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You’re walking through a food market when you spot two peculiar fruits (well, you think they’re fruits). One’s spiky and small, and the other is bumpy and large—what are they? My friend, it sounds like you’ve stumbled across some durian and jackfruit! These tropical fruits sure are interesting, but which is which and how do they differ? In this article, we’ve put durian and jackfruit head-to-head to teach you everything there is to know about their smell, taste, appearance, and more.
Things You Should Know
- Durian smells like socks and sewer water, whereas jackfruit compares to a mixture of pineapple, banana, and rotten onions.
- Jackfruits are the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, while durians are roughly the size of an apple.
- The fibrous texture and malleable taste of jackfruit make it a great meat substitute, and durians are tasty sweet and savory snacks.
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Warnings
- Avoid eating jackfruit if you have a latex or birch pollen allergy, as these allergies can have cross-reactions with the fruit.[13]Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/durian
- ↑ https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=DUZI
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/jackfruit
- ↑ https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ARHE2
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/what-is-jackfruit-22983655
- ↑ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-does-the-durian-fruit-smell-so-terrible-149205532/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/jackfruit
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/plant/durian
- ↑ https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/jackfruit-glossary
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- "I tried this fruit while on holiday in Thailand. I loved it, but I never got to know its name. At home, I looked up at fruit pictures and found that it was jackfruit."..." more
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