How to make Jackfruit taste good?

I don’t like it either, tastes like poison to me only had it once and won’t be having it again

One of my neighbours who works for a food marketing company (H actually) gave us some “ experimental” Vegeburgers made with jackfruit, it was being tested before going to a major supermarket .
They were horrible, so spicy, I assume to cover the taste, or non taste, we couldn’t eat them and sadly they went in the food waste.

I saw Nadiya Hussein make a jackfruit curry on tv and I think the recipe is online.
However, I've never tried it.

I don't think I've ever seen a jackfruit. Do you get them fresh or in tins? I could always google em...

We tried fresh jack fruit when we lived in Indonesia. It’s known locally as Dead Man’s Fingers! ? None of us liked it and we didn’t bother again.

That would be enough to put anyone off, SueD!

Blinko, I got mine in a tin.
I don't like spicey food and beginning to think that is probably the only way to make it palatable.

Well quite, Blinko!

That's interesting SueDonim.I'm wondering where and when you you had your first taste of dead man's fingers( grin)

As a vegetarian I havent tasted any myself!

Sounds as bad as durian.

I tried it too when I lived in Indonesia but it seemed very tasteless. Like durian I think it's actually orangutan food.

I've done it as a 'pulled pork' type dish in a bbq sauce

Hahaha, Avitor! The local cuisine did contain some...ahem...interesting items, such as fish-eye porridge, although not dead men’s fingers, to my knowledge.

I love spice but the taste (it was tinned) was like poison no idea what they had added
Durian is a stinky fruit

Bluebelle

Am curious to know what poison tastes like!

You make it sound as though you have tried it on a few occasions, but thankfully are here to tell the tale!

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Haha? not sure what poison tastes like either to be honest perhaps I should have said it tastes yukky, it’s funny it was something I looked forward to trying as everyone was seeming to have receipes for jackfruit so I was terribly disappointed I think it’s just a Fad I can’t actually think anyone finds it a pleasant taste there are some things to just not eat

I watched a programme a while ago and they were using jackfruit to make burgers.

It was in Australia I think, and the general consensus was it was good, and they couldn’t really tell the difference.

Really?

I tried some jackfruit and red pepper burgers from A**i a little while ago and they were the most horrendous things I've tasted in a long time. They tasted bitter and sour somehow; really not nice at all. Won't try it again.

Drain the jackfruit from the tin, put in a colander along with some quinoa and tofu.
Give it all a gentle toss, now the clever bit, carefully wrap in newspaper or an old plastic bag and place in a bin with a tight fitting lid.
You now need never face the horror of these vile foods ever again.

Missfoodlove,I think you have given me great advice there.In to the bin it will go!

I gained an unexpected bonus from this thread and it was amusement.Thanks all.

Missfoodlove
Sound advice

I have read all this with interest. I was on the point of trying the stuff. I think MissFoodlove has the right idea.