It's not sweet, really doesn't have much flavor but it is pleasant. It's a starchy food, thus the name.Originally Posted by Delta
It's not sweet, really doesn't have much flavor but it is pleasant. It's a starchy food, thus the name.
we tried it, it was o.k. tasted starchy, but now i know it is good for you we will continue to eat more of it, soon come
Love breadfruit! Love it roasted or fried and I really LOVE it when my dad makes Breadfruit Rundown!
I would say neither -- definitely more starchy like yam. Its one of those food items that goes well with something else on the fork like a mouthful of breadfruit with ackee and saltfish. When we fry it or roast it, we sprinkle salt on it and eat it like that.
Just think of the name........bread & fruit.....that's exactly what it is and how it taste. I like it fry but got to have some ackee and saltfish or jerk pork or chicken with it, it's also nice with avocado. Just treat it like you do your bread.
I have a nice, productive breadfruit tree just off my verandah in Accompong Town and I had a whole lot of breadfruit from it. When the breadfruit are young, slicing them up and boiling them like a potato seemed to be best. After awhile, when the juices start to ooze from the fruit while growing, we would either boil them or slice and fry them. As they get mature, it seemed that roasting them was best. I would be interested in hearing with others think about that.
In my town, breadfruit is a kind of currency. When you want to repay a favor, you let a person bring a long stick over and pick one or two and (at the same time) have them get a couple down for you too! One thing I noticed, the wood is quite brittle and will snap off in a good wind or a heavy foot when climbed.
Mango season and Breadfruit season are a staple of the Jamaican economy as not much of the harddough bread is bought during that time.
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You are right, the young breadfruit is used for soup. I have never heard of frying the young breadfruit, it's the roast breadfruit that is fried after roasting.
Frying the young breadfruit is a special treat that we do instead of "French fries". You have to get the oil nice and hot and they only take about 2-3 minutes to cook. A nice light brown coating and they are done. Yes, we fry the roasted breadfruit as well.
Nothing better (in my opinion) than a nice soup with young breadfruit.
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I once had breadfruit pan fried with bacon and it was very good. I do not know if it was previously boiled. I have enjoyed ackee with bacon also. OK, maybe I like anything with bacon.
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Ackee and saltfish with bits of corned pork is delicious, I have had it with bacon and loved it also. I love pan fried breadfruit and am sure I would enjoy the 'french fly'. I think that will be next on my breadfruit adventure.
