Comments on: Jackfruit

By: S

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:55:41 +0000

Hi,

Nostalgia for this overlooked and much misunderstood fruit brought me to your website!

The Tilvo Panas is Wild Durian and is called Ayani Chakka in Kerala. The furits are more ’slimy’ than the regular varieties of Jackfruit.
Yes, it cannot be ‘cut open’ with a knife and it is an acquired taste!

By: linda bednarik

linda bednarik — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:18:53 +0000

re: jackfruit.. have never tried this but friend, who has since moved, said very good. you show 2 different kinds of ‘inner pods’ . ( from 2 what you said were 2 different kinds of jackfruit. Am not concerned witht he different kinds, only, Once you open the main big fruit pod, are these smaller ‘inner pods’ just kind of laying there in the inner shell? Do you eat the inner pods as is or do these inner pods have to be split open and seeds removed or what? I read that the smell of the fruit is a ‘little off’ but the fruit is very good and sweet. Any help you could give me on how to handle this fruit would be appreciated. Thanks Linda

Shilpa: For one, the inner pods are just connected to the center and can easily be removed. For the second kind, the pods cannot be removed like that, so you need to cut the fruit first and then remove the pod. For the first one, the pods are very soft and second one, they are slightly harder. For both, you need to remove seeds.

By: R.Kavitha Devi

R.Kavitha Devi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:31:12 +0000

I am residing at chennai. I want to plant jackfruit. Where I can get good plant and how to maintain it. pl. inform

Shilpa: Check some nursery, I have no idea.

By: john dsouza

john dsouza — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:25:21 +0000

Hi. You know so much about Jack fruit trees. Can you help me in finding my favorite friut. Its called the in kokani {palponoes} I want to Plant in my farm.
Love Lancy

By: Fitz Bowe

Fitz Bowe — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:16:40 +0000

Hello my name is Fitz and refering to the lady from brazil I have quite a few young jackfruit tree growing as i speak when they are old enoughI would be glade to talk to you no terms of perchaseing one. They are, a very rare fruit here in America Looking forward to talking to you later Bigheadfitz@aol.com

By: Cristy

Cristy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:43 +0000

Hi
I am from Brazil. I’ll like to ask you, were can I buy the jackfruit tree in US. I will apreciate if you can give a hand.
Sincerely,
Cristy

By: Gauri

Gauri — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:17:16 +0000

Hi Shilpa,

I like this site very much. Do you have recipe of Jackfruit bahji or neer phanasache kaape

By: Namratha

Namratha — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:22:51 +0000

very nice receipies to learn and eat and nutrisious also

By: EiNara Lloyd

EiNara Lloyd — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:56:47 +0000

I allowed my son to pick some fruit at our local farmers market, and he picked jack fruit, he brought it home and we both ate some of it, it was good it reminded me of the texture of a plantain but fruity like a peach or papaya. We are always intrested in foods from other countries. I looked this up to see if there were other ways to perpare this fruit, I am intrested in any recipes you have. And thanks for them too in advance.

By: Narasimha Pai

Narasimha Pai — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:44:59 +0000

Shilpa,

I have been visiting your site frequently for reference. You are carrying out a great service as I am sure the current generation has hardly time to ensure that they pass on all Amchigele recipes to the next.

With Jackfruit being Tilvo or Kappo used to be always a hit or miss. Generally Kappo is more rounded and Tilvo is slightly irregular (However no hard & fast rules on identifying it unless you actually cut it open).

Eating Tilvo phonos needs some skill and hence when we were small, my mom used to make phansa mulik or goddi when the phonos turned out to be Tilvo and give the ghare to eat if it was Kappo.

Please mail me in case you do not have recipe of Mulik (I remember it roughly as Grinding of Rice coarsely and adding phonos and Jaggery along with kajjubi and then making small balls and frying) and I can check with my mom for the same.