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Ingredients & Origins
35 Food Origins So Surprising They'll Change How You Think About Your Plate
Fact 1 of 353%
Strawberries are not actually berries but bananas technically are.
A bowl of fresh red garden strawberries.
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Botanically speaking, the strawberry is an accessory fruit rather than a true berry. Real berries must derive from a single ovary with multiple seeds, which is why bananas and watermelons qualify.
"A true berry must have three distinct fleshy layers: the exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp."
The little yellow 'seeds' on the outside of a strawberry are actually the individual fruits called achenes.
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