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| − | [[Image:Artocarpus heterophyllus fruits at tree.jpg|thumb|Jackfruit]]
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| − | The '''jackfruit''' is a very large fruit from trees native to south-western [[Cookbook:Cuisine of India|India]] and [[Cookbook:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]. Jackfruit can be up to 90cm long, 50cm in diameter, and weight up to 36kg. The taste is similar to that of [[Cookbook:Pineapple|pineapple]], but milder and less juicy. It is popular throughout [[Cookbook:South Asian cuisines|South Asia]] and [[Cookbook:Southeast Asian cuisines|South-east Asia]].
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| − | Jackfruit can be eaten as a fresh fruit, both ripe and unripe. It is also often combined into cooked meals, both sweet and savoury. Jackfruit can be bought in cans, and as dried pieces.
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| − | {{Wikipedia|Jackfruit}}
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| − | [[Category:Jackfruit recipes|*]]
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| − | ===Young fruit===
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| − | The young fruit is called ''Polos'' in Sri Lanka. It is a dish with spices to replace meat curries in Sri Lankan cuisine. The skin of unripe (young) jack fruit must be pared first and discarded and then the whole fruit can be chopped into edible portions and cooked to be eaten. The raw young fruit is not edible. Young jackfruit has a mild flavour and distinctive poultry like texture. The cuisines of India,Nepal,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Cambodia, and Vietnam use cooked young jackfruit. In Indonesia, young jackfruit is eaten as gudeg. In many cultures, jackfruit is boiled and used in curries as a staple food.
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| − | [[Image:Jackfruit chips.jpg|thumb||upright|Jackfruit chips]]
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| − | ===Ripe fruit===
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| − | Ripe jackfruit is naturally sweet with subtle flavouring. It can be used to make a variety of dishes including custards, cakes, halo-halo and more. Ripe jackruit arils are sometimes seeded, fried and sold as jackfruit chips.
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.jackfruitrecipes.info Jackfruit Recipes | Easy Jackfruit Recipe Collection]
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