More strange and edible plants...

Here’s another unusual vegetable that grows locally. This one is called a breadfruit and can weigh up to 4kg. The photo shows it sliced in half (the beer in the photo is for size-reference but also makes a good accompaniment to the breadfruit). When mature but not ripe, the breadfruit is similar in taste and texture to a potato. Here I peeled and sliced the hard fruit, discarded the “core” and parboiled the “pulp” in salted water for a few minutes. I then stirfried the breadfruit in a butter/oil combination with some diced onions, garlic, pepper and salt, similar to preparing hashbrowns. It was very tasty and the half breadfruit made more than enough food to serve 3 adults. On the nutritional side, the breadfruit is rich in proteins and a range of amino acids. Like the potato, it contains a lot of starch and should be supplemented with green leafy vegetables to provide a balanced meal.