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Asit,
You seem to be a very lucky person. Thanks for sharing the info with all of us.
I can buy canned ripe jakfruit here which comes from the Phillipines. I've tried it but it's not very good. Beggars can't be choosers so I do buy it sometimes.
Florina
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In India, Sri Lanka and in their neighboring countries in south-east Asia, Jakfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is abundant. Jakfruit, the world�s largest fruit, is only one of few fruits that is popular equally, unripe(green) or ripe.
Since no two Jakfruits are similar in shape, size or weight, packaging and shipping the ripe Jakfruits over long distances had been a recognized problem all along, in India, in Australia, in south-east Asia and in Brazil. That left all the growers in a given area only the local markets to sell their products, resulting in a not so lucrative price.
Economic solution: canned unripe Jakfruit.
In India, fresh unripe Jakfuits had been used as a vegetable during summer for ages. The abundant unripe Jakfruit had become a popular food item with preparations titled
Jakfruit Tikka Jakfruit Pulao Jakfruit Chicken Kashmiri Kanthal Jakfruit Seed Phirni and many many more.
And now the unripe Jakfruit and the roasted seeds from ripe Jakfruits are showing up in the recipes of western cuisines. The world-renowned Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida is offering recipes for
Jakfruit Casserole, and Jakfruit Patties
Here we take a look at a relatively smaller unripe Jakfruit of unknown variety that I picked from a tree in Hollywood, Florida. The tree owner hated with passion the aroma of ripe Jakfruits. So he wanted me to do him a favor by picking all the unripe Jaks from his tree.
All photos were scanned from 35-mm prints.
1) A 16 inch long green Jackfruit http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen01ASIT
2) Cut in 2 pieces http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen02ASIT
3) Cut surfaces show the latex,seeds and cells http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen03ASIT
4) Cut pieces http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen04ASIT
5) Cut surfaces http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen05ASIT
6) Close-up of the cut surface http://www.geocities.com/bohuroopi/JFGreen06ASIT
Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida, USA
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