It's a startlingly large fruit covered in dozens of knobby spikes. It's sweet but not saccharine, and tastes like pineapple, cantaloupe, banana, papaya, and cucumber had a baby. Ripe jackfruit flesh—the arils of the fruit—is delicious. Buying jackfruit for the first time can be intimidating. While young green jackfruit has been getting a lot of press for its meat-like texture, ripe version has been used in various Asian sweet jackfruit recipes for a long time.. I’ve eaten a lot of fresh ripe sweet jackfruit already broken into segments in various parts of …