LOLA'S GARDEN JAM: LAUNCHING OF A NEW FLAVOUR: THE BREADFRUIT JAM

The breadfruit is one reason I live in Asia. This name of fruit supposed to be able to replace the (French?) bread puzzled me when I was reading the narration of the European navigators of the 18th century in Polynesia and other islands. I really wanted to see that. And many of us certainly remember the movie: Mutiny on the Bounty where the Captain Bligh in charge of transportation of 1000 breadfruit trees between Malaysia and Jamaica has to face the revolt of his crew.

I was a little disappointed when I tasted my first breadfruit prepared like a vegetable. I know now it was not the good recipe to make a bread!
Perfecting this jam has not been very easy and many trials was needed to offer you this new flavour. But I will not give you all my secrets, just enjoy this original jam which respects the subtle taste of this fruit. It is not only jam but sun in jars.

BREAKING NEWS
We are very proud of the agreement of Mrs Virginia Chua to present our jams in his so beautiful store. So many years at the service of the gourmets is an example for us:

We thank also Chinchin Uy and his staff who welcome us in his stand at the back entrance of Robinson. Our jams in the middle of organic products are in very good company.

The question of the week:

What is the pectin in some jams ?

The pectin is a natural organic coumponds present in some fruits like guava or apple. The pectin is involved in the jellification of the jam after cooking and when it gets cold. It depends also of the pH or acidity of the mixing and the quantity of sugar. It is irreversible. When there is not enough pectin in the fruit we can add a fruit containing a lot of pectin or an extract of a fruit like guava or, more simply a little commercial pectin. Of course we use a natural pectin of lemon.