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The jackfruit tree is well-suited to tropical lowlands and is widely cultivated throughout tropical regions of the world, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the rainforests of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. [7] [9] [11] [12] The ripe fruit is sweet (depending on variety) and is commonly used in desserts.
Jackfruit: Artocarpus heterophyllus [29] Sweden: Apple: Malus domestica [citation needed] Switzerland: Apple: Malus domestica [citation needed] Taiwan: Pineapple: Ananas comosus [citation needed] Thailand: Mangosteen: Garcinia mangostana [citation needed] Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’.
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family [2] [3] believed to be a domesticated descendant of Artocarpus camansi originating in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. It was initially spread to Oceania via the Austronesian expansion.
Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae.Most species of Artocarpus are restricted to Southeast Asia; a few cultivated species are more widely distributed, especially A. altilis (breadfruit) and A. heterophyllus (jackfruit), which are cultivated throughout the tropics.
In the Philippines (along with the related breadfruit, jackfruit, and antipolo) it is commonly cooked with coconut milk and spices and eaten as ginataang kamansi. [8] In South Asia and the Caribbean it is curried and eaten. The seeds are also of economic value in the Caribbean, Central and South America because they taste like chestnuts. As a ...
Kadyos, baboy, kag lanka, commonly shortened to KBL, is a Filipino pork soup or stew originating from the Hiligaynon people of the Western Visayas islands. The name of the dish means "pigeon peas, pork, and jackfruit" which are the three main ingredients of the soup.
Submerged homes at a village in Ilagan, Isabela province on Nov. 18, due to continuous heavy rains from Super Typhoon Man-yi. Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses after the ...
Nancaan, now known as Langkaan, derived its name from the Tagalog word langka, meaning "jackfruit." The jackfruit, the largest fruit tree in the Philippines, was reportedly introduced from India to Malaysia and later planted in the country by Arabs and Indians. The prevalence of jackfruit trees in the area likely inspired the name Nancaan. [7]