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What other fruit ( pineapple is wellknown ) would tast good on a pizza? That was the question i asked during lunch at school. The results off that class..
Passionfruit, watermelon and Strawberry were the favorite ones to be tasted.
Bad idee was kiwi, apple and cherrys.

What do you think?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

As someone who loves Jackfruit, i think the actual fruit bulb of one is much too sweet for a pizza topping.

What you are talking about is actually a byproduct of the fruit which is called the rags. Which can be cooked and eaten, as well as the seeds. Although in my opinion the seeds are much tastier than the rags, just boil them till soft. get yourself a fresh jackfruit and try it.

I think it's great that we can find ways to eat more parts of the jackfruit, but the fact that most Americans think that jackfruit is just the rags and not the actual fruit means that they never had a fresh one and instead fell for a marketing ploy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that what the whole thing is with jackfruit burgers and pulled jackfruit? They're using the byproducts?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess you can call it byproducts. The bulbs have a strange creamy texture on the inside, but the outside is also quite fibrous. You wouldn't make a burger from that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You might be thinking of a durian? The bulbs are hollow once you remove the seed in them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I've grown up eating unripe jackfruit as a vegetable, cooked in coconut milk along with a bit of protein, be it some pork or some dried fish. Never really taken a close look at which part of the jackfruit is being used though, but it's the part with the seeds. I enjoy finding the surprise (cooked) seeds since they're really nutty and complements well with the rest of the flavors of the dish.

Anyways, my point is that unripe jackfruit can make for a good savory topping for pizza.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Never saw one in a store tnh. No clue how they taste

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think it's a marketing ploy, it's just not explained in great detail on the can where exactly it comes from. It's not like anyone could possibly benefit from people not knowing what jackfruit is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its a ploy in that people assume they are eating fruit and not some kind of pulp that's next to the actual fruit. Jackfruit rags don't sound too tasty so they leave it out purposefully. I understand but wouldn't mind if they invented another word to use so if I actually serve jackfruit fruit to people it's not weird for them by how different it is from the rags.

I still think it's strange that the seeds aren't also marketed as edible. Its kinda like potato once boiled so I guess potatoes are just easier to use in a large scale.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It's only popular (afaik) in America as a meat substitute, not because it's "fruit." Vegetarians don't care what part of the fruit it comes from as long as it's serving its purpose, and I can't imagine anyone being upset when they find out there's a sweet part to it too. I guess the word "ploy" just implies, like, a conspiracy or something to me and I can't imagine who would perpetrate something so banal. Can't be the jackfruit producers/distributors, they could only benefit from more people knowing more about their product.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What's the best way to cut and handle jackfruit without feeling like you just fingered a jar of gorilla glue afterwards