Jackfruit lovers can head to B.C. Road on Sunday (June 14) to taste varieties of the fruit in its festival.
Organised by the South Canara Photographers’ Association for its silver jubilee there would be many programmes at Hotel Srinivas Residency.
More than 30 varieties of jackfruit would be exhibited and their bulbs would be sold. There would be exhibition and sale of their saplings, a release said. There would be cooking competition of jackfruit recipes for women. Each participant would have to cook a dish sufficient for five persons.
In addition, there would be jackfruit eating competition. Those who ate maximum number of bulbs in two minutes would be given awards.
There would be interactive sessions in which farmers, those who made value-added products of jackfruit, other entrepreneurs would share their experiences on marketing aspects.
The organisers have arranged a paid ‘jackfruit lunch’ costing Rs. 199 per head. It would be served from noon to 4 p.m. This special lunch would have 25 food varieties of jackfruit.
The varieties include kabab, ice cream, payasam and the like.
More than 30 varieties of fruit
to be featured
