... For me should be these succulent, golden beauties.
I wonder thou if a large part of this liking is due to the nostalgia I associate jackfruit with. You see, during school days, The only time I would get to feast on these lovelies were during the annual summer visits to our ancestral home in Kerala where the backyard was peppered with jackfruit trees. Half the fun then was the definite banter that would ensue among cousins to see who would get the larger share. I hv a cousin bro, who would mark his share by licking on each(so that nobody else would touch it) n then leisurely eat his voluminous loot... Ho the cries of outrage that would follow tht! Those memories still bring a smile.
So famed is my love for jackfruit that for one of the Bdays I was gifted one large one - N mind u it wa slugged a good 25 kms on a bike. N I hv a family who will wake up at unearthly hours jus so that they can cut, deseed n pack it in neat boxes ready for me to carry it back to hyd n now Kerala :)
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I wonder thou if a large part of this liking is due to the nostalgia I associate jackfruit with. You see, during school days, The only time I would get to feast on these lovelies were during the annual summer visits to our ancestral home in Kerala where the backyard was peppered with jackfruit trees. Half the fun then was the definite banter that would ensue among cousins to see who would get the larger share. I hv a cousin bro, who would mark his share by licking on each(so that nobody else would touch it) n then leisurely eat his voluminous loot... Ho the cries of outrage that would follow tht! Those memories still bring a smile.
So famed is my love for jackfruit that for one of the Bdays I was gifted one large one - N mind u it wa slugged a good 25 kms on a bike. N I hv a family who will wake up at unearthly hours jus so that they can cut, deseed n pack it in neat boxes ready for me to carry it back to hyd n now Kerala :)
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My hubby loves but I dnt like jack fruits
ReplyDeleteI love the seed though. I gues we can burn and eat it na ?
thats why its a "Jack" fruit. Mango is the king ;)
ReplyDeleteMangoes for summer! genuine delight :)
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Somehow the ripe jack fruit is not seen in Rajasthan. Have never tasted the ripe variety. Though we use the raw one as a vegetable.
ReplyDeleteI don't like Jackfruit but my mom loves it.
ReplyDeleteHave never had ripe jack fruit. Love the raw one which we cook as veggie. Is the ripe one like Mango? Looks like that.
ReplyDeleteJackfruit! Thanks for bringing back the memories. :)
ReplyDeleteThe liking for jack fruit runs in the blood...my kids love them.
ReplyDeleteDitto ditto ditto. For both of us here :)
ReplyDeleteI have lived in Kerala for 12 years and love everything about the place :) Jack fruit too.
ReplyDeleteDon't really like jackfruit because of the strong smell, but lovely photo!
ReplyDeleteJust looking at that pic made me crave for Jackfuit.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! They look so succulent and droolworthy! I love jackfruit!
ReplyDeleteJackfruit always reminds me of the trip I took with my aunt & uncle to Coorg, from B'lore. We saw TALL trees with such large jackfruit. Tis' a pity my son isn't interested in trees yet :)
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