Jackfruit could save millions from starvation
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Jackfruit could save millions from starvation
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Re: Jackfruit could save millions from starvation
#2The first sentence saying "this giant fruit" and the first image lead me to believe that it's big enough to fill a room. That was pretty confusing for a minute.
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#3Doesn't taste like pulled pork to me. To me the flavor is bubblegum pineapple. Which is fantastic!
Ranch 99 will have Jackfruit on occasion. Wear latex gloves while cutting. The "latex like substance" is in the white pith of the fruit. There is a lot of the stuff and it's really, really sticky.
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#4The first sentence saying "this giant fruit" and the first image lead me to believe that it's big enough to fill a room. That was pretty confusing for a minute.
It's big as a watermelon, but with a different shape. Their trees are tall, what makes dangerous to stay under them due to risk of the jackfruit falling over you.
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#5If you have a bad history with fruit allergies (I'm apples, plums, peaches) watch out with Jackfruit. I had a piece once and it was one of the worst oral allergic reactions in my life.
Re: Jackfruit could save millions from starvation
#6The first sentence saying "this giant fruit" and the first image lead me to believe that it's big enough to fill a room. That was pretty confusing for a minute.
It's big as a watermelon, but with a different shape. Their trees are tall, what makes dangerous to stay under them due to risk of the jackfruit falling over you.
But the picture accidentally makes use of forced perspective to make the fruit appear as though it's on a hardwood floor in an otherwise empty room, which it dominates.
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#7I like how the story reads like a 3rd grade book report on jackfruit.
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#8This article is a submarine ad for the Jackfruit industry, right?
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#9I 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. Now I understand there would be a cost in transporting these goods, as well as other factors, but still...
What if the same companies that sell you oranges could give some of those same oranges to the homeless? Or use a portion of their profits to (without deceit) send them to countries in need? Maybe I don't know enough about these things to really talk, but having fed the homeless once upon a time for about a year without the aid of government assistance I think we make too many excuses for things that really should just be done. Ah well, maybe someday soon we'll see true change that benefits all.
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#10USDA zone 9b or warmer. If you are looking for a versitile, exotic fruit with high protein content that will grow outdoors in many cooler climates, check out the pawpaw: