Southwestern Vietnamâs red-flesh jackfruit sells well in Hanoi
In Vietnam, jackfruit is not only grown in home gardens but also is a commercial crop, or grown in orchards in many localities. There are dozens of different types of jackfruit such as Thai jackfruit, turmeric jackfruit, marang, honey jackfruit, chewy jackfruit. Some growers in the southwest plant a strange jackfruit variety with red flesh that regularly sells out though it is costly. One grower said that he sells this jackfruit wholesale for 90,000 VND/kg, but still does not have enough to supply.
The breed is not
commonly grown. In the southwest, the first and also the most famous jackfruit garden is owned by farmer Hai Trang (Nguyen Minh Trang), in Vi Dong commune, who discovered this type of jackfruit by chance during his visit to a fair in Can Tho in 2003. At that time, he was advised that it was a super-fast fruiting jackfruit which turns âburnt brickâ red with thick flesh, is pleasantly sweet, has fragrant taste and is quite crispy once it is ripe.