By Ian Bartholomew / Contributing ReporterThe summer heat brings out a huge crop of breadfruit on the two old trees outside our home in Hualien. Sadly, for the most part, the fruit falls from the trees and gets mashed back into the earth, unharvested and unloved. COLONIAL PASTThe breadfruit is native to the Pacific Islands, where it remains a popular and important staple. Quite apart from those areas in which breadfruit has established itself, it also won praised from its early European discoverers. The use of disposable gloves is highly recommended, and there are various methods of preventing the knife from becoming inconveniently sticky.

Source: Taipei Times June 23, 2017 15:56 UTC