fruit vegetables [3]

Fruits of edible plants consumed as vegetables.

seedless cucumber

European variety grown exclusively in greenhouses without fertilization.

gherkin

Picked when not yet ripe, it is often pickled in vinegar and eaten as a condiment; it is also served raw in salads.

wax gourd

Its firm flavorful flesh is often used in puréed soups or spicy dishes.

cucumber

Related to squash and melons, it bears seeds and is usually eaten raw.

eggplant

Yellowish and spongy-fleshed vegetable that is sometimes sweated with salt to alleviate its bitter taste.