Fruits/Vegetables

3. ex. cucumbers, pumpkins,chayote
6. when a fruit is very firm and lacks flavor
7. the name for fruits and vegetables
10. examples are strawberries, blackberries, blueberries
12. when fruit has reached its peak flavor and ready to eat
15. fleshy vegetables with seeds in the center ex. avocados, tomatoes, eggplant, okra
17. ex. broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes
19. I am grown in hot tropical areas
22. should be done to remove and debris and bacteria from the outside of fruits
23. I am a tropical fruit that provides potassium and monkeys like to eat
24. this aspect of vegetables gives hint to its nutrient value
25. another name for a dried plum
27. placing fruits or vegetables over direct flame to get a char
29. I have a thick rind and many seeds

1. I have a single hard seed in the middle (pit)
2. a protuberance of an underground stem ex. potato, jicama, yam
4. I have edible flesh and small seeds at the core
5. ex. beans, corn, peas
8. ex. lettuce, kale, spinach, brussel sprouts
9. examples are oranges, lemons, limes
11. when fruits are picked at full size and color they are considered:
13. when oxygen reacts with an enzyme and causes the fruit to turn brown
14. I am the only fruit that contains fat
16. vegetables where you eat the part that grows underground ex. carrots, turnips
17. ex. button, truffle, morel, cremini
18. ex. onions, garlic
20. which vegetable should be stored in a cool dry place and will grow sprouts as it ages?
21. edible stems ex. asparagus, bamboo, celery
22. added to fruits, especially apples, to given them a protective coating and health sheen
26. coating vegetables or fruit in batter and then placing in a pot of hot oil and cooking until crispy
28. When a vegetable or fruit is briefly placed in boiling water and then removed and placed in ice water