The Tropical Fruit Forum

In my area marangs have been brought in and were selected from many original locations in the philipines and Indonesia. It is interesting that like many artocarpus they are extremely variable in fruit form and fruit quality and range to over 3 kg in some varieties.Some may recall pix of a few I have previously posted. The bulb size, aroma strength and muskiness vary between types.The one in the shot below looks like what I would call  philipine large bulb type.
Eating fresh is probably the best way to consume them and they don't freeze well.

Seems right. The fruit I get are about 1.2-1.5 Kg. You are also right on freezing, the flesh is just to delicate. I make icecream from this as a method of saving the fruit.

To Delvi - Think of a creamy banana, add milk and a light Dorian aroma, the flesh is soft, moist and  you can suck it off the stone/seed clean and easy. The seeds can be dried and made into flour, great for gnochi - Ok here as its cheap(ish).

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! 

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Kevin 

Hi, is this elongated Badak fruit, it is a relative of the common Jackfruit, but Artocarpus champeden I think? I do know that some friends call it chempedak. The only place it grows in the Philippines is Palawan.   If so it grows here but not in demand as it is small where the Jack fruit is larger, economics here! Other fruit that people search is Red Durian, Dugyan and Wild Mangosteen, pale reddish/orange and not purple called Bunog, then we have Palau Saguit-Saguit, I use the local name as the botanical name is Wellughbei sarawacensis, a tounge twister for a Scotsman to say the least!

I will need to list and travel, part here are unexplored. Taking a few trips to the tribes and have a translator. I will be on and off, and you can follow. Need all the help possible, so questions are a great medium.




 

Was recommenced by a Phd from Ecotech. He explained - The objective of vacuum is to remove oxygen, in turn no chance to degrade as oxygen is the catalyst. I have had seeds in Vacuum packs for weeks at room temp, in the ref  for months, in the freezer for 2-3 years without a issue.

However I am open to any request for shipping, the client is King, or Queen.

Selling the seeds, 5 seeds $3 each, or 50@ $2 each.

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Artisans.

Great looking canopy, here (philippines)they place in a concrete post and branch out some rsb, ugly as hell. I have planted 3 segments (cuttings) and plan a bamboo wall much like your nest in construction as I have iso containers for workshop space and it is a shame to waste the space, so I will be going vertical. A buddy of mine has some 200 mature fruiting plants. Still has not got around to selling the fruit though, so I get the my fill. FYI, frozen is the best way to eat them.

Hi I know what it is, I just cant find much info or research on the vine anf its fantastic fuit. I guess I should have stated botanical and nutritional data including medicinal.

As for your request below, I will ask my team to get feedback and reply.2

Sorry to go off topic but I read there are cempedak on Palawan which  is so close to Mindanao/ Davao but I couldn't find cempedak when I was in Davao. Someone there. Just have it I just need find out who !
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 :)It is the season and only one place on this Island, so if you need hurry, fruit and seeds are very limited.