Jackfruit is not only the largest of the mulberries, it's the largest tree fruit in the world. How big they get varies by authority, but 80 pounds and 3 feet long is a pretty safe number. Those sold in North America generally run between 15 and 25 pounds. The photo specimen was about 18 inches long, weighed 21 pounds and was grown in Mexico.
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| The fruit that you can eat...3 lbs of it!! |
They grow in Brazil, too. Eldon has sent a couple of pictures. He's not too thrilled with the taste/consistency of it, though.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the fruit we saw in Thailand. They said that if you split it open it smelled awful (like poop), but tasted GREAT! I am not sure how that works, but I really didn't want to find out!
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