Knew it as vegetable. Nice to know that ripe ones can be eaten raw. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Moraceae (mulberry, fig family) »* Artocarpus heterophyllus* > *Synonym*: popular: *Artocarpus integrifolia* (correct: *Artocarpus > integrifolius*), *Artocarpus integer* > > > *ar-toe-karp-us* or *ar-toh-KAR-pus* -- from the Greek *artos*, (bread) > and *carpus* (fruit) > *het-er-oh-FY-luh* -- meaning, differently leaved > > > *commonly known as*: Indian bread-fruit, jack-fruit • Assamese: কঁঠাল > kothal, পূতফল putaphala • Bengali: কাঁঠাল kãthal • Bhojpuri: कटहर katahar • > Gujarati: ફણસ phanas • Hindi: कटहल kat-hal, पनस panas, पूतफल puta-phal • > Kannada: ಪನಸು panasu • Khasi: dieng sohphan • Konkani: फोणोस phonos, पोणोसु > ponosu • Kuki: lamphong • Lushai: la-ui, lâm-khuang • Malayalam: മഹാസര്ജ്ജം > mahaasarjjam, മുരജഫലം murajaphalam, പലസം palasam, പനസം panasam, പിലാമ്പഴം > pilaampazham • Manipuri: থৈবোং theibong • Marathi: पणस panas, फणस phanas • > Mizo: lamkhuang • Nepali: कटहर् katahar • Oriya: ପନସ ponoso • Pali: panasa • > Sanskrit: मुरजफलः murajaphala, पनसम् panasam, पूतफलः putaphalah • Sinhalese: > kos • Tamil: மலைத்தேன் malai-t-ten, முழவுக்கனி mulavu-k-kani • Telugu: పనస > panasa • Urdu: کٿهل kathal > > *The above names could also refer to raw fruit (used as vegetable), > however in some of the languages it has specific name(s)*: Assamese: মুচি > muchi • Bengali: ইঁচর ichor • Kannada: ಹಲಸು halasu • Konkani: कडगि kadagi • > Malayalam: ചക്ക chakka • Marathi: पारा para • Tamil: கொத்தச்சக்கை > kotta-c-cakkai, மோசு mocu, பலாக்கொட்டை pala-k-kottai • Tulu: ಗುಜ್ಜೆ gujje, > ಕುಜ್ಜೆ kujjev > > *Further, the tree is known by these names, though some of them are of > generic nature*: Hindi: पूग poog, सदाफल sadaphal • Marathi: बारमाशी > baramashi • Punjabi: ਤਿਊਨ tiun • Sanskrit: चम्पकालुः champakaluh, कण्टकम् > kantakam, कण्टकिन्फलः kantakinphalah, कण्टाफलः kantaphalah, लक्ष्मीवत् > lakshmivat, मूलम्फलदः mulamphaladah, पनसः panasah, फलम्वृक्षकः > phalamvrukshakah, फलसः or फलशः phalasah, पूग poog, प्राञ्च्फलः > pranchphalah, रसालः rasalah, उत्तर uttara > > > > *Native of*: India; widely cultivated in the tropics > > > *Edible use*: > >> ... under-ripe fruit as VEGETABLE >> ... ripe fruit as FRUIT >> > > > *some facts*: > >> ... popularly known as poor man’s fruit in the eastern and southern parts >> of India. >> ... eaten unripe at 25-50% of full size as a vegetable, or ripe as a fruit >> ... the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in >> weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. >> ... there are two main varieties. In one, the fruits have small, fibrous, >> soft, mushy, but very sweet carpels with a texture somewhat akin to raw >> oysters. The other variety is crisp and almost crunchy though not quite as >> sweet. >> Quoted from: Department of >> Agriculture<http://www.sikkimagrisnet.org/General/en/Agriculture/Jackfruit.aspx>(Govt. >> of Sikkim) >> > > "Jackfruit" is a common misspelling or typo for: jack-fruit. >> Quoted from Websters Dictionary - >> Online<http://www.websters-dictionary-online.com/definitions/Jackfruit?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744:v0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID:9&ie=UTF-8&q=Jackfruit&sa=Search#922> >> > > > > *some trivia*: > >> ... referred to as vegetarian meat ... quoted in various sites discussing >> recipes >> >
