Name of Unidentified Fruit or Vegetable

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying an unidentified fruit or vegetable based on a provided image. Participants share their observations and hypotheses regarding its characteristics, such as taste and appearance, while considering various possibilities for its identity.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants describe the fruit as having a crunchy feel and sour taste, but they are uncertain about its name.
  • One participant suggests that the leaves resemble those of a tomato, while questioning if the fruit is from a tree.
  • Another participant proposes that the fruit might be a fig, noting its smaller size and questioning its classification as a tree.
  • Gooseberries are mentioned multiple times as a potential identification, with some participants expressing doubt about the size and characteristics of the fruit compared to known varieties.
  • Ground-cherries (physalis) are also suggested, with participants noting their resemblance to gooseberries when unripe and their prevalence in Europe.
  • There is a discussion about the shape of the fruit, with some participants pointing out that it appears round rather than the typical elliptic shape of known varieties.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express multiple competing views regarding the identity of the fruit, with no consensus reached on a definitive name or classification.

Contextual Notes

Participants acknowledge the uncertainty surrounding the identification due to the lack of clear images and descriptions, as well as the potential for various varieties influencing the fruit's appearance.

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I am looking for the name of this thing fruit (or vegetable):
 

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dirk_mec1 said:
I am looking for the name of thing fruit (or vegetable):
Look familiar, pretty sure I've tried it. Has a crunchy feel and sour taste. Don't know the name though.
 
Well it is not a carambola.
 
dirk_mec1 said:
I am looking for the name of this thing fruit (or vegetable):
Can you get a better, closer picture, can you cut one open? Would knowing the country it's in help? The leaves look similar to tomato leaves, but this is a tree?
 
Hmm, where did you obtain the image, that might help?
Does look tomato like, but lacks the very sturdy stems and branches that tomato has.
Looks to me also to be a bit like a fig, one of the smaller varieties, not really a 'tree'
 
Okay, I will bite.
Gooseberries?
Though, aren't UFO threads banned?
 
It's made in Greece by a friend of mine.
 
Enigman said:
Okay, I will bite.
Gooseberries?
I've searched the internet and the cape of this fruit does look similar but the cape is I think much smaller than this one, right?
 
Ground-Cherries? (physalis) Sometimes they look like gooseberries when unripe. They use them a lot here in europe, and would grow well in Greece.
there's 50-100 varieties too.
 
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Enigman said:
Okay, I will bite.
Gooseberries?
Though, aren't UFO threads banned?

Ha! We were picking wild Gooseberries and Saskatoon berries in the woods yesterday. Had some on my French toast this morning.
 
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Hepth said:
Ground-Cherries? (physalis) Sometimes they look like gooseberries when unripe. They use them a lot here in europe, and would grow well in Greece.
there's 50-100 varieties too.
Could be but did you notice that these are more round shaped than elliptic shaped like the normal ones?
 
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dirk_mec1 said:
Could be but did you notice that these are more round shaped than elliptic shaped like the normal ones?

Yeah, but its the only thing with the maple-like leaves I could think of, and there's so many varieties, it could be any shape when young.
 

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