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I like how the story reads like a 3rd grade book report on jackfruit.
Fortunately I did learn a bit about a fruit I have never seen nor heard of before. So I guess it was worthwhile.
I like how the story reads like a 3rd grade book report on jackfruit.
I live in Florida, and sometimes as I drive throughout the state and see the hundreds and hundreds (though it may be thousands) of oranges alongside the road I wonder just how many go to waste that could be sent to places in need, and then I wonder if there's other places that do the same... Most of the United States is uninhabited, so I always wonder how much vegetation is just sitting there that could feed others.…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05mpx0k
France recently passed law about supermarket food waste. (Although I'm not sure it is still law?)
http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/channels/supermarkets/france-supe...
I live in Florida, and sometimes as I drive throughout the state and see the hundreds and hundreds (though it may be thousands) of oranges alongside the road I wonder just how many go to waste that could be sent to places in need, and then I wonder if there's other places that do the same... Most of the United States is uninhabited, so I always wonder how much vegetation is just sitting there that could feed others.…
> Most of the United States is uninhabited I'm going to disagree with that statement (or perhaps with your wording). Less than half of the land area is urban, sure. But more than half is rural rather than uninhabited.
Even if you're going to be really picky about the definition, Almost 45% of the census blocks in the US have a population of zero, which is pretty stunning if you think about it. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/nobody-lives-here-a-beautif...
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The pulled pork reference is referring to unripe jack fruit, which has a very meaty mouthfeel. It is not sweet and has a different taste. I tried some in a Nepalese restaurant in Madison, WI, and it was very good: http://www.yelp.com/biz/himal-chuli-madison http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/himal-chuli-madison?select=vh...
Unripe jackfruit is totally like pork in texture - pulled or cubed. Only, as is typical of plant-based food, it is not as juicy. You can use it in all the ways that you can use pork - stews, jambalayas, with rice - except in a sandwich. I'm pretty sure jackfruit is too dry for sandwiches. Though, if it lends itself to pickling like cabbage, that may be a good way to incorporate it into a sandwich.
Not popular in India? News to me. Maybe not all over India. But in Kerala, the state I am from, Jackfruit is pretty popular there and is used to make a wide variety of dishes. My grandparents house has many jackfruit trees and we always had jackfruit to eat. It tastes nothing like pulled pork to me though. It's mainly sweet and very slightly tangy/sour. Fresh jackfruit has a kind of "crunch" to it. I can't really des…
Not popular in India? News to me. Maybe not all over India. But in Kerala, the state I am from, Jackfruit is pretty popular there and is used to make a wide variety of dishes. My grandparents house has many jackfruit trees and we always had jackfruit to eat. It tastes nothing like pulled pork to me though. It's mainly sweet and very slightly tangy/sour. Fresh jackfruit has a kind of "crunch" to it. I can't really des…
> "Not popular in India? News to me." Yeah, you could find them everywhere in Karnataka and most of the states I went to in the South.
Climbing up a jackfruit tree and carefully bringing the fruit down without getting eaten alive by ants is a feat of endurance. Jackfruit trees grow tall and the fruits are heavy, 30+ pounds on average. Also plucking the bulbs out of the fruit is a laborious task. This is truly a fruit of love to be savored from the backyard garden and rarely farmed at a large scale. Also eating too many raw bulbs causes stomach upset…
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> "Not popular in India? News to me." Yeah, you could find them everywhere in Karnataka and most of the states I went to in the South.
I think western writers have a silly perspective on India. It's more diverse than the European Union, really! How can one say anything at all about all of India at once?
The regions of the US are surprisingly different in many ways, but may not even line up with the various state boundaries so most of the time it's just "America" too. Probably not as diverse as India (I've never been, so it's just a guess) but still nowhere near as homogeneous as some European countries are.