A fibrous, subsistence fruit of Maldives, breadfruit boasts many healthy properties. It keeps your pipes clear and working, is loaded with vitamin C, potassium, Vitamin B complex, protein in the seeds, and acts as an anti-oxidant. They grow on a large type of evergreen tree and can also be found in Sri Lanka, south India, Philippines and Indonesia. This is the first time I have come across the fruit and plan to enjoy it. A much easier new taste to acquire than the extremely pungent durian fruit I enjoyed in many forms during my time in Hong Kong.
I have not tried it raw yet, but one of my colleagues brought in a bag of breadfruit chips she bought on her recent field visit to Laamu atoll. These are mild, and quite delicious. I can see how they might get addicting. I cannot be sure if these were baked or fried-- they are not greasy at all, just light and crunchy. (Probably fried, sigh.)
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