Recipe: Pan-fried breadfruit
Added 2017-07-19 18:59:02 +0000 UTCNew recipe on grim grains!
We added lots of updates to the blog, including a food diary. Now we present to you an all-new recipe, using a fruit native to Polynesia: Breadfruit.
Breadfruit trees are everywhere in French Polynesia. But sometimes, the fruit aren’t mature enough to pick. To make things more difficult, grocery stores don’t sell them (they don’t sell fruit either.) The Polynesians don't buy fruit, they don't have to. They have plenty growing on their property. If they don’t have something, they can trade with neighbours for theirs. Getting our hands on a breadfruit was no simple task, but we are patient. At every island, we would ask the locals, but again, the fruit weren’t ready to pick off yet.
Devine & I had breadfruit when we first arrived in Nuku Hiva, the owner of a snack bar prepared some for us. He cooked it outside, over hot coals. The taste is hard to describe, it's very potato-like. We had the cooked breadfruit with some fresh coconut milk - that he extracted from a coconut himself. Since then, we’ve been looking to cook it ourselves.
We finally got our chance! We bought a breadfruit at the Fare street market in Huahine. The lady at the fruit stand gave it a few knocks with her fist, and told us it was ready to eat! It was delicious with coconut milk, but we wanted to try something different. We cut the breadfruit into wedges, and pan-fried it. We then served it with some button mushrooms, coated with sweetened soy sauce.
If you ever come by breadfruit fruit, please try it. It’s the perfect island food, and will keep you filled up for a long time!
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Best,
Rekka & Devine
SV Pino
