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I’ve bought many jackfruits I’ve the years. They of course can have a strong fruity, some would say “jungle,” aroma. Today I bought one that smelled nice aNd mildly fruity In the store. A few hours later, it now seems to have a gasoline-like undertone if I give it a sniff. I’ve never smelled that in a jackfruit before. Should I be concerned?
Funny you mentioned marang. I have had a Marang right off the tree, and somewhere in my memory banks I made the connection to this gasoline smell. Definitely very pungent. I could’ve cut it open and given it a taste test but if it was nasty, it would’ve been much more of a production to return it to the grocery store LOLI just have never had quite that specific aroma in a jackfruit, so it spooked me a bit. Like I said, I love the wild smells but this one seemed “off”