Jackfruit is a large, egg-shaped fruit of the Artocarpus heterophyllus tree, native to southern India, and now cultivated across South and Southeast Asia. It is used extensively in the cuisines of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and several south Indian states.

Name origins

Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam chakka pazham.

Contained by
Bilo-bilo
Filipino dessert of small rice balls in coconut milk
Chakkavaratti
Jackfruit based sweet snack from Kerala
Kumbilappam
Keralan jackfruit and jaggery snack
Polos curry
Categories: Meat Substitute Tropical agriculture Tropical fruit Vegetable
Contained by: Bilo-bilofil Chakkavaratti Kumbilappamml Polos curry
Characteristic of: Bangladeshi cuisine Indian cuisine Southeast Asian cuisine Sri Lankan cuisine
Used to derive: Jackfruit seeds
Also known as:
English: langka
Hindi: KatakalKatHal
Latin species name: Artocarpus heterphyllus
Malayalam: chakka
Tamil: Palapazham
Wikidata ID: Q45757
Wikipedia title: Jackfruit
References:
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/jackfruit_ars.html
Wikipedia article: Jackfruit
Fruits of Warm Climates; Morton, Julia F., 1987
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