[P-Marlowe]

It’s not a meat substitute. It is more like a syrup of Ipecac substitute.

[over3Owithabrain]

Jackfruit is what I call the honeydew melon I carved out for myself..

[Secret Agent Man]

So let the jackoffs eat it then.

[Bullish]

Thanks but no thanks. I’d rather go to my end with a belly full of delicious meat.

[a fool in paradise]

Nope

[Bullish]

"You wouldn’t miss anything — we could give you our taco and you wouldn't even know it's vegan,"

Absolute, unadulterated Bull$hit. 100%

[MrEdd]

I have always found the flavor of jackfruit unpleasant.

Now lychees though, I could eat barrels of those.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

We eat meat because of the texture and the spices.

Nope. We eat meat because it contains nutrients we can not get any other way. Not even from Jackfruit.

[the_daug]

Jack fruit tree looks similar to a fig tree.

fig tree

[x]

Just take care you don't swallow a hedgehog by mistake.

[lee martell]

It needs a new name to catch on in the states.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Fine, eat jackfruit. But don’t try to convince me it is a meat “substitute”.

I like a large variety of foods. I make my own kimchee for example. But I don’t eat anything to be a substitute for meat. Meat is meat, fruit is fruit, veggies are veggies, carbs are carbs.

If meat is so repulsive, why work so hard at trying to make veggies appear to be meat? (unsuccessfully, I add).

[poinq]

The only meat substitute is more meat.

[Dutch Boy]

Jackfruit is delicious. However, it’s not meet and never will be. The seeds can be used in soups and it takes like beans. They aren’t meat either.

[kosciusko51]

That seems to violate the “eat local” mantra of the hip and trendy places.

What’s the carbon footprint to get this to the US?

[Mr. Blond]

1.72 g protein per 100g...no substitute.

[catnipman]

“Its flavor is neutral”

sort of like spackling compound ...

[Paal Gulli]

I guess I’m just ahead of the curve. I’ve been eating a jackfruit substitute most of my life.

It’s called “beef.”

[dfwgator]

How many carbs?

[HamiltonJay]

I’m pretty sure jackfruit is what is used to flavor juicy fruit gum..

So while vegans may have only recently discovered it, most Americans have tasted it before without knowing it.