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Is jackfruit the next hot clean-meat alternative?

Posted: March 23, 2016
In: Imbibe Updates

If you’re walking through a forest in Southeast Asia, look up. Chances are good that you’ll spot a massive, green-yellow orb covered in spikes. While it looks like a prehistoric wasp’s nest, it’s actually jackfruit—the largest tree-borne fruit in the world that can grow to weigh up to 80 to 100 pounds (read: don’t get bonked on the head with one).

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