Jackfruit (khanun).

Jackfruit is one of the biggest fruits that grows on a tree. The outside is green to yellow and covered in short blunt spikes, and inside, among pale fibres and sticky sap, sit the golden pods. Each one is firm and slightly chewy, very sweet, with a strong tropical smell that fills the room. Every pod holds a large smooth seed, and in Thailand the seeds are often boiled and eaten too.

Ways to use it

• Pull the seed out of each pod and eat the flesh fresh and cold.
• Slice the pods into strips and add them to a bowl of coconut milk with ice.
• Mix chopped pods into sticky rice desserts or a fruit salad.
• Boil the seeds in salted water until soft, then peel off the thin skin and eat them warm.

If you cut a whole fruit yourself, rub a little cooking oil on your knife and hands first. The sap is very sticky and oil keeps it from clinging.

Storing it

Once the pods are out of the fruit, keep them covered in the fridge so the smell doesn't spread to other food, and eat them within a few days. A whole fruit should be scrubbed under running water before you cut into it.

Where it comes from

Grown to certified organic standards. The certificate for each lot is shown when you trace your pack.

Every pack will carry a lot code. Enter it on the Trace your pack page and you will see the farms in that lot, the harvest date and the certificate.