ABIU: Tasty Fruit with a Jello-like Texture - Weird Fruit Explorer
436 Abiu
Way back 430 episodes ago I did a really terrible review of this fruit, now its time to do this fruit justice.
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i have bought at very least 10 unusual fruit trees because of your videos, i am at 70 plus on citrus trees (most in pots) having a green house built as i type and will be adding on a sun room, i am hooked on unusual fruits.
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
oh my god do you have any photos or such recorded you would share? sounds awesome i have been thinking of getting an allotment space in the UK to grow but most have warned me its probably not worth it after rats and birds and the lack of maintenance etc at least in my local area is a nightmare plus the greenhouse built in some of the spaces are just mostly neglected meaning id have to put a whole lot of money into renovating a place. my garden is pretty much no use its pretty small and about 3/10th of it is concrete, we have my nephew we look after on weekends and a waffle of life problems i wont go into that makes it much harder to even think of starting, unless i do a grow in the window type thing but people i see get horrific results and fruit that barely looks appetising, when you see them clementine tree's or chilli or tomato trees i mean plants etc. want to try growing unusual variety's of black grapes but i dont know if UK climate is even worth trying. i may be able to grow em but will they be as good as i get in my local. sorry thats my 2 cents.
@LaoSoftware
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. I'm hooked on all these cool fruits and veggies. I have tried at least 8 fruits so far. The world has many things to see and do. I love to travel to these countries and see them in their natural habitat.
@tropicalco2339
4 жыл бұрын
Me too! You should see my collection here in Charlotte NC!
@tanyawales5445
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dockhead You can try outdoor potted plants or have raised bed planters made for your yard. There are a lot of fruit trees that when grafted onto dwarfing rootstock can be as short as 6 ft. tall. Boyo, you can also get fruit trees that have different types of fruit grafted on it such as peach nectarine, plum, cherry and apricot. In the US they are called fruit salad trees. Depending on where you are in the UK you might be able to grow some of the hardier citrus on dwarfing rootstock or a loquat tree. Loquats are delicious! Start small and work your way up from there. In a half barrel planter you could easily grow a small herb garden sufficient for your needs. When I lived in Army housing I only had 200 sq. ft. of yard with crummy soil. In it I managed to grow a lot of flowers and herbs including a fairy garden with real English bluebells.
@jernfuglen
3 жыл бұрын
I feel the temptation to do the same thing, but my garden is small, and I am not really a garden person.
Yo Miami fruit helping us get a lot of damn content
You've gained in professionalism.
That is probably the tikuna variety, which had been cultivated by the Tikuna indigenous tribe. It's cool because the wild variety is smaller and even more sappy. Good job, Tikuna people! And yes, abiu is amazing
I’m growing two trees in south Florida can’t wait for them to fruit!!!!! I’m going to buy more I need like 5!
@tanjim305
4 жыл бұрын
Where in Florida? I'm in Miami and have been searching for a grafted Z-4 for years without luck.
@XoroksComment
4 жыл бұрын
@@tanjim305 They grow well from seed. The greengardenguy1 has videos of his tree that has fruited within four years from seed and produces larger fruit than the parent. He also offers seeds from this tree if you are looking for a source.
Episode 6: Return of The Abiu 🍋😄😄
I prefer these to starapples. Mostly have the same flavor, but with better flesh to weight ratio, and with additional pleasant caramel undertones too. Too bad they're rarer.
Should be named as a Fraction Fruit, since it looks like a division in 3:04 😂
Love it. I had an abiu right off the tree in Peru a year ago and I find myself craving it every once in a while. So sweet!
I’m really glad you’re re-reviewing a lot of your earlier videos! Those reviews were good at the time but you’ve gotten so much better at describing what you’re tasting, not to mention there could be a lot of variation in flavor from fruit to fruit! You also reviewed a lot of iconic rare fruit in less-than-ideal circumstances so I’m glad to see another go around! Aibu is a fruit I’ve been dying to try! One of these days I’ll track one down, hopefully before my seedling sized trees produce fruit themselves!
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
makes me think should he actually go back and try every fruit again or at least ones where the preference couldn't be had. i remember some old old ones where he says some of the fruits are sometimes not as ripe as what the locals what eat it as. but its not as simple as that i think. a lot of them fruits he tried in the country at the time of being there, so he would have to travel again etc.
@DUNGSTA
2 жыл бұрын
The first one on this fruit was so bad...
It would be cool if you redo all of your old videos like Pulasan, Granadilla, Lucuma and Rose apple and other fruits with your new camera and microphone!
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
damn ive just literally responded to someone suggesting the same basically. be really cool but i think it would be a cost too far, as some fruits i think he only reviewed in the country he was travelling in at the time.
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
I'm down with redoing episodes if I have a lot more to add to it. This one needed it for sure.
Thank you for doing what you do.....I'm always looking forward for the review you give of fruits I never knew existed
Good review this time! So, I don't even really like fruit that much but I love your channel. It's informative and fun. And you have a nice way of talking, it's very soothing. That sounds weird.. but there you go.
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
thanks! Glad to hear its fun even if you dont like fruit. :)
Dude your videos are always great even then lol I love learning about exotic fruits...
I like remakes, also you will not only bring us a better video but a better review with more experience
The only latex-ey fruit I've had is jackfruit, but this looks like that is more in the rind.
Hey Weird Fruit Guy, I've been binge watching you're videos for a week now. I think I'm your#1 Fan now. Get work very entertaining and informative.
This fruit is called Cauge in Ecuador, it a very tall tree, maybe 45 to 50 feet tall. It grows in the woods in the hot and humid forest . It grows in the wild, it is not cultivated in farms.
0:13 Jared sounding like zefrank there.
@missionhill7863
4 жыл бұрын
Legit never heard someone mention zefrank in a non zefrank video before lol
Miami fruit also has pink guavas. You should do a review on one of them
@-jank-willson
4 жыл бұрын
they're veeery different from normal guavas
Ooh I wonder how it would do in recipes.. hmm. Definitely love most things chilled. 😊
I just got one of these in my box from Miami Fruit and I'm excited to try it! I consider your channel an instruction manual on what to do with my weird fruit lol.
Haha episode six opens with code blue!
in Hawaii we call the abiu the custard fruit also
Love your content. Keep up the good work
Oooh I'm early. Just wanna say I appreciate your vids immensely, and they inspire me to no end. Thanks!
Nice review, I wanna try this fruit, Jared
We called star apples Caimito in the Philippines. My grandma used to have a tree in her backyard. We used to climb up on her roof to get some fruit. So delicious
I remember that video. It was very intriguing, so good job.
Dw man we all forgive you! I've learned about so many new fruits from you hope you keep em coming
The inside looks like that of a Sapodilla fruit. Sapodilla is really sweet, sugary and has a pudding like texture.
These used to grow in my grandfather's farm!! They're my favorite fruit of all time
I want to try one of those so bad! I’ve been wanting one for years!
That sample of abiu actually looks substandard but it's good you enjoyed it. In its best form, it should look white and slightly translucent with no dark bruises inside like what you had.
mmm sounds delish. texture sounds good too.
Plant the seeds in your new cat-proof planter. 😉
It's crazy to think of how many fruits I never knew existed until I found this channel.
Did you try the American beauty berry ( callicarpa americana) and the jaltomato ( jaltomata procumbens) ?
@garbleduser
4 жыл бұрын
*Thomas Newman playing in the background*
I finally got to try this and it’s delicious!
Good to see the Indiana Jones of fruit exploration, reviews his own work for quality and accuracy. I cannot wait until this pandemic is over and he goes on some more trips to far off flung exotic destinations in search of some more "weird fruit".
My friend has a few abiu trees. I'm going to try making a wine or mead with about 5 kgs of fruit. I can't find any recipe for abiu wine so it will be a fun experiment.
Ive been watching your channel for years, its weird to now have suggested videos from other channels basically copying your content. I guess thats just the way of the world, but you must be doing something right to have biters. Keep up the good work!
We call this Penny Pence in Trinidad and Tobago. It's really rare now. I've only had it once.
I bought a small abiu tree a few months ago and was so excited for it to grow and try it and it died after like 2 months 😞
In the original review, was that recorded in South America? We get that fruit in Colombia, but it's not too easy to find in Bogotá
That sounds other than the latex part really nice I love that jelly texture
Now I'm craving for some star apple. We call that kaymito.
Abriu is really delicious. As you noticed, it sticks your lips togheter. In the old days of Pará, people asked for secrecy like this: "boca de abiu! ..."
It really sounded like he said Miami Fruit sent him abuse
@aaliyaqureshi9851
4 жыл бұрын
Lovely abuse.
@lol...
3 жыл бұрын
some of them what to abuse you, some of them want to send you abuuuusee
Hahaha i glad you review again nice🤤🤤🤤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Damn he do be eating and reviewing fruit tho
Soooooo good, let’s see what he thinks!
Have lot of abiu in my plant
They call them Caimito here in Peru in the Amazon, I had them in Iquitos, and we're recommended to use a spoon to eat to avoid the latex sticking everywhere, though some people like to not tell you about the sticky latex and then give you like paper towel or paper napkins or even cotton to "clean yourself" and then laugh when it sticks to your face
@griffinc3263
3 жыл бұрын
I believe that's a different fruit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qmSFx8d_qaa5mJM.html
@valkyriagreyholme8135
3 жыл бұрын
@@griffinc3263 Pretty sure the variety here is the Abiu, I've eaten them and cut em in the Peruvian amazonian area, they are closely related though, the one here is pretty yellow skin, thick, has sticky latex and big seeds. Oddly enough there are a lot of amazonian fruits that are similar or the same as the ones found in south east Asia, so we share a lot of variety of wild fruit, with some exceptions. One fruit I'd love to see on the show is the Aguaje fruit, a very odd fruit for sure, it's like a big avocado sized seed, surrounded by an oily paste like flesh with a hard to describe sweet flavor, and it's skin is more like small hard scales that you feel off.
Refreshing is a really good description
If magic happens whenever you chill the fruit then you should also try it the way the Mexicans do with the chile seasoning like salt pepper and sugar it's the next in line for seasoning fruit. Also known as tejin (taheen) It has salt sugar lime Not to be confused with chili powder which has oregano and other herbs
Bet this would go good on a pie or some kind of dessert food
have you ever had a Chinese Bayberry? (杨梅)I love them.
@cerverg
4 жыл бұрын
Yes he had them kzread.info/dash/bejne/o32n0qWfdaTWoJc.html
Hi, what’s the difference between, green star apple? And purple? Is this sweeter than the two? Or the taste is really different?
we call the star apple caimate and the abiu, brazillian caimate. we also have a green skinned caimate
Nice!
Hey man, have you ever tried snowberry?
I've been dying for some rambutan but I don't know an trust worthy online seller
@ahhitskatie9094
4 жыл бұрын
roguexsweets Miami Fruit is alright
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
@themooseriverreviewcrew do they grow big? my friend's dad grows various plants and fruits and he tends to bring his plants inside the house of his garage when winter drops, as in the UK we maybe have 5 months of decent growable weather before you get frosty nights randomly just before june or snow in march. darn weather.
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
If you have an asian supermarket near by they are surprisingly common when they're in season.
Abiu is my favorite fruit!!!
Redemption is sweet today!
Does it taste like the Duku fruit?
The clips from episode 6 were painful to watch. You've definitely come a long way.
That first review was frankly Abiu-sive
So what's with the intro to Code Blue by TSOL? Does this fruit like em cold and quiet??
Cat hair just adds a little extra fiber. Lol
MIAMI FRUIT 🍑 🍑🍑 IS THE PLUG 🔌
You should try cotton candy grapes.
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
I have it as a bonus review in this episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3V2xc6Rp6ivgpM.html
damn thats sick, smarter every day is a big patron for you?
I sometimes wonder if subtle flavours are placebos due to the colours of the fruit.
You should call episodes like these re-views or re-reviews or something like that
Have you tasted Nauclea latifolia, red African peach?
@WeirdExplorer
2 жыл бұрын
I don't believe so
I heard you should put cherimoyas in the fridge before eating them too, but I never do, they seem good enough room temperature
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
Both ways are good :)
Anyone else think that Jamaine Clement is Jared's celebrity look-alike?
Have you thought about going to Miami Fruits location and buying one of every fruit and have a smorgasbord with a couple of friends? You guys could stay in a hotel, get the fruits, share and eat the fruits, and just bascially have a video of you guys discussing the fruits. Unless, you found out you basically already did videos on the fruits they sell in the past. Maybe, just maybe, if you told them in advance that you will be doing a video on all their fruits, they just might hand them over for free since it would be free advertisement for them. Hey, that's the ticket! June, good time to get a durian and cut it while on their plantation or smuggle it in the hotel. If anybody says "what's that smell" as you go to or leave your car just say "I was wondering the same thing." Mwahaha!😁 Wonder how many different kinds of durian they sell. So, yeah, Viva La Smorgasbord!!!
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
i think miami would probably do that, as tbh then its basically an advert pitch for them, they supply the fruit and he makes his own way there sort of thing. that would be interesting. oh sorry i sort of commented before reading it all thoroughly, i guess we mention the same thing.
SINS of episode '6'.... Okay!
Wow, took me this long in life to learn that latex is not a purely synthetic phenomenon.
Often called, the Emperors Fruit.
If I may ask... where did you get that cutting board?
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
You can get ones like that at Chinese restaurant supply places and sometimes asian supermarkets. They're dirt cheap too most of the time (mine was on sale for $2). Only thing is you need to oil it, they're bacteria traps.
@tolget4684
4 жыл бұрын
Weird Explorer Thanks for the reply. I'll keep my eye out for one, I really like it.
It tastes like caramel custard. I eat them all the time, they are delicious, just don’t eat too close to the skin as that’s the sticky part.
My favorite fruit!!!!!
Looks like a lemon from a distance
Does Miami fruit randomly select the fruit or can you request what you want in a box?
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
there is different options of fruits, tons i think, best check there website for more specific details but they also do mystery box fruits, where they will probably a selection or category of different fruits, maybe a banana selection or citrus, but im not sure, i cant use them where i live.
@farisasmith7109
4 жыл бұрын
@@Dockhead Thanks.
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the variety box gives you a selection of whats in season.
isn't unprocessed latex irritating?
Abiu fruits can be super expensive and even the abiu tree is also very expensive idk why 🤷♂️
I was a bit reluctant to try abiu, since I dont like star apples, but I gotta say abiu is quite a bit nicer, although far too sweet for my tastes.
What's your favourite genus of fruits?
@WeirdExplorer
3 ай бұрын
garcinia
I want your job
Was that less than a second of Code Blue by TSOL? OωO
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
yep! I posted that original video something like 6 years ago. I'm so glad someone finally noticed! hahaha
taste like coconut jelly/ flash.eat with spoon.
Latex in a fruit? So weird. Is that edible?
A lesson to be Mate always give past fruit a second chance because sometimes the first tasting can be obscured. Now you point it out the Star Apple does look like the Abiu wow you blown my mind all these fruits are probably hybrids of each other and no one knows nothing i m sure theres a family tree that can be made where Abiu and Star Fruit are branches. My observations I think theres notes of Caramel if you let the fruit oxidise, it oxidises like a Hass Avocado or Apple in seconds as the sticky latex is released thru the fruit when its cut. Cheers fir the review sometimes a second update review on a fruit might change ones mind on first tasting.
Soo... Milk, green grape, honey (rambutan), egg custard, and sugarcane (green?) is the flavor breakdown?
@WeirdExplorer
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Its very mild but has subtle notes of those things :)
Code Blue!
Have you ever heard about this one? Black Apple
If you froze one, would it become a sorbet?
@Dockhead
4 жыл бұрын
i actually think it could or would.