You know how fresh pineapple and canned pineapple taste different? So too do fresh jackfruit and canned jackfruit. But where fresh pineapple and canned pineapple are equally delicious (even if one is superior to the other), canned jackfruit has a distinct epicurean advantage over fresh. But I get ahead of myself.
Jackfruit is a big fruit that looks similar to a durian, although, according to Venerable Potentate Wikipedia, the two fruits aren't related. You can see a couple hiding behind the spiky durians in my grocery store photo:
Just like it's non-relation, fresh jackfruit does not have an awesome scent. In fact, the stench I had attributed solely to the durian is actually the result of the jackfruit joining forces with the durian, releasing it's own acrid perfume to mix with the durian's putrid scent in order to create the smell of pure evil.
I bought some fresh jackfruit segments because I enjoy canned jackfruit: there's a pho restaurant in Bellingham that makes divine jackfruit smoothies. The taste of canned jackfruit is hard to describe: it's like a cross between a mango and a pineapple and a banana. "Pinanago," if you will. The taste of fresh jackfruit is easier to describe. It's like pinanago with hints of dirty sock. Or in gourmand terms, "gross." Soaking that [expletive deleted] in sugar water sure makes a hell of a difference!
Jackfruit is a big fruit that looks similar to a durian, although, according to Venerable Potentate Wikipedia, the two fruits aren't related. You can see a couple hiding behind the spiky durians in my grocery store photo:
Just like it's non-relation, fresh jackfruit does not have an awesome scent. In fact, the stench I had attributed solely to the durian is actually the result of the jackfruit joining forces with the durian, releasing it's own acrid perfume to mix with the durian's putrid scent in order to create the smell of pure evil.
jackfruit segments
(When jackfruit and durians are purchased separately, the negative smell factor declines just a bit.)
I bought some fresh jackfruit segments because I enjoy canned jackfruit: there's a pho restaurant in Bellingham that makes divine jackfruit smoothies. The taste of canned jackfruit is hard to describe: it's like a cross between a mango and a pineapple and a banana. "Pinanago," if you will. The taste of fresh jackfruit is easier to describe. It's like pinanago with hints of dirty sock. Or in gourmand terms, "gross." Soaking that [expletive deleted] in sugar water sure makes a hell of a difference!
1 comment:
Hi Chelsea,
Check your email. I've sent you 2 photos, from the Rio Botanical Garden, of jackfruit growing on trees.
Love this ongoing review of tropical fruits.
Aunt Em
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