Breadfruit is delicious mashed or sautéed with garlic and oil. Some people also like to eat it mashed with coconut milk and baked in banana leaves. In Sri Lanka, it's often featured in coconut curries, and in Puerto Rico, it's traditionally eaten with salted codfish.

Can you eat a breadfruit raw?

Raw, unripened breadfruit is inedible and must be cooked before consuming. Once breadfruit is moderately to fully ripe, it can be consumed raw. With it's potato-like flavor and texture, breadfruit goes into a vast array of dishes.

What is the best method of eating the breadfruit?

Steaming is a great way to cook breadfruit to eat alone or in dishes. Do not overcook or breadfruit will become mushy and waterlogged! Breadfruit can be pan- or deep-fried, much like potato. If peeled fruit is desired, blanching raw fruit before peeling helps loosen the skin from flesh.