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    Good Food

    Breadfruit

    Horticulturist Diane Ragone advocates the breadfruit as a possible solution to hunger in the tropics. The breadfruit tree is native to the Pacific Islands and the fruit is starchy like the potato. When the breadfruit is cooked, the taste is similar to baked bread.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Horticulturist Diane Ragone advocates the breadfruit as a possible solution to hunger in the tropics. The breadfruit tree is native to the Pacific Islands and the fruit is starchy like the potato. When the breadfruit is cooked, the taste is similar to baked bread. Ragone is the director of the Breadfruit Institute at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii.

    Music break: Ambush by The Outlaws

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Vertical Farming; Stealth Vegetarianism; Breadfruit; Duck Love
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:06BreadfruitYou’re reading this
    3. 14:42Vertical Farming
    4. 22:27Earle's Grill
    5. 27:21Glass Shapes and Wine
    6. 35:58Duck Love
    7. 43:27Stealth Vegetarianism
    8. 50:40The Last Fish Tale
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Vertical Farming; Stealth Vegetarianism; Breadfruit; Duck Love
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:06BreadfruitYou’re reading this
    3. 14:42Vertical Farming
    4. 22:27Earle's Grill
    5. 27:21Glass Shapes and Wine
    6. 35:58Duck Love
    7. 43:27Stealth Vegetarianism
    8. 50:40The Last Fish Tale
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