Marang

Artocarpus odoratissimus · Tropical fruit

40 pairings

Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus) is a large tropical fruit from Borneo and the southern Philippines, a close relative of jackfruit and breadfruit. Beneath its spiny green rind lies a cluster of soft, white, intensely sweet and aromatic arils prized across island Southeast Asia.

Picking a good onedrag

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Colouring, spines softeningYellow coming through the green and the spines starting to lie down, sweet only close up. Buy it here and keep it whole until it flattens and the scent turns custardy.Buy it

Rind colourGreen with yellow breaking over the shoulders

The spinesSoftening, tipped yellow, beginning to lie down

SmellFirst sweetness close up, banana under the green

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Preparing