Chennai Jackfruit Festival 2015

So last Sunday I went to the Chennai Jackfruit Festival 2015 @ Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam. This was a themed event held from May 01 – 03, where all the food items sold in the various stalls had one thing in common: Jackfruit! Being in Chennai, how could I miss this? Here are some sightings and eatings from there 🙂

Jackfruit Crisps & Jelly:

The crisps were cool, didn’t try the jelly but I guess it would’ve been great.

Jackfruit Ice cream:

This was the best of what I ate inside the expo. The jackfruit ice cream was too good 🙂

Jackfruit Nuts Cake:

Didn’t try this, but I guess it should be good?

Crispy Tacos with Vegetable Salad:

Another awesome dish I ate there. The outer crispy layer is made of corn it seems and the inner vegetable salad includes jackfruit also. Good 🙂

Jackfruit Halwa:

Nowadays, I’ve become a little health conscious. That’s why I just tasted this, but did not eat the whole box! 🙂 Not as good as other halwas, but still fine 🙂

Jackfruit Pazham Pori:

This pazham pori is generally made of banana, and you get it in Kerala. But this one is made of jackfruit and was available just outside the expo, along with the food stalls. Of course it was good. There were many more items available. For further details, refer to the Chennai Jackfruit Festival website.

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14 thoughts on “Chennai Jackfruit Festival 2015

  1. SG

    I am glad you were able to attend the Jackfruit Festival. That ice cream looks very inviting.

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, the jackfruit ice cream was very good. I think it’s available in Hotel Saravana Bhavan – need to try it there also sometime 🙂

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  2. Rohini

    Sounds delicious!!! I have only tried Jackfruit halwa … wonder how the jelly and ice creams and cakes would taste!! 😀
    🙂

    1. Rajesh K

      I was there on a limited budget. Otherwise, I would have bought all of them 🙂

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  3. Jeevan

    I saw ads of the jack-fruit festival in metro plus… and like the concept. Good that you managed to visit the venue and taste few items.

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, some of the dishes were good. But they were overpriced, though!

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  4. Vineeta Yashswi

    Jackfruit Festival is new thing for me to know… This sounds good and delicious…

    1. Rajesh K

      Delicious for sure 🙂

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  5. Locomente

    I heard about this… Looks very interesting too..
    Thanks for sharing!

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, an interesting (and healthy) alternative to all other comfort foods out there.

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  6. Shilpa Garg

    Wow! An expo dedicated to Jackfruit!! Amazing! Never knew that so many dishes are available and can be made from Jackfruit! In north, we use it only as vegetable and the ripe Jackfruit is not even eaten as a fruit.

    1. Rajesh K

      Oh, here we don’t use jackfruit as vegetable. It’s used only as a fruit!

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  7. Manogna

    Sounds interesting. We eat jackfruit as a vegetable and the ripe one as a fruit. Even the seeds are used to prepare snacks. I have also tasted the jackfruit chips and they are awesome, but a jackfruit icecream! That’s new.

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, when the seeds are fried in oil, they become edible and tasty. Although, it’s a long time since I ate them! The jackfruit ice cream was too good 🙂

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