This blog’s favorite magical berry is listed as one of the hot new seed imports in Indonesia:
New comer fruit from overseas such as black sapote with black flesh, lulo with fine thorny skin, and butternut of which seed resembles peanut are indeed the mainstay for fruit seed cultivators. Those immigrants become a bewitching source of income. Eddy Soesanto gained IDR213,5-million turnover from common fig, IDR75-million from miracle fruit, and IDR210-million custard apple new variety for 2 years.
Have I missed out on a major business opportunity exporting miracle fruit seeds? Probably not. According to Google, 75 million rupiahs comes to just under $7,000.
Previously:
Finally, sampling miracle fruit tablets
Miracle fruit: I’m a believer
Jacob Grier is a freelance writer, barista, mixologist, and magician in Portland, OR. He writes, eats, and drinks a lot. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Reason Online, The Oregonian, and other publications.
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