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The pulled pork reference is referring to unripe jack fruit, which has a very meaty mouthfeel. It is not sweet and has a different taste. I tried some in a Nepa
by chriskanan 11y ago
The pulled pork reference is referring to unripe jack fruit, which has a very meaty mouthfeel. It is not sweet and has a different taste. I tried some in a Nepalese restaurant in Madison, WI, and it was very good: http://www.yelp.com/biz/himal-chuli-madison http://www.yelp.com/biz/himal-chuli-madison
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- shas3 11y agoUnripe jackfruit is totally like pork in texture - pulled or cubed. Only, as is typical of plant-based food, it is not as juicy. You can use it in all the ways that you can use pork - stews, jambalayas, with rice - except in a sandwich. I'm pretty sure jackfruit is too dry for sandwiches. Though, if it lends itself to pickling like cabbage, that may be a good way to incorporate it into a sandwich.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoIf you cook it in a fatty vegetable broth it will be plenty juicy.
- AndyNemmity 11y agoHere in Phoenix there's a place that does pulled pork sandwhiches with jackfruit, so clearly they are making it work somehow :)
- lgas 11y agoYeah the Randy Radish here in VA pulls it off. I'm not vegetarian/vegan but I thought it was pretty good. http://www.therandyradish.com/menu http://www.therandyradish.com/menu
- vivin 11y agoOhh, ok. Yeah that's right. There is a dish in Kerala that's made from the unripe fruit and it does have a kind of meaty mouth-feel.
- jrjarrett 11y agoHimal Chuli FTW.