At first blush, Jackfruit looks alot like Durian (Turian), the king of fruit in Asia. However, Durian has sweeter, nuttier flavor, but also a smell that can only be described as equal parts citrus, sewage, and ass. Jackfruit lacks this smell, and even smells mildy pleasing.

The flesh of the jackfruit is a golden buttery color, has a slightly leathery texture, and has a delightful crunch when you bight into it.

Jackfruit has been shown to lower blood pressure and relieve symptoms of asthma. There are numerous health benefits to eating jackfruit. It is also jam packed with potassium and that can't be a bad thing, can it?

The wood of the jackfruit tree is used for making musical instruments, popular in Malaysia and other south east Asian countries. The fibres of the wood can also be woven into material and used (like below in these monk's robes, made from Jackfruit fiber).



Just in case you're wonder what the fruit looks like, see below (this is much larger than a mango or even a papaya. Those things can be likened a huge set of balls, but jackfruit would be larger than a double-D breast).



The flesh that you eat looks like this:




This shit is delicious yall.




From: http://lifestyle.iloveind...-1926.html
Nutritional info:

Sodium - 3 mg
Total Carbohydrates - 24 g
Dietary Fiber - 2 g
Protein - 1 g
Vitamin A - 297 IU
Vitamin C - 6.7 mg
Thiamin - 0.03 mg
Riboflavin - 0.11 mg
Niacin - 0.4 mg
Vitamin B6 - 0.108 mg
Folate - 14 mcg
Calcium - 34 mg
Iron - 0.6 mg
Magnesium - 37 mg
Phosphorus - 36 mg
Potassium - 303 mg
Sodium - 3 mg
Zinc - 0.42 mg
Copper - 0.187 mg
Manganese - 0.197 mg
Selenium - 0.6 mcg
Total Fat - 0.3 mg
Saturated Fat - 0.063 mg
Monounsaturated Fat - 0.044 mg
Polyunsaturated Fat - 0.086 mg
Calories - 94




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I have a can of it in my cupboard right now. For some reason, I never think to open it.

So...what does it taste like?

I love both fruits you just mentioned. I never heard of either until I became part of a Vietnamese family.

jackfruit are delicious. i live a street away from an asian market. i love buying this fruit(jackfruit). they have these jack fruit chips that are delicious. asian markets have the best fruits and snacks on the entire world!
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jack...

PunkMistress said:

That's what I'm wondering too.

Jackfruit

Damn, the timing of this thread is kinda weird. I went to the supermarket next to my house a couple hours ago which has a lot of Asian foods you wouldn't find in the average grocery store. My daughter saw some Durian and was asking what it was. Never saw it before and was quite perplexed myself like WTF is that, it looks like a Blowfish fucked a watermelon and had babies. One fruit bin over was Jackfruit, looking similar like you said. I was wondering what kind of dishes you might prepare with it and all since it was the weirdest looking food I've seen in some time.

I don't know jack about jackfruit.

Is it like guanabana? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soursop

FauxReal said:

johnart said:

Genesia said:

fruit...

PunkMistress said:

It doesn't have a really strong flavour. It doesn't taste 'exotic' or unusual, it's just quite sweet (though not juicy, it's very much solid, not watery inside). It actually feels kinda plasticky on the outside but has a real nice crunch to it. It's nice.

I saw those hanging on the trees but nobody offered me some

ZombieKitten said:

Take 'em when nobody's looking. I do that with the mangoes on the trees next door either side of us, just lean out the window and nab them.

Fauxie said:

too late now, I'm back home

ZombieKitten said:

Go back and get 'em!
While you're there please pick me up some. Also some dragonfruit.

Jackfruit is yummy! I used to go to a little Vietnamese restaurant not far from where I grew up and we always ordered jackfruit as the dessert. I haven't eaten it in years, but if I remember correctly, it kinda tasted like pear, mango, and banana all rolled into one.

This is so embarassing; I am 48 years old and this is the first time I have ever heard of either if these fruits. Had I not come across this thread who knows how long it would have been...never???

Deadflow3r said:

what about mangosteen?


:dool:

ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

that's one hairy fruit!

ZombieKitten said:

i like mangosteen juice.

NO
haven't heard of those either; they are very interesting looking on the inside,pretty actually. Can you eat them, or just drink the juice? Are they sweet aswell? They look like they would be related to the coconut and quite crunchy.

CarrieMpls said:

I forgot abou this thread


Thanks for supporting this crappy ass thread

Deadflow3r said:

Actually the texture isn't too far from fresh coconut flesh, though the flavor is nothing like it.

The only way I can describe it is somewhere between a pineapple, mango, and peach, but very mild. It's quite a dry feeling fruit--not much juice in it. But addictive once you get into it.

I love jackfruit.

PunkMistress said:

See my above post, sweetie