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Tropical Fruit Discussion / The Jackfruit and its relatives
« on: July 29, 2015, 09:59:32 PM »
JackFruit is one versatile fruit; I use for cooking, the JF young makes a great curry or coconut milk dish with shrimp, the fruit has a texture of a meat, ripe is the bomb, I eat it fresh, dry it as dehydrated fruit, smoothie it, make jam and Chutney, Ice cream, even the seeds are edible, a good starch roasted chestnut like snack I first encountered in Thailand, just biol and then roast with spices if you want, but be warned to eating the seed, you will blow air below!
Today I want to share the July season Jack-fruit family member - The Marang, or Artocarpus Odertissimus that is indigenous to Palawan, Borneo and Mindenao.
I only eat this one fresh, it is akin to a creamy Banana, one could say milky, it has a hint of Dorian, not intense or overpowering, it is one fruit one to two people serving size - Once open you need to eat withing a hour at best. In the season I will (Share) consume about 40 of these, about 800 seeds will come of that. In the past we cooked the seeds, now I sell them $5 for 10 seeds, it cover my fruit addition, and in turn allowing me to share the fruit with the locals. You would be surprised how many locals have not tried the fruit as it is a income rather than a food source to be enjoyed - The sad part is tourist buy seeds, and never plant them.
Well attached are some pics of my breakfast, a cup of Joe, with one ripe Marang, a true bathroom special I call it. I like my fruit slightly chilled, and eaten once open. As for size, the coffee is a large mug, so you can see that the fruit is a very small version of a jack-fruit and its fruit is white and very tender when ripe.
If anyone knows dishes or other ways to use this fruit, I am all ears and taste buds!
R/
Kevin
Today I want to share the July season Jack-fruit family member - The Marang, or Artocarpus Odertissimus that is indigenous to Palawan, Borneo and Mindenao.
I only eat this one fresh, it is akin to a creamy Banana, one could say milky, it has a hint of Dorian, not intense or overpowering, it is one fruit one to two people serving size - Once open you need to eat withing a hour at best. In the season I will (Share) consume about 40 of these, about 800 seeds will come of that. In the past we cooked the seeds, now I sell them $5 for 10 seeds, it cover my fruit addition, and in turn allowing me to share the fruit with the locals. You would be surprised how many locals have not tried the fruit as it is a income rather than a food source to be enjoyed - The sad part is tourist buy seeds, and never plant them.
Well attached are some pics of my breakfast, a cup of Joe, with one ripe Marang, a true bathroom special I call it. I like my fruit slightly chilled, and eaten once open. As for size, the coffee is a large mug, so you can see that the fruit is a very small version of a jack-fruit and its fruit is white and very tender when ripe.
If anyone knows dishes or other ways to use this fruit, I am all ears and taste buds!
R/
Kevin
