Comments on: Charred Breadfruit

By: omar khayam

omar khayam — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:24:00 +0000

i like to see a breadfruit up close, whree can i buy that kind of fruit?

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:35 +0000

rimas is grown extensively in batangas along the coast…in bauan and lobo….it is called rimas or dalungyan in tagalog it can also be steamed and pounded with young coconut milk and butter just like ” nilupak” na kamoteng kahoy or saging na saba!!!! my cousins in the states carves for candied rimas! oh so yummy!!! its out of season now though it’ll start to flower at the onset of summer…..sarap!!!

By: mallika edema

mallika edema — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:27:21 +0000

We in sri lanka this is a common fruit. Good for break fast, chunks cut and boiled with little salt, eat with grated coconut or sambol made out of coconut, onions, maldifish, lime and salt. tasty. Also we cook adding coconut milk, curry leaves, salt then temper with mustard and garlic. tasty when the gravy is really thick. ideal with rice or bread.

By: bedazzle

bedazzle — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:13:43 +0000

Marketman, thanks for the information that breadfruit is rimas in tagalog because when my Jamaican brother-in-law visited the Philippines he told me he saw a breadfruit tree on our way to the province and I had to ask him to describe the fruit to me. All the while I thought it was kamansi. Now, when the brod-in-law comes to visit I’ll know what to serve him..hehehe..

By: alilay

alilay — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:44 +0000

i remembere these rimas – always candied and the kamansi- ginataan like the unripe jackfruit, with shrimp or dried dilis

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:19 +0000

I’ve never seen nor tried this. Gotta look for it next time I’m in Cebu or Bohol. I’m excited about having tried a couple of new fruits recently, though: marang and balimbing from Davao. (I know, how could I have waited so long?!). I enjoyed the marang! I love discovering a new delicious treat. :-)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:33:48 +0000

millet, I like the cheese and bacon idea! For those that are curious, Kolo or Rimas differs from Kamansi or SEEDED breadfruit which also has a different skin. Lyna, yes, almost like chips if they are thin enough! jeune, I don’t see it often in Manila markets, but sometimes a few vendors carry it. AleXena, no, Nangka is Langka is Jackfruit. A relative of breadfruit but quite different. cumin, I spent days eating fried kolo and latik while visiting the relatives in bohol, at the time, I dreaded it because every house had it on offer… these days, I like it, but in small doses!

By: millet

millet — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:25:11 +0000

penoybalut, i think it’s called “rimas” in tagalog. my lola used to send us candied rimas – they were soft and chewy and sticky, and crunchy at the sugared edges. haven’t had candied breadfruit in a looong time.

MM, perhaps you could top that grilled rimas with some roquefort dressing and bacon bits?

By: lyna

lyna — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25:16 +0000

where I am, it is dipped in batter mixed with a bit of salt, not sugar and deep fried. it’s nice and crunchy.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:47:01 +0000

In our house they make it into a sweet… quite good, healthy snack. Not much different from camoteque or bananaque.