Posted by Rachel
Brazil has some of the most amazing juices, smoothies, and drinks in the Americas that you can usually get on every street anywhere in the country. By day, there are fresh coconut waters, tropical fruit juices, and açaí smoothies, and by night, the famous caipirinha and hundreds of locally brewed beers.
So for today’s interactive feature, the question is: what is your favorite Brazilian drink?
This is a very difficult question, since there are so many spectacular fruit juices, and I’m always surprised to find ones made from fruits I’ve never even heard of. I’m a big fan of suco de melão (melon juice) and vitaminas (smoothies made with fruit, sugar, and milk). I also like caipifrutas, caiprinhas made with different tropical fruits instead of limes.
What about you?
Posted by Rachel
Today we’re going to look at the jaca, known in English as the jackfruit. 
Jackfruit originally comes from India and Southeast Asia, where it was cultivated up to 6,000 years ago. Now it is commonly found in tropical climates throughout the world, including tropical regions of Brazil.
This fruit grows on a jaqueira, a jackfruit tree, which can reach up to twenty meters in height. The interesting thing about jaca trees is that they produce both male and female flowers.
The jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the word. The fruits grow from the trunk and can weigh up to thirty-six kilograms.
The inside of the jackfruit is edible, which has a sweet, slimy taste. Breadfruit can be eaten raw or cooked and is also used to make jam, syrup, chips and pastries. Jackfruit seeds are high in starch and Vitamins B1 and B2.
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