Pizza was almost declared a "vegetable" by Congress weeks ago.

Jax Humanhater · Dec 2, 2011

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...e-not-exactly/2011/11/20/gIQABXgmhN_blog.html

Congress, Republicans especially, wanted to declare the tomato sauce on pizza a vegetable. There are so many problems with my country and the ****head Republicans squander their time reaffirming the national motto, or something else like that. Pathetic!

Kyle Puttifer · Dec 2, 2011

Was Bernie Ecclestone on this Congress by any chance? Sounds like exactly the sort of thing he would some up with.

Bram Hengeveld · Dec 2, 2011

Whats wrong with the tomato sauce on Pizza's? I think its the cheese and grease that is the problem with pizza's

An authentic Italian pizza uses fresh tomato sauce and there is nothing wrong with that, pretty healty

James Chant · Dec 2, 2011

Ah but we are forgetting that a tomato is technically a fruit.

Bram Hengeveld · Dec 2, 2011

Oh thats new to me

Really? What is the difference between a veggy and a fruit then?

Péter Bártfai · Dec 2, 2011

Tomato is a vegetable. Content differentiates vegetables and fruits mainly. But of course both fruits and vegetables contain a lot of valuable and important components.
The plant itself is in the family of potatoes btw.

Chris Butcher · Dec 2, 2011

Actually, botanically, the Tomato is a fruit. It is just treated and cooked as a vegetable

Bram Hengeveld · Dec 2, 2011

As long as meat is not a fruit or veggy I am good

Péter Bártfai · Dec 2, 2011

Anyways, the sauce is a product made from a vegetable. Especially because of the added components.
And the pizza can be max. vegetarian, but I prefer Hungarian (salami rules!) or Bolognese (spaghetti/macaroni/penne/lasagne/pizza, all good).

Hiroshi Awazu · Dec 2, 2011

Well what can we all say but "Only in America". One would think they would of smartened up a bit after "Freedom Fries" but guess not.

Hiroshi Awazu · Dec 2, 2011

Péter Bártfai said:
Anyways, the sauce is a product made from a vegetable. Especially because of the added components.
And the pizza can be max. vegetarian, but I prefer Hungarian (salami rules!) or Bolognese (spaghetti/macaroni/penne/lasagne/pizza, all good).

All Meat double cheese for me!

Gf can't stand it lol! so we order half/halfs

William Levesque · Dec 2, 2011

As long as there is BACON around...

I also like Europeen fancy Pizzas

Hiroshi Awazu · Dec 2, 2011

William Levesque said:
As long as there is BACON around...

I also like Europeen fancy Pizzas

Lol! I have not eaten Bacon strips since the last Bacon fiasco! Only Premeal or Back Bacon.

Omer Said · Dec 2, 2011

Still it's better than fiddling with foreign country's affairs, do please move on working on your local "issues" please

James Chant · Dec 3, 2011

Péter Bártfai said:
Tomato is a vegetable. Content differentiates vegetables and fruits mainly. But of course both fruits and vegetables contain a lot of valuable and important components.
The plant itself is in the family of potatoes btw.

To quote:

A glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is typically eaten as a vegetable or in salad.

Péter Bártfai · Dec 3, 2011

You see I'm not a botanist. Product taxonomy tells it's a vegetable. Nutritional value wise it's like a vegetable, it's used like a vegetable. + here it's told in every school it's a vegetable, and tbh I never read the opposite anywhere until now. But I guess it doesn't really matter

stefano.schivari · Dec 3, 2011

Bram Hengeveld said:
Oh thats new to me Really? What is the difference between a veggy and a fruit then?

yes tomato it's a fruit same for eggplants,cucumbers and zucchini.
There arent a line that divide clearly fruits from vegetables,we can say that fruits born from flowers (zucchini) vegetables from plants,but this definition it's not complete imho