Jackfruit
Article and photographs by Peter Hemenway
Lombok Island
Northern Thailand
Each Jackfruit tree can yield as 150-250 fruits a season.
India is currently the world's biggest producer of jackfruit, but it is also available in most Asia countries. Thailand is also a big producer.
Mae Sai, Thaialnd
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Jackfruit in Bali, Indonesia
It is now available in the West as is popular as an alternative to eating meat. Jackfruit can be made into many types of dishes, including soup, fried snacks, or just eaten raw as the the three are about to do as shown in the picture taken on the island of Lombok in Indonesia.
Jackfruit is available frozen in United States as well as fresh
Below are photographs made by a Balinese friend of traditional ways of making Jack fruit soup
