Talking to Thanh 'Fruit Nerd' Truong was B-A-N-A-N-A-S 🍌 From cut fruit as a love language in Asian households to being the only POC in the Coles boardroom, this was such fruitful convo that is guaranteed to leave you feeling so good! Thanh is a produce expert, wholesale fruiterer & absolute legend in the fruit & veg media scene. We're SO excited to share with ya'll this upbeat episode! 

In this episode we discuss:
<ul>
 <li>Gifting fruit in Asian culture</li>
 <li>Why durian is KING</li>
 <li>Changing the narrative of negative connotations with Asian food</li>
 <li>Importance of POC heroes in media</li>
 <li>Lunar New Year x Coles x Bok Choy??</li>
 <li>Being President of ASEAN </li>
 <li>Cut fruit as a love language</li>
 <li>Orange peel theory</li>
 <li>Growing up in a fruit shop</li>
 <li>and so much more!</li>
</ul>

🎙️Hosted by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nguyentiana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen</a>⁠⁠
Special guests: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fruitnerd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thanh Truong</a>
Support <a href="https://linktr.ee/fruitnerd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thanh's projects</a> (including his book - Don’t Buy Fruit & Veg Without Me!)
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 ✨Music✨ 
Joakim Karud - Say Goodnight 
Lakey Inspired - Chill Day 
Joakim Karud - Fresh Start


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