We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.

http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389

Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.

nancy

On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:10:16 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
> nancy

Looks like jackfruit. My grocery sells whole ones.

Cindy Hamilton

Am Donnerstag, 10. August 2017 22:10:16 UTC+2 schrieb Nancy Young:
> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.

Durian. Only the yellow part is eaten.
Was it sold cut that way? Not good.

Bye, Sanne.

On 2017-08-10, Nancy Young > wrote:

> Does everyone know what this is on sight?

Not even remotely!!

It looks like it's been cut by something. Leechee nut flower?
Manicured durian?

OTOH, most of my life, I thought green leaf lettuce was the same as
romain lettuce. It's not. Duh.

IOW, you win!

nb

On 8/10/2017 4:35 PM, sanne wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 10. August 2017 22:10:16 UTC+2 schrieb Nancy Young:
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
> Durian. Only the yellow part is eaten.
> Was it sold cut that way? Not good.

Ha, we were saying I hope it's not durian. Certainly didn't smell
and that wasn't the name on the package.

nancy

On 8/10/2017 4:32 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:10:16 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.

> Looks like jackfruit. My grocery sells whole ones.

That's it.

Picked it up at Whole Foods. The rind is something to see.

But was not tasty.

nancy

On 8/10/2017 4:41 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-08-10, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> Does everyone know what this is on sight?
>
> Not even remotely!!
>
> It looks like it's been cut by something. Leechee nut flower?
> Manicured durian?
>
> OTOH, most of my life, I thought green leaf lettuce was the same as
> romain lettuce. It's not. Duh.
>
> IOW, you win!

Ha, it depends how you look at it. If the squirrels like it, they
win. Or maybe the watermelon eating skunk will come for it.

It being jackfruit.

nancy

On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:43:02 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/10/2017 4:32 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:10:16 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>>
>>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
>> Looks like jackfruit. My grocery sells whole ones.
>
>That's it.
>
>Picked it up at Whole Foods. The rind is something to see.
>
>But was not tasty.

It looks a bit like custard apple. If it tastes similar, I'll like it.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
> nancy

Is it a cherimoya?

On 8/10/2017 4:52 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 10 Aug 2017 01:10:04p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.

> It looks like an alien's head turned sideways. :-)

That's what I thought. But you can boil the eyes and use them like
potatoes.

I guess if I was stuck in the jungle.

nancy

On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
>> frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
>> before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
>> everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.

> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?

Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
on it.

Jackfruit.

Jack can have it.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote:
> On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
>> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
>>
>>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
>>> frankenstein
>>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
>>> before,
>>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>>
>>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
>>> everyone
>>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
>> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?
>
> Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
> on it.
>
> Jackfruit.
>
> Jack can have it.
>
> nancy
>

I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
like potato chips are.

--
jinx the minx

On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:33:16 -0500, jinx the minx
> wrote:

>Nancy Young > wrote:
>> On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
>>>
>>>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
>>>> frankenstein
>>>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
>>>> before,
>>>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>>>
>>>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
>>>> everyone
>>>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>>
>>> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?
>>
>> Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
>> on it.
>>
>> Jackfruit.
>>
>> Jack can have it.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
>I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>like potato chips are.

Yes, I've seen it canned in Asian shops, I believe. I'll try it next
time, although I can imagine that canned's quite diffrent from fresh.

On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:

>> Jackfruit.
>>
>> Jack can have it.

> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
> like potato chips are.

Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
way through, hard to picture them as chips.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
> nancy


I've never seen it where I am. Is it cut up or something?

Cheri

On 2017-08-10 4:10 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>



Echidna?

Nancy Young > wrote:
> On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>>> Jackfruit.
>>>
>>> Jack can have it.
>
>> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>> like potato chips are.
>
> Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
> way through, hard to picture them as chips.
>
> nancy
>

You only eat the yellow part.

--
jinx the minx

On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:59:33 -0500, jinx the minx
> wrote:

>Nancy Young > wrote:
>> On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>
>>>> Jackfruit.
>>>>
>>>> Jack can have it.
>>
>>> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>>> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>>> like potato chips are.
>>
>> Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
>> way through, hard to picture them as chips.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
>You only eat the yellow part.

Didn't she know that the rest was poisonous?

On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12:33:21 PM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
> > On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
> >> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
> >>
> >>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
> >>> frankenstein
> >>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
> >>> before,
> >>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> >>>
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> >>>
> >>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
> >>> everyone
> >>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> >
> >> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?
> >
> > Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
> > on it.
> >
> > Jackfruit.
> >
> > Jack can have it.
> >
> > nancy
> >
>
> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
> like potato chips are.
>
> --
> jinx the minx

The canned jackfruit in syrup is used in halo halo. It's got to be one of the most beautiful things ever.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/252975704038291367

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 4:20:51 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12:33:21 PM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> > Nancy Young > wrote:
> > > On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
> > >> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
> > >>> frankenstein
> > >>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
> > >>> before,
> > >>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> > >>>
> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> > >>>
> > >>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
> > >>> everyone
> > >>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> > >
> > >> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?
> > >
> > > Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
> > > on it.
> > >
> > > Jackfruit.
> > >
> > > Jack can have it.
> > >
> > > nancy
> > >
> >
> > I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
> > tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
> > like potato chips are.
> >
> > --
> > jinx the minx
>
> The canned jackfruit in syrup is used in halo halo. It's got to be one of the most beautiful things ever.
>
> https://www.pinterest.com/pin/252975704038291367

Visually attractive, yes. I'm not at all sure I'd like the texture of
quite a few of the components.

Cindy Hamilton

On 8/11/2017 12:59 AM, jinx the minx wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>> On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>
>>>> Jackfruit.
>>>>
>>>> Jack can have it.
>>
>>> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>>> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>>> like potato chips are.
>>
>> Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
>> way through, hard to picture them as chips.

> You only eat the yellow part.

That's all I tried. But it doesn't seem to be enough to slice
into chips. It's a weird layout even for a fruit.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote:
> On 8/11/2017 12:59 AM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>> On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Jackfruit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jack can have it.
>>>
>>>> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>>>> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>>>> like potato chips are.
>>>
>>> Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
>>> way through, hard to picture them as chips.
>
>> You only eat the yellow part.
>
> That's all I tried. But it doesn't seem to be enough to slice
> into chips. It's a weird layout even for a fruit.
>
> nancy
>

I think you have to break them apart into "pods", then remove the seeds
inside the pods, which gives you like a flower blossom looking kind of
thing of the yellow flesh, which is the cut into strips and fried. They
look like French fries when done. It probably depends on how large the
jackfruit is to begin with. Our grocery had them once--the thing weighed
like 20 pounds and was as big as a watermelon. They're a southern India
fruit. DH's family grew them at home. The chips are called chakka
varuthathu. Homemade ones are wonderful. Bagged retail chips not so much.
You should be able to buy them at most Indian grocers. Here's a link to
how they make the chips:

http://www.cheenachatti.com/recipe/c...ckfruit-chips/

--
jinx the minx

On 8/11/2017 10:15 AM, jinx the minx wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>> On 8/11/2017 12:59 AM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>>> On 8/10/2017 6:33 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>>>> Nancy Young > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Jackfruit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jack can have it.
>>>>
>>>>> I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
>>>>> tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
>>>>> like potato chips are.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting, I never heard of them. They aren't consistent all the
>>>> way through, hard to picture them as chips.
>>
>>> You only eat the yellow part.
>>
>> That's all I tried. But it doesn't seem to be enough to slice
>> into chips. It's a weird layout even for a fruit.

> I think you have to break them apart into "pods", then remove the seeds
> inside the pods, which gives you like a flower blossom looking kind of
> thing of the yellow flesh, which is the cut into strips and fried.

Oh, someone said something about it being cut up strangely and now
I understand. The way you describe is makes much more sense slicing
it into chips.

> They
> look like French fries when done. It probably depends on how large the
> jackfruit is to begin with. Our grocery had them once--the thing weighed
> like 20 pounds and was as big as a watermelon. They're a southern India
> fruit. DH's family grew them at home. The chips are called chakka
> varuthathu. Homemade ones are wonderful. Bagged retail chips not so much.
> You should be able to buy them at most Indian grocers. Here's a link to
> how they make the chips:
>
> http://www.cheenachatti.com/recipe/c...ckfruit-chips/

I appreciate the link. Very interesting and I get it better now. Thanks!

nancy

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 12:27:15 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 4:20:51 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12:33:21 PM UTC-10, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> > > Nancy Young > wrote:
> > > > On 8/10/2017 4:48 PM, l not -l wrote:
> > > >> On 10-Aug-2017, Nancy Young > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the
> > > >>> frankenstein
> > > >>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it
> > > >>> before,
> > > >>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does
> > > >>> everyone
> > > >>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> > > >
> > > >> BartSimpsonFruit? UgliFruit's alien cousin?
> > > >
> > > > Something about it made me think of South Park. Put a knit hat
> > > > on it.
> > > >
> > > > Jackfruit.
> > > >
> > > > Jack can have it.
> > > >
> > > > nancy
> > > >
> > >
> > > I've never had it raw, although there is a can of it in my cupboard. I can
> > > tell you, however, that fried jackfruit chips are wonderfully addictive,
> > > like potato chips are.
> > >
> > > --
> > > jinx the minx
> >
> > The canned jackfruit in syrup is used in halo halo. It's got to be one of the most beautiful things ever.
> >
> > https://www.pinterest.com/pin/252975704038291367
>
> Visually attractive, yes. I'm not at all sure I'd like the texture of
> quite a few of the components.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I agree.

Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>
> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>
> nancy

Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
it. Rarely any middle ground.

It smells like a well used midden on a hot summer day and tastes like
pure manna. The taste this time is not related to the smell which is
odd. Use a disposable spoon or wrap your hands in plastic bags when
eating it.

--

Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:10:16 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
> > We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> > monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> > nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> >
> > Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> > know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Looks like jackfruit. My grocery sells whole ones.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Similar in looks but not spikey enough for that.

--

On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:52:42 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>>
>> nancy
>
>Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
>what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
>it. Rarely any middle ground.

I had it once. I could handle the smell and the flavour. I only
developed a problem with it when I could still smell it 2 days later
in the room where we had it.

>It smells like a well used midden

dung heap (learn something new every day)

>on a hot summer day and tastes like
>pure manna. The taste this time is not related to the smell which is
>odd. Use a disposable spoon or wrap your hands in plastic bags when
>eating it.

And have it outside.

On 8/12/2017 12:52 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>
>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
> what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
> it. Rarely any middle ground.
>
If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.

Jill

On 2017-08-12 6:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
>> what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
>> it. Rarely any middle ground.
>>
> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.

I have never had it but I have heard that it is delicious. I just have
to wonder how it is possible to get something past your nose and into
you mouth when it smells that bad.

On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:44:13 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-08-12 6:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
>>> what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
>>> it. Rarely any middle ground.
>>>
>> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.
>
>I have never had it but I have heard that it is delicious. I just have
>to wonder how it is possible to get something past your nose and into
>you mouth when it smells that bad.

It doesn't smell that bad, but the smell lingers for days.

On 8/12/2017 6:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part is
>>> what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it, or hate
>>> it. Rarely any middle ground.
>>>
>> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.
>
> I have never had it but I have heard that it is delicious. I just have
> to wonder how it is possible to get something past your nose and into
> you mouth when it smells that bad.

I only remember durian from the open air markets in Bangkok. It smelled
horrific but is alledgely very mild and sweet tasting. I couldn't get
past the stench to try it. Some restaurants refuse to serve it because
of the smell.

I really have no idea what Nancy posted a picture of. Jackfruit or
breadfruit might be right.

Jill

On 2017-08-12 7:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/12/2017 6:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I have never had it but I have heard that it is delicious. I just have
>> to wonder how it is possible to get something past your nose and into
>> you mouth when it smells that bad.
>
> I only remember durian from the open air markets in Bangkok. It smelled
> horrific but is alledgely very mild and sweet tasting. I couldn't get
> past the stench to try it. Some restaurants refuse to serve it because
> of the smell.

That is the sort of reaction I would expect. If it smells as bad as I
have heard it does I just can't imagine getting it past my nose and into
my mouth.

It makes me think of my one and only encounter with Limburger cheese. A
friend had been given a cheese basket at Christmas and he passed me a
piece of cheese and said " Try this". I did, but then I noticed a
strange look on his face and asked what was wrong. As soon as I spoke I
realized what had happened. I smelled it on my breath. Straight rye
whiskey would not get rid of it.




> I really have no idea what Nancy posted a picture of. Jackfruit or
> breadfruit might be right.
>
> Jill

Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:52:42 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> >> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> >> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> >>
> >> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> >> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> >>
> >> nancy
> >
> > Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part
> > is what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it,
> > or hate it. Rarely any middle ground.
>
> I had it once. I could handle the smell and the flavour. I only
> developed a problem with it when I could still smell it 2 days later
> in the room where we had it.
>
> > It smells like a well used midden
>
> dung heap (learn something new every day)
>
> > on a hot summer day and tastes like
> > pure manna. The taste this time is not related to the smell which
> > is odd. Use a disposable spoon or wrap your hands in plastic bags
> > when eating it.
>
> And have it outside.

That too!

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jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 8/12/2017 12:52 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
> > > monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
> > > nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
> > >
> > > Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
> > > know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
> > >
> > > nancy
> >
> > Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part
> > is what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it,
> > or hate it. Rarely any middle ground.
> >
> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.
>
> Jill

The 'stench' is only truely evident when fully ripe.

I see others seem to indicae it is a jackfruit but the picture shows a
durian spike and the yellow custard of a durian. Dunno. If she'd had
an identification on a label, doubt she'd have asked?



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Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2017-08-12 6:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > > Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like
> > > part is what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either
> > > love it, or hate it. Rarely any middle ground.
> > >
> > If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.
>
> I have never had it but I have heard that it is delicious. I just
> have to wonder how it is possible to get something past your nose and
> into you mouth when it smells that bad.

LOL, it helps to be drunk off your ass the first time!

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On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 19:34:22 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>It makes me think of my one and only encounter with Limburger cheese. A
>friend had been given a cheese basket at Christmas and he passed me a
>piece of cheese and said " Try this". I did, but then I noticed a
>strange look on his face and asked what was wrong. As soon as I spoke I
>realized what had happened. I smelled it on my breath. Straight rye
>whiskey would not get rid of it.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRuRKirloQ8>

"Why don't you dance with me
I'm not no Limburger"

On 8/12/2017 7:51 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.

> The 'stench' is only truely evident when fully ripe.
>
> I see others seem to indicae it is a jackfruit but the picture shows a
> durian spike and the yellow custard of a durian. Dunno. If she'd had
> an identification on a label, doubt she'd have asked?

It had a label. Jackfruit.

nancy

On 8/12/2017 7:51 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 8/12/2017 12:52 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> We bought it because it's so odd looking. Like the frankenstein
>>>> monster of fruits. The cashier asked if we'd ever had it before,
>>>> nope, but she liked it, being a vegan.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/ybwlb389
>>>>
>>>> Well, we tried it. The vegans can have my share. Does everyone
>>>> know what this is on sight? We had to check the label.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>> Durian. Not normally seen in slices. The yellow custard-like part
>>> is what you eat. Durian is a bit like liver. You either love it,
>>> or hate it. Rarely any middle ground.
>>>
>> If it was Durian she would have known by the overwhelming stench.
>>
>> Jill
>
> The 'stench' is only truely evident when fully ripe.
>
Pbbbbt!

> I see others seem to indicae it is a jackfruit but the picture shows a
> durian spike and the yellow custard of a durian. Dunno. If she'd had
> an identification on a label, doubt she'd have asked?
>
She didn't ask *what* it was. She asked if anyone would recognize it on
sight. She said "we had to check the label". There was a label. It
was jackfruit.

Jill

Am Sonntag, 13. August 2017 05:24:25 UTC+2 schrieb Jill McQuown:
> On 8/12/2017 7:51 PM, cshenk wrote:

> > The 'stench' is only truely evident when fully ripe.
> >
> Pbbbbt!

Gesundheit.

> > I see others seem to indicae it is a jackfruit but the picture shows a
> > durian spike and the yellow custard of a durian.

My thoughts exactly when I posted my answer.

> > Dunno. If she'd had
> > an identification on a label, doubt she'd have asked?
> >
> She didn't ask *what* it was. She asked if anyone would recognize it on
> sight. She said "we had to check the label". There was a label. It
> was jackfruit.

Not necessarily.
The label said it was jackfruit. Thus that cut.

Who did the labeling: The store (which kind of store?) or the fruit company
that traded it (whom I'd trust more)?
Was there a picture of the fruit on it? If so: was it really the same fruit?
Wrong-labeling happens.

Bye, Sanne.

"sanne" > wrote in message
...
> Am Sonntag, 13. August 2017 05:24:25 UTC+2 schrieb Jill McQuown:
>> On 8/12/2017 7:51 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
>> > The 'stench' is only truely evident when fully ripe.
>> >
>> Pbbbbt!
>
> Gesundheit.
>
>> > I see others seem to indicae it is a jackfruit but the picture shows a
>> > durian spike and the yellow custard of a durian.
>
> My thoughts exactly when I posted my answer.
>
>> > Dunno. If she'd had
>> > an identification on a label, doubt she'd have asked?
>> >
>> She didn't ask *what* it was. She asked if anyone would recognize it on
>> sight. She said "we had to check the label". There was a label. It
>> was jackfruit.
>
> Not necessarily.
> The label said it was jackfruit. Thus that cut.
>
> Who did the labeling: The store (which kind of store?) or the fruit
> company
> that traded it (whom I'd trust more)?
> Was there a picture of the fruit on it? If so: was it really the same
> fruit?
> Wrong-labeling happens.
>
> Bye, Sanne.


It's OK not to know everything.

Cheri