If you're leaning into a plant-based diet, now's the time to learn how to eat jackfruit, a versatile tropical fruit worth its (hefty) weight in gold. But jackfruit is also an omnivore's delight.

If you're looking for something on the lighter side, a crisp and refreshing jackfruit salad is a perfect choice. Thinly sliced raw young jackfruit is combined with fresh veggies (think cucumber and ...

This story appears in the December 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Spiky, gigantic, and fibrous, jackfruit may not seem particularly inviting. But the tropical fruit in its unripened ...