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I'm starting this blog for several reasons. I love fruit. I love cooking. I love exotic ingredients. I love hunting down ingredients. I love using diverse cookbooks. I love sharing ideas and recipes with others. I love lists. I especially love checking items off of a list.

Recently I've tried to add more variety to my diet. I feel I ought to take advantage of the amazing methods of transport that make so many foods accessible, especially since I live in New York City. Fruits specifically interest me because of their vibrant color, attractive shapes, and pure variety. When I did an Internet search for a comprehensive list of fruits, it was none other than Wikipedia that answered my quest (click the link for the exact list I'm referring to).

I calculate 193 fruits from my quick count of the fruits listed, minus the "inedible fruits" sub-section, but including some of the other sub-sections if they appeared to be items that are distinct on the shelves of a supermarket or food stand.

As you can see looking at the list, fruit is not as simple as one may think or hope! Like many things, the more one attempts to concretely categorize, the more ambiguous the search becomes. The legendary debate of "Tomato: fruit or vegetable?" now encompasses numerous other species as well.

You will notice, however, that my first paragraph says nothing about loving scientific reproductive theories or complicated debates. So now on to my adventures with finding and flourishing flavorful fruits....