On the outside, this giant fruit smells like sweet, rotting onions. But don't be fooled: The fruit, known as a jackfruit（榴莲）could save millions from starvation. Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world — one fruit can weigh between 10 to 100 pounds and contain hundreds of seeds that are rich in protein, calcium, and iron — all of which are important for bodily growth.
This enigmatic fruit is native to South and Southeast Asia; it is rare to find jackfruit in the United States. Luckily, Chinatown in Manhattan sells whole, fresh jackfruit.
Here's more about the strange but beneficial fruit.
‘It's a miracle'
Nyree Zerega is a plant biologist at the Chicago Botanic Garden who has studied the genetic diversity of jackfruit tress in Bangladesh.
"In Bangladesh, where jackfruit is the national fruit, it is often considered the second-most important crop after mangos," Zerega told Business Insider. "And if you have space to grow something, you almost always have a jackfruit tree — due to both its valuable fruits and timber."
Dry it, fry it, juice it— just don't let it go bad
A single fruit could feed your family for an entire meal, Zerega told Business Insider. That's partly due to its size, but also because of the many different ways that people have learned to prepare the jackfruit. In Bangladesh and other parts of Southeast Asia, jackfruit is served in dozens of ways. However, jackfruit does not keep for more than a few weeks after harvest, Zerega said, so a good way to preserve it is to store it in cans or dry it out into chips.
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