(Artocarpus odoratissimus) : Marang Fruit

Marang is probably native to the Borneo in South East Asia. It is found growing there wild. This fruit is however, widely cultivated in the Philippines.It has been introduced in Australia, Brazil and some other tropical countries now.The large fruit is esteemed for the sweet, juicy, aromatic perianths surrounding the seeds, which can be eaten fresh or used as an ingredient in cakes. 

 

Many people rate this fruit better in taste and flavor than jackfruit.However, it is the seeds of marang which have a very high potential. The seeds when roasted, taste like chestnuts. Each fruit contains about 100 seeds each weighing about one gram on an average. Young fruit are also cooked milk and eaten as a curried vegetable. The scent reminds some of the durian but is not so intense, and is in the thick skin and not the fruit pulp. The taste has hints of a mild creamy,almost juicy banana, and is best when not allowed to ripen thoroughly on the tree. Those ripened on the tree turn a more brownish color and will eventually fall to the ground and easily split open.