After ripening, they turn brown and deteriorate rather quickly if not kept cool. Chunks are cooked in lightly salted water until tender and then served. The seeds can also be boiled or roasted and eaten similar to chestnuts. In Southeast Asia, dried slices of unripe fruit are sold in the market. The jakfruit arils freeze well and they may be used at a later time like fresh fruit.
Arils are excellent dried or preserved in syrup.
Stuffed Jakfruit Oil hands with vegetable oil and cut the fruit in half. Remove each individual aril imbedded in the pulp. Slit open and remove seeds. Using broken pieces of each aril, add white raisins, coconut and nuts, pecans or almonds. Put all together in food chopper.