucking rest.