Comments on: Langka / Jackfruit http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:25:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit/comment-page-1#comment-1147 Marketman Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:46:23 +0000 /?p=240#comment-1147 Karen, I didn't actually weigh my langka but I would imagine that the 3+ foot ones are in the 40-50 kilo range. I didn't see too much mention of wide variations in langka in my cursory research for the post. I was away for the weekend and changes to website were introduced then, it went a little haywire for a few hours... Chris, thanks for that info on "jackfruit" - saves me research time! Karen, I didn’t actually weigh my langka but I would imagine that the 3+ foot ones are in the 40-50 kilo range. I didn’t see too much mention of wide variations in langka in my cursory research for the post. I was away for the weekend and changes to website were introduced then, it went a little haywire for a few hours… Chris, thanks for that info on “jackfruit” – saves me research time!

]]> By: Karen http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit/comment-page-1#comment-1143 Karen Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:10:12 +0000 /?p=240#comment-1143 Uy, new template! Of course this must be days old now, hehe! Marketman, how long were your 60lb. langka? I'm trying to figure out if the 3ft.+ long fruits from Cotabato are the same variety as those we get here in Luzon. How about those in Cebu? Uy, new template! Of course this must be days old now, hehe!

Marketman, how long were your 60lb. langka? I’m trying to figure out if the 3ft.+ long fruits from Cotabato are the same variety as those we get here in Luzon. How about those in Cebu?

]]> By: Chris http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit/comment-page-1#comment-1140 Chris Mon, 08 Aug 2005 16:43:37 +0000 /?p=240#comment-1140 The name "jackfruit" comes from the Portuguese "jaca" + fruit. The Portuguese term comes from the Malayalam "cakka/cakkai/chakka" (it differs according to region) The Filipino term "langka" or "nangka" is actually closer to the origin, which is expected because it belongs to the same Malayo-Polynesian language family. Jill's brother doesn't actually have anything to do with the name ;) The name “jackfruit” comes from the Portuguese “jaca” + fruit. The Portuguese term comes from the Malayalam “cakka/cakkai/chakka” (it differs according to region) The Filipino term “langka” or “nangka” is actually closer to the origin, which is expected because it belongs to the same Malayo-Polynesian language family. Jill’s brother doesn’t actually have anything to do with the name ;)

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit/comment-page-1#comment-1128 Marketman Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:14:02 +0000 /?p=240#comment-1128 Gosh, I was away from a computer for three days and look at all these comments! We should push this whole jackfruit underground delicacy. It sounds like a potential chi-chi fruit. That's how they get white endive or white asparagus... they keep covering it in dirt/sand then charge 3x the price! I totally missed this whole boil the seeds thing... no wonder the cook hoarded the seeds and put them aside... gotta do some research on why it is "Jackfruit" and not "Big Fat Smelly Prickly Fruit with Sweet Flesh"! Gosh, I was away from a computer for three days and look at all these comments! We should push this whole jackfruit underground delicacy. It sounds like a potential chi-chi fruit. That’s how they get white endive or white asparagus… they keep covering it in dirt/sand then charge 3x the price! I totally missed this whole boil the seeds thing… no wonder the cook hoarded the seeds and put them aside… gotta do some research on why it is “Jackfruit” and not “Big Fat Smelly Prickly Fruit with Sweet Flesh”!

]]> By: Chris http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/langka-jackfruit/comment-page-1#comment-1113 Chris Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:00:10 +0000 /?p=240#comment-1113 There is such a thing as underground langka though it's a really old method. Seedlings are raised in bamboo tubes then then you coil the stem beneath the ground. Last I saw something like that was in the very early 80s. There is such a thing as underground langka though it’s a really old method. Seedlings are raised in bamboo tubes then then you coil the stem beneath the ground. Last I saw something like that was in the very early 80s.

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