jackfruit
It looks like durian. Do you process it from it’s spiky home or does it come processed?
Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: ❄️ Friday, July 05, 2024
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Argh! Another long day - one job started off simple but the more I looked at it the more issues turned up. I pushed through and at least it’s all done now. I can see the end of the tunnel, one more thing to smash out for Monday and then I’ll be up to date. I’m almost tempted to clock some hours in on the weekend and clear out overdue stuff and do a shorter day on Monday.
I did make my slow cooked jackfruit last night! A bit too much vinegar maybe, lots going on with the flavours, but it went alright with some bread and mayo and salad to cut through it. It really needs that low and slow cooking to get the best flavours. And I walked to work and back today! Pretty chuffed with myself overall.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 months ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 months ago
I personally have only ever cooked with the tinned stuff that is thankfully processed. I grew up with my mum and other women in my life cleaning the fresh fruit though. It isn’t as spiky as durian, but it can be larger and heavier - and the worst part is all the sticky latex - only oil gets it off. Mum had a special cleaver for jackfruit that she’d sharpen to a fine edge before use, and a rag soaked in oil to clean the latex off every so often while cutting. Think she used gloves as well. Certainly made me very grateful for the tinned stuff even though it doesn’t hold a candle to freshly cleaned jackfruit
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Wiki mentioned up to 55kg, which is more than some people. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it for sale around Springvale central.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Yeah I haven’t actually checked it out for myself, but I wonder if might be the fully ripe fruit they’re selling. Unripe jackfruit is quite mild and a bit stringy and carries flavour well, which makes it a popular meat replacement, but the ripe fruit is syrupy sweet and pungent, completely different beast.
Duenan@aussie.zone 4 months ago
I love jackfruit. Used to pick up the tinned ones and throw them into the fridge and eat them as a snack or for dessert.
Haven’t eaten it cooked before though.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 months ago
That’ll be the sweet ripe jackfruit. Have you ever had it fresh? I’ve been lucky to had it fresh off the tree and it is divine. Eat it for days. A cherished childhood memory when visiting family overseas.
It’s the unripe jackfruit that’s cooked, very different thing.
Duenan@aussie.zone 4 months ago
I remember having it fresh once but I was very young and can’t remember much of it other than my parents chopping it up from the big bulb.
No idea what the taste of it was at that time.
Yep the tinned ones are definitely sweet.