“Jackfruit-like appearance’ means the physical appearance of a man who is fat or plump.
EXPLANATION:
This is from the novel ‘First Flight’ that tells about the baker’s Profession in Goa, India. Bakery business infamous in Goa and they make bread, sandwiches, cakes, cupcakes, brownies, biscuits, etc.,
They are called paders because they usually wore half pants which is just below the knee. The Bakery business has always been a successful business and the bakers will not starve a single day. So they would look plump.
All the chefs, servants and workers in the bakery were wealthy and they look like Jack-fruit. Their physical appearance is compared with the fruit here. The bakers are baking with the old recipes and furnaces from their elders who lived in Portuguese.
