Jackfruit anyone?

One of my favorite tropical fruits. This one i bought from the Asian grocery store. It was 99 cents a pound and with the current food inflation, I can't say no to that.

This one is about 15 pounds.



They do sell smaller cut up pieces(just like watermelons) but they will charge around $5 a pound for it. But sometimes they cut it when it's not fully ripened. This one was unripened. I left it on the counter a couple days. When it's time, the Jackfruit will have some give when pressed against it. Also, the smell will be similar to juicy fruit gum except it will have natural fragance vs a synthetic flavor.

This is how it looks when I cut it open length wise.



If you're doing this, you should wear latex gloves. It will get sticky. The white center core is not edible and needs to be removed.

So after quartering length wise and removing the core, it looks like this.



You can see the individual bulbs. Some stores will sell you the bulbs in a small Styrofoam tray. But it'll be around $6-7 a pound. And they usually don't remove the seeds.

After removing the bulbs and seeds, this is the final product.



This one yielded around 5 pounds. They are sweet, tender, fragrant, and full of nutrients. I've been finishing up my meals with them as a healthy dessert. They store pretty well in the fridge but I do put them in zip lock bags and into the freezer they go. Also, not many people know this but the seeds are edible. If you boil the seeds for an hour(add some salt), they will tasted like a cross between boiled potatoes and boiled peanuts.