We were on out whatsup talking about Breadfruit. Some of my friends wanted to know the difference between a breadfruit and jackfruit.
Breadfruit looks like this.
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| Bread Fruit Courtesy:Google |
Somewhat different form a
jackfruit isn’t it? A jackfruit looks like this.
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| Jack Fruit Courtesy :http://raingold.com.my/site/jackfruit
But unlike a jackfruit a
breadfruit is used raw at least in Goa its use raw or green as the Americans
say. I understand that bread fruit is used ripe too in the Caribbean. Bread fruits
are common in Kerala, South Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, and Goa. Apparently is used
to make sambar etc in the south.
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Now in Goa you will find these breadfruit trees aplenty, they will ripen
and fall down but once they come to the market they are so very expensive. This
season they touched Rs.250/- a piece! The rate varies according to the size and
the freshness of the neerphanas as it is known locally.
In Goa the breadfruit or neerphanas is used to make Kappa’s, a shallow
fried slice that is relished, in tonak or to make a dry vegetable called
Neerphans bhaji!
This bhaji is not much appreciated by my kids so I make it when I have
no other vegetable or when I have too much of neerphanas! Too much happens when
we are gifted the neerphanas or when hubby cannot resist them and comes home
with 2 or 3 of them!
Anyway as I said we were discussing the making of this vegetable with PJ then I decided to
make it anyway since I needed to feed my blog baby! :D
