Pumpkin is a fruit, technically speaking, just like a few other things we call vegetables.

Yes true pumpkin is a fruit, there is some confusion demarcating fruits and veggies....a fruit is what is developed by the ovary and has seeds, that makes tomatoes, cucumber, "karela", lady finger etc fruits as well.

oh yes the joys of language and classification

Tomato - fruit

Strawberry - not as the name might suggest a berry, in technical terms, an aggregate accessory fruit

Peanut - again not as the name might suggest isn't a nut, its a legume (bean)

Peas - slightly odd as if in the pod its a fruit, but the peas are actually the seeds.

chickpeas - aren't peas, they are beans (legumes) and high in protein

and don't ask what bananas are !

Steve

Well, I think it doesn't really matter to most of us what the 'proper' scientific terms are: for me, tomatoes are veg, cos I put them in salad.

And pumpkins are veg too, for me. We do a fab pumpkin and cheese gratin, and spicy pumpkin soup is good too. I've no idea what a 'fruit' soup would be.

Phil

Pumpkin and bottle gourd(lauki or Kaddu) are two different vegetables.Pumpkin is commonly called as Kumhra in North India.

KADDU !!!!! :D

Pumpkin is also known as Kashi Phal in Northern India, both in Hindi and Urdu. It is also made into a delicious halwa known as Kashi Hlwa.

Indeed Mrinalini (what a beautiful name!).

Pumpkin Halva is very nice. Pumpkin Soup is also very tasty and nice for a cold day.

Thankyou mamta aunty.

Aap 'rastogi' ho kya?

Thankyou mamta aunty.

Aap 'rastogi' ho kya?

You are welcome Rashmi and no, I am not Rastogi 🙂

Mamta