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The '''Wahoonie''' is a large, spiky, smelly fruit, resembling the Roundworld ''durian'', but even larger and elongated. The city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] is sometimes affectionately called the ''Big Wahoonie'' as New York is called the ''Big Apple''.
The '''Wahoonie''' is a large, spiky, smelly fruit, resembling the Roundworld ''durian'', but even larger and elongated. The city of [[Ankh-Morpork]] is sometimes affectionately called ''The Big Wahoonie'' as New York is called ''The Big Apple'', or Jakarta ''The Big Durian''.


Being extremely rare the fruit has become much prized among connoisseurs (according to footnote in ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]''). It is one of a group of food parodies including [[Curious squid|curious squid]], [[Chicken Vol-Au-Vent]], and [[Blowfish|blowfish]] (see [[:Category:Food and drink|Food and drink]]).
Being extremely rare the fruit has become much prized among connoisseurs (according to footnote in ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]''). It is one of a group of food parodies including [[Curious squid|curious squid]], [[Chicken Vol-Au-Vent]], and [[Blowfish|blowfish]] (see [[:Category:Food and drink|Food and drink]]).

Latest revision as of 08:14, 5 June 2015

The Wahoonie is a large, spiky, smelly fruit, resembling the Roundworld durian, but even larger and elongated. The city of Ankh-Morpork is sometimes affectionately called The Big Wahoonie as New York is called The Big Apple, or Jakarta The Big Durian.

Being extremely rare the fruit has become much prized among connoisseurs (according to footnote in The Truth). It is one of a group of food parodies including curious squid, Chicken Vol-Au-Vent, and blowfish (see Food and drink).