Pickled Vegetables

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   My action for the 100 word challenge is 'eating a pickled vegetable' (yeah, I know right?).
My question is, can I use an olive? I know it's technically a fruit, but so is a cucumber and I don't think anyone would put dill pickles in a fruit salad.

Does someone eating an olive satisfy the action requirement?

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Velka Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Apr 2022 Location: Toronto Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Velka Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Pickled Vegetables Posted: 23 Apr 2022 at 2:34pm
	My action for the 100 word challenge is 'eating a pickled vegetable' (yeah, I know right?). My question is, can I use an olive? I know it's technically a fruit, but so is a cucumber and I don't think anyone would put dill pickles in a fruit salad. Does someone eating an olive satisfy the action requirement?

taaaylor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 4020	Post Options Post Reply Quote taaaylor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2022 at 3:29pm
	I think you're good to use it. For example, the USDA classifies pickled mushrooms as a vegetable. I actually thought olives were vegetables until your post lol I'd take the gamble and use it personally, but I get the hesitation
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ReemaA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 2022 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote ReemaA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 2022 at 5:28am
	I know you probably don't care anymore but I'm a nerd so I feel the need to give a definition. A vegetable is just anything of plant origin. That's the scientific definition. The distinction between fruit and vegetable is purely cultural. So, all fruits are vegetables as they are vegetable matter and grown by a plant. But not all vegetables are fruit because vegetable is an umbrella term which includes fruit, roots, leaves, flowers, etc. So an olive is a vegetable.