Print This Post Email This Post

Nangka

February 14th, 2009

Indonesian: Nangkanangka
Common Name: Jackfruit
Botanical Name: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Malaysian:
Thai: khanun

Largest fruit of all. Fruits usually weigh 20 to 40 pounds, although fruits of 100 pounds have been recorded. The part that is eaten is the fleshy part surrounding the seed. The taste is often described as juicy fruit gum, but this does not do it justice. The seeds are also very tasty when boiled or roastednangka

Comments are closed.