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| The Breadfruit Cookbook |
The Ulu Cookbook |
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Breadfruit Recipes Ulu Recipes |
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About Breadfruit |
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breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), or ulu is nutritionally
comparable to sweet potato and to taro. It is high in fiber
and is one of the ìbetterî carbohydrates. It is a good
alternative to the white potato for those
who
are counting carbohydrates. When the ulu is (green)
mature, it is high in
starch. When the ulu is ripe, the starch turns to sugar making
it sweet. Detailed nutritional
information is available at:
www.nal.usda.gov/finc/cgi-bin/list_nut.pl
The breadfruit was cultivated by Pacific Islanders as a food crop. It was one of the "economic plants" that the Hawaiians brought with them in their voyaging canoes. Although the Hawaiians depended on Taro as a primary food source, ulu was relied upon during times of famine. A detailed reference on the uses of the breadfruit is available at: www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/breadfruit.htm The ulu tree grows
40-60 feet tall. Its shiny dark, deeply lobed leaves is said to be
the inspiration of the first Hawaiian quilt design. The fruits can
weigh up to 10 pounds. The ulu that is commonly found in Hawaii
bears fruit twice a year and it is seedless. More information on
seeded and seedless varieties and conservation of breadfruit at Kahuna Gardens on Maui, one of the gardens of the National Tropical
Botanical Gardens is available at:
www.ntbg.org/pbgarden.html |
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