JACKFRUIT HARVEST GALORE!!!

I harvested a few MOUNATAINOUS jackfruit from my garden tree. The one on my lap here is ripe, and the back one is still green. You can see the sticky white sap in a few spots ( i mean really sticky!! and you CANNOT get it off your hands!!) These fruits are SO rewarding but will kick your butt if you dont prepare them properly. I learned from an indigenous person you need to oil a big knife and cut the top off, then let it sit for a few hours while the sap rises out of the top,. Wipe it away and the rest of the fruit is ready to go. Eat the ripe golden juicy segments, or if you have a surplus of fruit, these can be made into  "jackfruit crisps, " (ie dried fruit snacks)
 I found the most exciting part of harvesting these fruits the additional ways of traditional eating with them. The seeds, which are quite big, can be boiled, deskinned, then roasted like chestnuts,, and are DELICIOUS and nutty, and a heavy source of protein! They are known, for example, as "hot mit luoc" in vietnam, and "palakottai" in India/ Tamil. The green jackfruit flesh is also used in currys etc as an everyday vegetable component. Recipes for this come from all over the south east asian/ indian region.
I made a traditional vegetable curry, with coconut cream etc. and included large chunks of green "fruit" to see if it tasted good. Along with all the other ingredients, this was my favourite part!! Melts in the mouth, but still chewy and like chicken or something! I was amazed. Also, it seemed to be really good  for my stomach! Maybe it has enzymes or something to make you feel real good! Highly recommendded if you ever get to try this method of cooking!! Bon aPPetite!