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Young jackfruit brine pickle

Slices of young green jackfruit are held under a brine that starts at 8 % salt and is raised by 2 % a day until it reaches 15 %. The slices then stay in the brine for 8–10 days, and vinegar and spices are added before packing.

DocumentedFruit8 days – 10 days

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedFAO gives the method and brine strengths but no batch size.
Young green jackfruitPeeled and cut into slices 1.2–1.8 cm thick[fao134][itdg]
Common salt brine8 % at the start, raised to 15 %[fao134]
Vinegar and spicesAdded before packaging[fao134]

Total time across the recorded steps: 8 days – 10 days

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What changes: Young green jackfruit is peeled and cut into thick slices

Step 1 of 4
Peel and slice young green jackfruit
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

Output: slices 1.2–1.8 cm thick.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Slices of young green jackfruit are held under a brine that starts at 8 % salt and is raised by 2 % a day until it reaches 15 %. The slices then stay in the brine for 8–10 days, and vinegar and spices are added before packing. Made in 4 steps over 8 days – 10 days. The longest step, leave in the brine, takes 8–10 days (Battcock M 1998). Salt is 8 % → 15 % (Battcock M 1998).

Key numbers
Main step8–10 daysReported[fao134][itdg]Leave in the brine
Salt8 % → 15 %Reported[fao134]Cover with brine and raise the salt day by day

What makes this one different

The brine is made stronger step by step, from 8 % to 15 %, instead of starting at full strength, and vinegar is added at the end.

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History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [fao134] Battcock M., Azam-Ali S. 1998, Fermented fruits and vegetables. A global perspective, FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 134, chapter 6.2.6 Jack-fruit pickle, after Lal, Siddappa and Tandon 1986gov
  2. [itdg] Intermediate Technology Development Group (Practical Action), Pickled fruits technical brief, section Jack-fruit pickle (India and Sri Lanka); repeats the same method as FAO 134web