Monday, June 15, 2009

I fell in love with Jackfruit

I went to Matunga, suburb of Mumbai in the middle of June. I travelled in train because it was Sunday and my friends have told me that I can travel in trains on weekends, it's ok.



Sign for the women compartment on the train. I usually travel in the women compartment - because it's less crowded.



The train map was in Hindi. I had no idea where to get off.



I asked some women.



I saw a over crowded train on distance. It was the men compartment - I didn't see any women traveling in it.



I saw the jackfruit for the second time in my life in the market in Matunga. I've never been so excited about a fruit in my whole life. I love the form of it - like an over sized been and the surface, feels so special to touch.



And when it's opened it looks like a fish. I had to taste it! You eat the fruit around the seads I found out later at Wikipedia.

- The fruit can reach 36 kg
- Up to 90 cm in length
- The name for Jackfruit in mallu (Indian langugage spoken in Kerala) is Chakka.

More about jackfruit.




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