Are tomatoes classified as a fruit?

Answer

Botanists or scientists classify tomatoes as a fruit because they’re part of the tomato plant that bears fruit from seeds. Cooks, however, consider tomatoes vegetables because of their savory or meaty taste. From a historical perspective, under the Tariff Act of 1883, the United States Supreme Court ruled the tomato is a vegetable based on several arguments including how they are usually served with dinner not dessert.