Jackfruit? Really?

I am totally and completely craving jackfruit. You can see it below. This sweet, sticky fruit was a staple in my village diet. And this past week I have been craving it like mad. Seriously? Jackfruit!



Jackfruit was sold on the corner of my street by a sweet woman. Jackfruit grew in my backyard. Jackfruit was served at my village goodbye. Jackfruit is everywhere in Uganda!

I am craving it to the point that I googled it to see if I could buy it in Minnesota- nothing came up. I then went to amazon, the place where if you need it in the states- they sell it. You can buy canned jackfruit. Now that sounds disgusting. Jackfruit, canned in syrup? I'll just say nasty. So my next step is to go to the African store in my town. I'm hoping they will have some leads for me. If not, I might just be crazy enough to buy a plane ticket back to Uganda. Okay- maybe not that crazy. But what happens when I am pregnant and craving crazy international foods unavailable in the states? Let us just hope that never happens.

Interview

In December and January I had the opportunity to meet Liza. She is a good friend of Tara, a coworker/friend, and came to see her get married and volunteer a bit. She stayed in my room and spiced things up. It was so fun to have her around. When she came to Jinja, she started a blog and started to interview people for her "Friday Face". Well- I am her "Friday Face" today. Check out the interview here: lulus friday face. I also suggest you check out and read her other entries- she has a great blog!