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nice post like it tooo

Hi Janaki
Thank you for this wonderful post about jackfruit and ofcourse your vacations in Kerala. Brought back a lot of memories. I remember i was only over 3 or 4 years old when in my haste to get to the jackfruit pieces i tripped and fell on the a

Hi Deepa,
I loved your blog. Read a lot of posts today. I have started writing a blog on Indian experiences. Its called Kala Khatta. www.kalakhatta.blogspot.com. Would love to get your feedback and comments on it
Thanks!
Vidhi

inspiring...good ....thanks

That is true.
Nothing like feasting on Jackfruit and Mango at our native place.
I used to hear (with envy) from my cousins that where they lived (in the high ranges) the jackfruit used to get ripe and fall on the roads....as cutting them down an

The mention of chakka pradhaman, chakka varathee, chakka eriseri etc rekindles some sweet memories of my times spent in Kerala with my grandmother. She made a wide variety of dishes to cater to our taste buds :)

I read this post and immediately went to my local Chinese supermarket here in Canada and picked up a wedge of fresh jackfruit. But it's dry and not very sweet :-( . My first experience wasn't so good! Guess I better go to India for the real thing!

Very well written. This article dwells on such a simple subject but brings back so many memories of childhood.
Deepa, please pass on my best wishes to your mother. I will forward this to my brother Praveen - he was a student of your father, many, man

Craving Jackfruit and missing Kerala now.

I agree that most kids consider such things as laborious as we're in the generation of McDonalds and Subway. On a more personal note, the earliest memories I have about jackfruit were the chakka payasam which we used to make during Vishu. Another integral

Hi Deepa, I agree with Janaki tr that kids today dont enjoy the summer fruits as much as us. In fact even the mango fruit has to be made into apulp and given to them.The joy of licking ur fingers and palms while eting a ripe mango is also long forgotten!

i dont know if janaki teacher knows of this, the unripe jackfruit if cooked by adding masalas, it tastes & looks exactly like meat. - rajesh s. naidu

you made my mouth water... i saw jackfruit at the chembur market just a couple of days back, but they werent sweet at all... not even the beautiful ripe yellow! looks like i will have to wait a bit more!

Yummmmm! We must meet up atleast to have some jackfruits in Matunga.

Sorry couldn't join you guys at Sewri. Dozed off!