BEET THE FORGOTTEN FRUIT/VEGETABLE!

I have always wondered if beet is a fruit or vegetable. I tend to categorize it to the vegetable path.
Today, after many months I get a chance to buy a jar of beet! The jar remind me of those fall days in Shemiran. When I used to return home from school, There were usually a few local beet sellers around the Tajrish round-about who were cooking and selling their product.
Just to remind myself of those days and compare the beets of Iran with ultra modern of Canada in the jar, these are couple of photos:)

LAboui in Iran, taken from internet to give credit to whomever has taken it:)