Comments on: Langka / Jackfruit Turnovers a la Marketman

By: dragon

dragon — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:11:55 +0000

You threw half of the vanilla bean???!!?! Vanilla beans, as they are usually used with milk, can be reused a few times. Sometimes before discarding the (over)used pods, you may (for its last life) leave the pod in a sugar container and you’ll end up having vanilla sugar.

On langka—what can one say? It’s one of my favorite fruits. Had a feast of it in Bangkok but obviously not available here in Noumea….

By: B

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:38:34 +0000

Speaking of langka… Here’s one experiment I had http://bealoca.multiply.com/journal/item/77/A_Langka_Seed_Recipe_and_Jesper_Ulvelius

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:23:24 +0000

elaine, the filling was incredibly edible by itself, albeit sweet and totally intense, possibly overpowering… I suppose phyllo might work… Pie dough is really quite easy though once you get the hang of it. stabuxadix, we all tend to think in terms of food as it hits its peak, so for fruits, foodie cravings are somewhat synchronized… anupama, jackfruit preserves on ice cream…wow, that sounds good. There used to be a local flavor of ice cream redolent with jackfruit so I can relate! Katrina, yes, I did make a new batch of dough which had more butter and more water to make it more pliable…

By: elaine

elaine — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:00:09 +0000

The filling looks yummy! I may have to look for the fruit though…by the way, is it possible to use phyllo pastry? maybe a small amount of filling will do. I kinda suck in dough making… Baka pwede to just eat the filling!

By: starbuxadix

starbuxadix — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:34:49 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful idea MM!^_^ Its like you almost knew my thoughts, i love langka and just about to google where i could buy delectable langka treats. The (supposed) langka boat tarts i got from a commercial bakeshop yesterday are just so frustrating…