A little bit out there....

[Vampiric_Conure]

...But has anyone ever tried Jackfruit with their parrots? If I remember correctly, it **IS** safe for them to eat. How ever it is hard for me to find (and store and eat before it goes bad). I Love jackfruit, but it is so hard to find here in Canada.

 

[HeatherG]

I’ve seen it at the Asian grocery stores. Big green spiky type thing? They say it can be a meat replacement.

 

[Cottonoid]

I haven't tried offering it to Cotton but I've also seen it at Asian groceries, as well as stores that carry a higher number of vegan food items.

 

[HeatherG]

I just realized I’ve seen jackfruit sold, packaged as a meat replacement, at Trader Joe’s. Seems time it was imitating a pulled or barbecued pork sandwich.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

I just realized I’ve seen jackfruit sold, packaged as a meat replacement, at Trader Joe’s. Seems time it was imitating a pulled or barbecued pork sandwich.

How odd it was being sold as an imitation pulled/BBQed pork sandwich! I guess if you cooked it right, it could pass as such, but it tastes too much like mangoes to me LOL!

 

[YYHa]

My birds don’t like jackfruit much. It’s like candy and they have a few bites, shred it then go off and cleanse their pallet with water. If I’m eating it, then they will beg for some but in the end they don’t eat anything and simply shred it to play with… also very very sticky. When they hold it in their feet it’s a big sticky mess and on their beaks…bath time is a must after.

I’m Chinese and so my family buys the whole jackfruit and peels it, so it’s a lot of jackfruit, far too much jackfruit that we share with family.

 

[HeatherG]

My birds don’t like jackfruit much. It’s like candy and they have a few bites, shred it then go off and cleanse their pallet with water. If I’m eating it, then they will beg for some but in the end they don’t eat anything and simply shred it to play with… also very very sticky. When they hold it in their feet it’s a big sticky mess and on their beaks…bath time is a must after.

I’m Chinese and so my family buys the whole jackfruit and peels it, so it’s a lot of jackfruit, far too much jackfruit that we share with family.

It seems it’s the GREEN jackfruit that is used as a pulled pork replacement. I’m guessing it doesn’t taste like much. I think you can buy that canned or frozen.

I haven’t tried this yet. I have only seen the enormous fruits on sale at the Asian grocery near my house, which has lots of fresh fruits and vegetables that the neighborhood grocery store does not have.