Anonymous asked:
Was scrolling through your blog and noticed you tagged a post "Vegetables don't actually exist"
May I ask what you mean by that? I'm really curious!
ordinaryredtail answered:
Basically all of the plants we call “vegetables” are actually… not that? The word vegetable basically lumps non-sweet (for the most part) plants together. A cucumber is actually a fruit, so is a tomato and eggplant. Squash and similar “vegetables” are also fruits. Broccoli is a very specialized leaf, and is the exact same species as kale, brussel sprouts, and cabbage to name a few.
Potatoes, carrots, and other thick roots that store carbs are tubers.
Basically vegetables don’t exist, they’re just a way to lump a large amount of plants with similar tastes together.
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