Jackfruit - Strange-looking Fruit of the Asian Tropics
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The Jackfruit - Spiny Tropical Relative of the Breadfruit!
This fruit can be larger than a basketball (and larger than its cousin, the Breadfruit). The innards of the fruit are different from its cousin as well. The innards of a jackfruit are segmented, sweet, and mildly resemble citrus fruit. Sometimes this fruit can also be mistaken for another of its cousins, the stinky Durian. You can sometimes find Durian at Oriental Markets in the U.S. and elsewhere.
This Squidoo lens is an attempt to provide more information about this interesting fruit. The pictures were taken during a recent trip to the Philippines.
Large Jackfruit on Tree in Home's Front Yard, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga Province, Philippines
Big Fruit with a Big Flavor!
They have an odor that takes a while to get used to, however!
The jackfruit is assumed to have originated near the foot of India's Western Ghat mountains.What's most unusual about the fruit is how huge it is--it's considered to be the largest edible tree-borne fruit. It's so big that you won't find it growing on the outer branches of a tree--it grows more on the thick bases of the biggest branches and even off the trunks of its tree.
When I first encountered jackfruit on the Western Pacific island of Guam, the odor was something that needed getting used to (however, it's not quite as bad as the odor of a durian!). But the bright orangish-yellow "arils" (the flesh around the seeds), have a sweet, citrussy (?) flavor, but at the same time are sort of rubbery--they taste like a fruity form of Squid sushi! You'll see them (or maybe just taste them) in fruit salads, desserts, milk drinks, ice cream, and even in soups and main dishes. (I like to eat them fresh from the just-cut fruit or straight from the can or jar... no need to fool around with "preparing" them!) But the preparation for the arils also includes drying them, freezing them, or preserving them in syrup.
Small Jackfruit on Tree, Clark Economic Zone, Pampanga, Philippines
Jackfruit on Your Shirt? How About Decorating with Jackfruit?
Well, ya never know... until ya try it!
Covarrubias Art Tile Coaster Selling Jackfruit
Reproduction of a painting by Miguel Covarrubias featuringyoung Balinese women selling fruit.
Jackfruit on Tree, Clark Economic Zone, Pampanga Province, Philippines
Jackfruit by the Bay... eBay, That Is!
Close-up Showing Jackfruit's Skin, Roadside Fruit Stand, Tagaytay City, Cavite Province, Philippines
Read Up On Jackfruit! There's More to This Amazing Plant Than You'd Suspect!
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Whole and Cut Jackfruit on Display at Roadside Stand, Tagaytay City, Cavite Province, Philippines
Sometimes You Just Have to Go Somewhere To See The Real Thing!
Jackfruit in Jar at Market, Tagaytay City, Cavite Province, Philippines
Different Ways to Find Jackfruit!
This is the option you must use if you don't happen to have a handy tree in your backyard!
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Mit Say Kho Jack Fruit Chips
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Jackfruit (aka Langka) for sale at a street-side market in Chinatown, San Francisco, California
Jackfruit (Langka) in a box, ready to be put in the market fruit display, Sacramento, California
Time To Eat! Langka! Jackfruit!
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Well, Take Time From Enjoying the Fruit, Jack, and Write a Note!
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JaguarJulie Jun 24, 2009 @ 3:07 pm | delete
- What an attractive fruit -- would have thought they might call it Jillfruit. ;)
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NAIZA
Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:34 pm | delete
- I love this fruit! It actually smells sweet for me and very tastes good too. What a yummy lens! :)
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If you are going to try to grow the world's LARGEST fruit, you better read this first!
The Exotic Jackfruit Growing the World's Largest Fruit
Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 06/02/2012)
It's always good to read up on a new hobby before you get really involved with it. Although jackfruit (aka langka) are tasty and sweet fruits, they take some doing to grow them... they ARE, of course, the world's largest fruits... so get this book and read up before you get started!
Big Fruit! Big Bag! Great for cooking!
Jackfruit - 25 Lb Bag / Box Each
Amazon Price: $143.30 (as of 06/02/2012)
This huge bag of dried jackfruit will keep you snacking for quite a while. And you don't have to wait to grow it yourself. Just get this bag of dried fruits and you can be snacking and cooking to your heart's delight! Yum!
Canned Jackfruit! Great for just sampling this fantastic fruit!
Chaokoh Yellow Jackfruit In Syrup 20oz
Amazon Price: $3.96 (as of 06/02/2012)
I like adding the pieces in a can like this to a fruit salad... they add extra exotic flavor to a fruit salad if you are going to have a tropical-theme party!
