tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post5515219807230356942..comments2024-03-17T05:15:43.804-04:00Comments on A Growing Tradition: Market Sighting - Jackfruit!Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-85403649335806501852011-09-07T12:28:31.123-04:002011-09-07T12:28:31.123-04:00Mmmmm I love Jackfruit. I ate it in India, and th...Mmmmm I love Jackfruit. I ate it in India, and the locals tried to tell us jokes about people being killed by falling Jackfruits.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994844081172979101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-20534757316321144532011-09-03T10:48:50.522-04:002011-09-03T10:48:50.522-04:00Very strange looking thing - never seed them befor...Very strange looking thing - never seed them before and never eaten one. But the description has my interested peaked!kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-16713150721502733552011-09-02T19:18:14.406-04:002011-09-02T19:18:14.406-04:00Yvette! Great description! I couldn't have s...Yvette! Great description! I couldn't have said it better myself. "Embryonic flower blossom" - that may be the first time in history a fruit was described that way.<br /><br />Marie - I wouldn't make anything with it! Jackfruit in my opinion was meant to be enjoyed fresh.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-25886348878310765562011-09-02T17:03:17.919-04:002011-09-02T17:03:17.919-04:00I love this post. :-) I think my DNA may have some...I love this post. :-) I think my DNA may have some jackfruit in sequence somewhere. When my mother (who was actually a midwife) went into labor with me, she thought her discomfort was due to the enormous jackfruit she'd just eaten by herself in one sitting, and I was apparently almost accidentally born in the kitchen. :-) <br /><br />Jody: jackfruit's texture and flavor are sort of unique to jackfruit. The fruit itself looks like a nubby watermelon (there are lots of varieties that ripen in hues of orange and yellow and green). Inside, the delicious edible bits are nestled in non-edible bits, and each edible bit, which looks like an embryonic closed flower blossom, surrounds a pale whitish-yellowish seed. The fruit itself tells you which bits to eat, as the texture of the fruit differs from its housing. I'm not sure I can describe it's texture or flavor. (How would you describe a peach to someone who'd never heard of a peach?) BUT, if you ever come across them, give it a try!<br /><br />The roasted seeds are delicious, too.<br /><br />I'm bringing soursop, mango, avocado, and dragon fruit plants up to Zone 6 in Massachusetts and plan to figure out how to make them live pot-bound. I should add a jackfruit, too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370484829888468144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-65294624015351404262011-09-02T13:50:35.042-04:002011-09-02T13:50:35.042-04:00Now I'm curious. Is it sweet and smooth like p...Now I'm curious. Is it sweet and smooth like papaya or guava? Is it acidic and seedy like kiwi or strawberries? Is it starchy like potatoes or breadfruit. Is it a combination of sweet and starchy like cantaloupe? Do tell...Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-79152402827872772142011-09-02T12:35:39.458-04:002011-09-02T12:35:39.458-04:00Don't know if I've ever seen them, but tha...Don't know if I've ever seen them, but thanks for the info on them. :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-11875028872541216852011-09-02T12:20:20.306-04:002011-09-02T12:20:20.306-04:00Very occasionally I see them here. It would have b...Very occasionally I see them here. It would have been fun! What would you make with them?Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.com