CAYENNE CHERRY -- SURINAME CHERRY-- Pitanga | Fruity Fruits

Thanks to Lovely Rachel, I'm going to be tasting Surinam cherries, or cayenne cherries, on this episode of Fruity Fruits. 🍊🥭🍍Big thanks to Rachel for sending these to me to make this episode possible. 🙏🏼
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[@amandanunya5354]

Emmy: they're pretty diminutive in size Me: it's liddle

[@rosesanderson4625]

Smol fruits

[@vialinsey1257]

im sorry, but this comment literally made my day liddle

[@Silentgrace11]

My preferred terminology is "itty-bitty", but liddle is a close second ;)

[@opalfruitcake]

Emmy was grammatically incorrect....

[@melissadeleon1997]

me: itz just a lil’guy

[@therelaxationretreat8863]

My bestie Rachel sent these to you! We had the liqueur at her 50th birthday party (she gave them out as party favors). Love this video!

[@chanthysar1406]

Omg.. I would love to try it..

[@flamingpieherman9822]

Hi, I was wondering if Rachel has any recipe she could share in making the liquor? I habe 2 suriname trees...made some jam...took 3 hours. But really would like to know how to make this liquor! She can contact in Florida at [e-mail]!. Thx so much

[@noemicarrion6883]

I would try them. Does anyone have an idea where I can purchase them? I live in Philadelphia.

[@shyannschantz8339]

My granny had 2 huge trees of these in her back yard and all the adults in my family loved them but all my cousins thought they were the worst. The adults would come over when they were ripe and take baskets home with them to eat. It was my granny's favorite to eat before she got too sick. These made me smile in remembrance 😊❤

[@misskaymercury6343]

Shyann Schantz what a beautiful story 😊❤️

[@waynecrawley7206]

I have never seen a suriname cherry tree. I will look it up. All I ever seen grow on bushes

[@waynecrawley7206]

Your grandmother must have a different kind of tree

[@flamingpieherman9822]

@@waynecrawley7206 I have two trees they grow really fast mine are 10 foot tall. They need water though especially when they have fruit on them

[@valterzc8187]

​​@@waynecrawley7206some varieties can reach over 20 meters tall, and live for centuries.

[@RedVelvetRabbit]

My first instinct was that they would be spicy? They look like little ghost pepper type things, glad to see they're sweet

[@mystra13]

Love multipurpose plants. They kind of look like tiny pumpkins.

[@DaveTugwell]

huh

[@indigoflames3421]

Mystra Bua well plants only have the limits you give them (that’s if they’re edible of course) lol

[@q.a.2875]

Yeah imagine carving them during Halloween 🎃 haha if it’s possible

[@mystra13]

@@indigoflames3421 Exactly what I meant. Edible and aesthetically pleasing.

[@mystra13]

@@q.a.2875 Could be possible, there was a "tiny cooking" trend at one point!

[@ingloriousMachina]

Before reading the title I thought those were little pumpkin candies. But I was not disappointed in the slightest.

[@BJML125]

Magic Ma'am I mean to be fair fruit IS nature’s candy

[@ingloriousMachina]

BJ ML Even tomatoes?

[@BJML125]

Some people really like eating tomatoes like straight up like fruit. Not my thing however I will chow down on cherry tomatoes they are really sweet!!!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@ingloriousMachina well, yes, though tomatoes and potatoes are more like edible mistakes of an otherwise consistently lethally poisonous family of plants... (Nightshade)

[@amother31593]

Hahaha me too!

[@thefoundling7246]

I am from Costa Rica and my grandma used to have a tree of those in her house. As children, my cousins and I went with her to the back yard and eat some.Brings back such good memories

[@charlesbarnard2744]

We still have them in our backyard, they grow all over Bermuda. Growing up I would always eat way to many! And yes, good memories.

[@elleendeavor6429]

She had a tree IN her house?

[@lauraalvarez610]

Ey us too! Huge tree through but so tasty!!!!!

[@vibarlofa]

Also have memories of eating pitangas straight from the tree with my granny and cousin in my childhood here in São Paulo haha

[@nenaj1]

@@elleendeavor6429 you know what they meant pendeja.

[@kimmy5072]

As a kid in Miami we would eat these all the time. I never knew what they were called. The deeper red ones were sweeter. Very unique taste. Great video ❤️

[@faithyferrier4557]

I am from Suriname 🇸🇷 and I love them!!! Eating 2 of them a day is better thn taking in vitamin C pills 💊

[@AK4Uwolfen]

is there like a danger of getting chagas from them? because i have a tree and i definitely want to try them but i live in a chagas endemic place, and i definitely know acai can be infected with chagas

[@faithyferrier4557]

Trapmoneybenny I have no Idea, but what I know is that the fruits are very soft and they have a very thin membrane. They are tropical fruits and chagas is a tropical parasitic disease, so I would be very careful.

[@Mells223]

I am originally from Surinam too! 🇸🇷 Surinamese fruits are delicious!!

[@weerd112]

Nooit gegeten in Nederland

[@QueenBee497]

Hey fellow Surinaamse! How ya doing!😄😄😄

[@luciaf5626]

These grow naturally in my country (Uruguay), but most people don’t know it’s a fruit and think it’s poisonous. I always get concerned looks when I eat them 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MojaveBaby]

South Florida born and raised here! Growing up, we always called these “Florida Cherries!” My little brother and I would go picking these in our backyard to snack on by the pool with my dad. This unlocked so many happy memories. Thank you, Emmy! ❤️

[@crow01171957]

I grew up in Florida and we had several of these bushes growing in our yard. I love them.

[@felinelover9486]

What did you do about the white worms in them? How come when I look inside them, they have white worms?

[@capnn6492]

Make a syrup out of it for waffles or pancakes or maby even a icecream topping, that would make a good show for you to do

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I wonder if the tree would survive in southern Sweden... probably only in green houses... but I still want one, and while I usually don't drink alcohol at all, I really want to try that rum base fruity liquor, and that bottle seem to be a perfect size to last me over a hot summer if I enjoy it, or to taste and then save ti finish the rest in one sitting with a small group of friends if I find it to only be ok or too tart for my taste.

[@boisthap9763]

I think maple syrup would have a legitimate competetor 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@liehere]

They need to have you as a judge on top chef or something! I love how you describe everything!!

[@jgolden10]

I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD EAT THOSE!!! I live in Miami, FL and they are EVERYWHERE.

[@amandaclaireon4065]

Same

[@steph3920]

We have this tree here in Guyana 🇬🇾 I love these

[@GhostCharacter]

I bet the "more perfumey" flavor of the liqueur comes from the pits! I always include the pits when I make anything for which the fruit solids will be strained out later, because I think a fuller character of flavor results.

[@kalisue7090]

GhostCharacter I was also thinking that some white rums have a very floral sweet taste so depending on what rum was used, it could have contributed to that flavor as well.

[@VeryCherryCherry]

@@kalisue7090 I agree, though I've never tried these before, I believe the "floral" notes (from how she described it) are from the rum. I've had my fair share of rum, and I find it "perfumey" all on its own.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@VeryCherryCherry I bet it's a combination, alcohol is a pretty strong solvent after all, and it's ability to extract flowery aromas that's otherwise inaccessible from many spices and ingredients is the purpose of almost all alcoholic addatives in cooking.

[@brek.8264]

Wow, so passionate, you guys.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@brek.8264 a person without passion is nothing more than the wind vane of a broken mill.

[@ThisIsMissCheeky]

Why would anyone dislike a video by Emmy? Strange.

[@opalfruitcake]

Because they have a choice. Not strange at all. SMH

[@RTHfan]

Sometimes people will disagree or be mean just to let their troll flags fly😉

[@WingedMonkeyHikes]

I grow them here in South Florida. Suggest you bite (nip) the flower end off before popping them in your mouth. It gives more of the "bitter" taste. 😎

[@dreamfox3573]

Omg! I'm from Suriname. We used to have those cherry trees in my backyard. It's so nice to hear about my country on KZbin. Some people dont even know my country exists in the first place :3

[@talisan.toekimin7442]

Me too! Never clicked so fast on a video 😂

[@RedWolf17]

Wow! My first "Fruity Fruits!" Yay! Looks delish Emmy.🍅🍓💗🐾

[@kristaj428]

Dana RedWolf-Paul welcome!!!

[@liviloo87]

Dana RedWolf-Paul You are in for a treat!

[@virg0_lem0nade]

Dana RedWolf-Paul - youre gonna love the series if you liked this one! (:

[@anacarolinamartins5515]

Manooo pitanga!!! Nunca pensei que ela ia prova pitanga nesses vídeo, aqui é tão comum.

[@blackpencil2910]

Quando era bem criança,eu subia nos galho de pitangueira,era fino mas o trem resistente.

[@carollice]

Queria vê-la provando acerola ou mangaba (melhor suco da vida)

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Anglaise por favor?

[@khhnator]

@@SonsOfLorgar they just saying how common pitanga are in brazil and that they wanted to see her tasting other brazilian fruits

[@jinacio]

Tão bonitinho ela falando pitanga

[@robbinsnest6163]

I made my kids ramen with ham and egg because they were watching Ponyo. When I set the bowl in front of my son he said, "itadakimasu!" ☺️I was so proud! ☺️I had to record him doing it again! We love your videos Emmy!!

[@TheNikki901]

Robbins' Nest that’s so cute! I love Studio Ghibli!

[@joodybaboodee]

I don't often see that ppl post videos abt Suriname stuff so i was kinda surprised that u did 😂 love from Suriname🇸🇷🇸🇷❤

[@101kurtj]

I love her reaction to the liqueur. That was wonderful

[@zoegreenberg8778]

My Saturday has been blessed with this fruit knowledge! Thank you Emmy!

[@janiceinFL]

Growing up in South Florida (I am now 60 yrs old) as a child, we couldn't wait to find these ripe on bushes! We didn't even know what they were, just that they were pretty much everywhere and we could eat them! (Along with any mangoes, guava, or citrus we found while roaming around, so we pretty much kept fed!) All summer, while outside playing, we would collect the reddest ones from every bush we passed! The less we had to go home for something to eat, the less the chance was that Mom would say, okay you've been out playing all day, time to stay home now!! Our summertime, in-the-field snack! Lol!

[@cocababy17]

This may be a little off topic but am I the only one who absolutely loves when people give homemade gifts as party favors? It makes it more special because it's from the heart.

[@rnptenafly]

Obviously I like that too! 😉

[@Xoroorox]

Hey Emmy! I would also like to add that Surinam Cherries are also very common in Puerto Rico (we call them Acerolas over here). It's quite usual for me to find them juiced or made into candy at the grocery store. :)

[@kanimals4402]

Omg I'm from suriname 🇸🇷 . Could you do a food taste test from there or try a recipe.

[@talisan.toekimin7442]

I'm from Suriname too 😅

[@kanimals4402]

@@talisan.toekimin7442 big up sranang 🇸🇷😂

[@apeman9238]

Suriname, Sranan, Sarnam 🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷

[@cherriimamma]

I looove these. I grew up in South Florida and my grandma had a long hedge of these in Miami. My sister and cousins used to pick and eat this cherry all the time. They are so good but can be quite bitter depending on the color. Loved the video. It brought me back to my childhood.

[@marsneedsbunnies]

Now I need to try to find Suriname cherries. Great video. Happy birthday Rachel!!!

[@QueenBee497]

I am from Suriname and I approve of this! We call this Monki Monki kersi (Monkey cherry) our native tongue😄😄😄😄

[@TheSaikuShark89]

Dis anybody else see the title and expect Cayenne Pepper-Soaked Cherries.. Or was it just me.. Also.. Love, Love, LOVE your videos!

[@TheGizmodian]

I'd try them.

[@Akane1313]

I just though they were peppers that were called "cherries".

[@aldolopez9564]

I'm from Paraguay and we use to call them manzanita (little apple) his real name is acerola and it's amazing how much fruit the tree gives during the year. It blooms almost every two month even though the fruit don't last much. That's why we use to process it and froze it to consume it latter by itself or mixed with other fruits.

[@ronaldcordova3298]

happy mother's day emmy!!!!

[@stephanywijntuin9261]

I am from Suriname and it's nice to see you tasting something from my home country. I hope you try more. This fruit is actually a super fruit and contains a lot of vitamin C.

[@rnptenafly]

Stephany Wijntuin I do feel super healthy when I eat them. 😋

[@RutosSapphire]

Omg I live in south Florida and these were in my backyard growing up, I had no idea what they were but still ate them 😂😂 so cool! Could never figure out what it was until now

[@OG_Cool_Cat]

I'm from Florida. I have a big old Surinam cherry tree in my yard. And yes, the darker, the better the cherry. The birds & squirrels love them. The tree makes a ton of fruit. Plenty for everyone.

[@BR-xh8vb]

They taste so good with some salt. Seriously. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

[@XMattingly]

An episode of Fruity Fruits that I’ve never heard of, and Emmy calling me a “beautiful lovely” is a great capper to my Saturday evening. 😁

[@macys4359]

I feel like the liqueur would be something that would be good in some ice cold lemonade. I want to try one!

[@barbarabergeron8351]

We lived in Miami in; 1958. My dad planted these little plants for a hedge. Very popular..cherry hedges. They have to be trimmed regularly. We called them...Florida cherries. Its acquired taste. To me sweet but funky taste. We planted baby FL cherry at our 1st home in miami; to make a hedge. Just revisited that same house....55 yrs later; hedges are still thriving.🥰

[@thibault973]

They are called Cayenne cherry after Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana 🇬🇫🇫🇷, which also gives its name to Cayenne pepper which itself gives its name to the Porshe Cayenne ;)

[@brunacorreaa.machado5431]

Pitanga ♡♡♡♡♡♡ It is my favorite fruit! I LOOOOVE IT *----* Every year I wait to these to grow here in Brazil and just binge my life out on these.

[@syndigriner-owens4351]

Happy Birthday Rachel!

[@dnrmoore4124]

Thank you

[@rnptenafly]

Thank you! (Don’t know who that other commentator is lol)

[@aprilromanek5576]

Happy belated birthday to you Rachel, and thank you for providing us with the beautiful fruits.

[@rnptenafly]

April Romanek thank you!

[@oggy06]

You think you’ve seen all there is to see and then stumble across your “fruity fruits” playlist... lmao. Mother nature is truly astounding! Bless you, i’m learning so much ♡

[@persephone6410]

Just before I start the video, just wanted to say I love you Emmy and you’re one of the only KZbinrs I watch anymore just because your content never gets boring :-)

[@xMOUSY]

I never knew Surinams could be eaten! These grow all along my neighborhood next to the sidewalk (also a Floridian.) Just as you said, they were just hedges for the neighborhoods. Really cool video! Thank you :)

[@DoomsdayApparatus]

My mom used to eat these as a kid and she said they used to find a lil white worm wrapped around the pit. I like them. The taste reminds me of gooseberries.

[@sarajane3047]

Happy Birthday Rachel🎉!!!! So happy you sent these to Emmy so she can share her experience with all of us!!! Thank you!!!! 💛

[@Losttoanyreason]

Ahaaa!!! Thank you Emmy. A personal mystery has been solved. I finally have a name for these things after 50 years. My friends and I tried these things when I was a kid and we lived in Florida. I must have been 12-14 at the time. A lady had a low hedge out of them and told us they were safe to eat. So we tried them but none of us were impressed. I remember they didn't taste bad but they really didn't excite me either. I might like them better as an adult than I did as a kid. I always remembered them as the pumpkin cherries because of their shape. I think my major disappointment was they weren't very sweet compared to real cherries which I loved and hoped they would be a substitute for since cherries don't grow in Florida, LOL

[@LydiaApril]

Haha, that is awesome. Now you can use an Google lense and just take a picture of it and it will tell you what it is lol...a little off topic but I thought it was cool I discovered it last week.

[@anyrahamat]

Omg, I was so shocked to see my country's name in your title when I got the upload notification 😱 Suriname 🇸🇷 🌴

[@Mells223]

Anyra Hamat Me too! 🇸🇷 😄

[@Lucas_ramirez67]

I sent it immediately to my ex’s sister!

[@cherenitycherenity868]

Thiss!!

[@teresacristinafigsp5986]

anyrahamat Pitanga it's from BRAZIL

[@apeman9238]

@@teresacristinafigsp5986 it's from the same region (northern Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, France)

[@jujucatjuca]

As a Brazilian, it's so cool to see people react to pitangas!

[@archados]

Greetings from Suriname 🇸🇷 Emmy! In Suriname we call these "monki kersi" or monkey cherries. The leaves of the monki-kersi tree can be boiled in water and the tea consumed to help with flu symptoms and fight fever. The darker red ones are sweeter and the orange to yellow ones are sour. There are many many lovely culinary gems from Suriname and I invite you to try and prepare a Suriname dish... perhaps pinda soep/pinda brafu.

[@Camasuam]

Yes i am from 🇸🇷 Suriname. We call this in our native language “monki monki kersi”. Its good when you have the cough and sore troat. Eat it just like that.

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

Tastes like citrus, a pit like an actual cherry, looks like a Scotch bonnet chilli. Weird. Red, so loaded with anthocyanin antioxidants. Chill the liqueur in the fridge and pour it over the top of vanilla ice cream!

[@orange_lilbot2962]

It looks more like cuban ahi peppers than a Scotch bonnet chilli

[@rnptenafly]

Happy Mother's Day Emmy! I'm glad you enjoyed the Surinam Cherries!

[@thipsy1]

Every time Emmy does these videos that involve sour fruits, my mouth waters. I’ve never seen this fruit before but man I would love to try this!

[@heyy13]

We call them brazilian cherries in Australia, and they also get used for hedges here, like lilly pillies. They're very tastey if you can get to them before the bugs!

[@teresacristinafigsp5986]

heyy13 The pitanga is the fruit of the pitangueira, a tree of Brazilian origin, native to the Atlantic Forest. Measures 2 cm to 3 cm in diameter. It has a bittersweet flavor, watery, pink and perfumed pulp. The skin is usually white, orange or dark red. The word “pitanga” comes from Tupi-Guarani, which means red.

[@alexmarsh4226]

​@@teresacristinafigsp5986pitanga é de origem brasileira? Não era africana?

[@tom_something]

Despite "cherry" being part of the name, I was surprised to see the pit inside. They look so much like nightshade fruits from the outside.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Ok... sounds like it'd be a good idea to bring a botanical reference book before looking for wild specimens then...

[@tom_something]

@@SonsOfLorgar I'm not adventurous like that anyway. Like, my number one tip when foraging for mushrooms is to check the label, and don't be afraid to ask the grocer for their advice as well.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@tom_something I see you are a man of refined self preservation too then XD

[@indianamoonrose1660]

I live in Australia and these grow at my grandparents house. I always loved picking and eating them straight off the bush when i was younger. This video i love because i was hit with nostalgia when i first watched. You always make the most amazing vids!

[@karenjarrett8904]

Emmy I do so enjoy all your uploads. I did not know about the Fruty Fruits. Well done and your viewer who sent her liquor. Thank you again you are a very talented lady.

[@InjuredInnocence]

the grow all over Bermuda too!

[@fravineas]

there are loads of pitaya in Brazil! cool to see u review them.

[@thibault973]

pitaya is something else (dragon fruit), these are called pitanga in Brasil ;)

[@alexmarsh4226]

​@@thibault973ela é brasileira, mano, então escreva em português. Porque vc colocou em inglês??

[@thibault973]

@@alexmarsh4226 mano, o nome em português é pitanga. Pitaya é outra fruta.

[@alexmarsh4226]

@@thibault973 eu sei, mano. Mas claramente a garota é brasileira, não faz sentido corrigi-la em inglês

[@thibault973]

@@alexmarsh4226 ta trolando ? O comentário tá em inglês, num vídeo de uma americana, em inglês. Boa noite.

[@brookeehrlich9499]

Emmy- love your videos! I'm from South Florida, and where I grew up (in the 80s) these bushes were everywhere! We kids had no idea the fruits were edible. They would fall off and litter the streets making a big stinky mess! So crazy that they're edible!

[@justincase1898]

I love watching you. You have such positive energy and just glow with kindness. (plus you have inspired me to try things I have avoided in the past, and I'm better for it!)

[@shine521]

I live in Florida as well and we love them. My daughter especially. They can be super good if ripe, but they remind me of a bell pepper when they aren't ripe enough.

[@Birdbike719]

@@osakarose5612 Ask John Dromgoole! Ibet he would know.

[@shine521]

I'm not sure where my family got them originally. I can remember my grandma giving my dad a start of it. They start easily from seed. My dad just has the one bush, but at the moment it is loaded with fruit. I have seen them sold at a nursery only once before.

[@felinelover9486]

I've seen white worms in those...

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

6:52 😎✌Happy birthday Rachel.

[@Moconnor834]

Literally sing the theme tune EVERY time a Fruity Fruits video appears! 🙏🏼

[@jayechavez]

I grew up in Hilo on the BigIsland of Hawaii and my grandfather had a couple bushes of these and I always ate them, but never knew what they were. Thanks for finally giving a name to these strange little things, and bringing back a good memory.

[@jonnybrn]

Here in Brazil we have a lot of Pitangas, sooo delicious!

[@teresacristinafigsp5986]

The pitanga is the fruit of the pitangueira, a tree of Brazilian origin, native to the Atlantic Forest. Measures 2 cm to 3 cm in diameter. It has a bittersweet flavor, watery, pink and perfumed pulp. The skin is usually white, orange or dark red. The word “pitanga” comes from Tupi-Guarani, which means red.

[@rocks7126]

Hi, they grow wild here in Bermuda, it's cherry season now so there all over the place. The darker red ones are sweeter, but the purple ones are the most flavorful. Yes your completely right you'll get so many different flavors from each color. 😊😊😊

[@AlexanderTries]

OMG PITANGAS! I used to eat them in Venezeula when I was a kid ALL the time 😍 When we moved to Florida we had trees/bushes that we grew from seedlings and they did pretty well there! You should try juicing them. My aunt used to make juice out of them all the time. You just need to seed them, blend them, add some water (sorry!) and maybe some sugar, blend again and then strain into a pitcher. A lot of work. I would recommend adding some soda water 😉 Amazing. Thanks for taking me back! 🥰🥰🥰

[@amatchanasvieve763]

@emmymadeinjapan , i love your videos 🤗😘😘. i live in Suriname. Yes these cherries grows here and they rich in vitamine c . #surinamefruits#cherries# emmymadeinjapan#

[@jeweljong3640]

Omg i come from suriname, this is so cool🇸🇷

[@Mirimmee]

I'm from Brazil. When I was younger, we had pitanga's trees at home. They are not very tall. I loved eating freshly picked pitangas! I miss that time.

[@TheEMC99]

I'm Bahamian-American, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale and my grandparents had these bushes as hedges. We always just plucked a couple going in and out of their house and ate them. I personally do find many to be quite mushy and less sweet the lighter/less ripe they are. They don't read citrus to me either though they're definitely *very* juicy. They usually cluster the bush and fall, staining the walkway. Many of the wildlife eat them when they come into season (now). Now as an adult we have them throughout our condo landscape. Interesting how so many people don't know they're edible. A really idea turning them into a liqueur. Because the ripeness varies greatly on a single bush that's probably a good way to get homogenous flavor. I've never been inspired to try them in a dessert but that could be fun! We also grew up drinking the natural "milk" of the hibiscus - other people may think we're crazy. lol Oh well. Cheers!

[@rnptenafly]

ErinCM TheMC mush the fruit with a potato masher or the plastic blade of a food processor (so you don't grind the seeds). Add a bottle of high proof rum or vodka, like 80-120 proof). Allow to mascerate for several weeks. Strain through fine sieve. Add equal volume of simple syrup. Citric acid to taste to balance flavor (may only need a sprinkle, depending on volume of liquid and sweetness of fruit).

[@riteshsewgobind209]

Greetings from Suriname haha. Nice that you talked about thus fruit.

[@Jordi6304]

I already love this video, especially because of the intro 😂

[@catmerle7835]

These used to grow in my friend’s yard as a kid in Florida, what a nostalgic video. We would try to carve them like pumpkins, and sometimes would mash them to form little concoctions. We did think they were poisonous...but so cool!

[@barbiegirlforlife99]

I love watching your videos ♡ you are one of my very favorite you tubers. I am from South Florida and I cannot remember how I found out that these were edible but I remember picking and eating these on the way to my bus stop when I was a child. This video just brought back so many memories for me ♡

[@LydiaApril]

Agreed about Emmy! And that is so cool, I've never heard of them untill now. Orginally from California.

[@luisclaudiofugolin6250]

I hope someone can send you more great south american fruits like jabuticaba, cashew and starfruit. There's also a yellow fruit called pequi which is used in meals, specially with chicken.

[@luisclaudiofugolin6250]

I just learnt that pequi in fruit form has several needles inside, it`s not made to be eaten, people just use the extract of the external part of the fruit.

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

​@@luisclaudiofugolin6250 Mostly people extract the oil but Pequi IS eaten as well. It is just dangerous if you bite down. It is also served cooked. The taste is also one of those, either you like it or hate it kind of things. (Same with warm Acai. ) A good video about this is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6mmhailmZaaec0 As to the other fruits on your list: Starfruit can KILL you IF you have Kidney problems, or at least cause kidney failure. If you like tourists eating "foreign" foods and you are all caught up with Emma, try Mark Weins: kzbin.info/door/yEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA He also has a channel for the accomidations and tour spots: kzbin.info/door/xkF42nqXoZ0sZP-GqU-Cww

[@augustcelineiii946]

They look like candy. 😍

[@CosmicChancey]

One of the people on my street growing up had this as a privacy bush that separated their backyard from the sidewalk. They didn’t touch the fruits, but being Brazilian, we knew what it was Pitanga and loved it. They were easily accessible from the sidewalk so my brothers and I would go and pick a bunch whenever we went on a walk.

[@Rolleifluxo]

As a Brazilian it feels so strange to see something I would eat everyday during summer or early autumn on my way to school, off the trees on the street, being depicted as exotic. Pitanga is great, everybody loves it, and the tree looks beautiful. Fun fact: Pitanga was the favorite ice cream flavor of the last Brazilian emperor, Dom Pedro II.

[@hotxhotguy]

please save those seeds and grow them in your garden.. :)

[@riteshsewgobind209]

Actually we have another variety which we know as "kersen" or cherry but it has no seed but contains of three segments

[@LEVLB]

My grandparents had a huge pitanga (we called it pitango) bush in their garden in Israel and as a kid I used to feast on these! They were so good! And they’re so vivid in my memory. Haven’t had any for 15+ years since moving to the UK and the bush in their garden was taken out at some point. I’ve never seen them imported or sold anywhere in Europe aww this vid brought back memories:)

[@jmatt781]

We had a pitanga plant at our home while my wife and I were living in Brazil for a few years on business. Our son loved picking them and eating them. They're delicious!

[@mirelaferreira370]

They can be found here in Angola as well, we call it Pitanga. I have it here on my yard

[@lilarodrigues2698]

Mirela Ferreira true and it was actually the Portuguese and Angolans who brought them to Brazil.

[@pupi6430]

@@lilarodrigues2698 nope, they are native from South America not europe

[@veenalorraine5916]

I subconsciously memorized the fruity fruits theme song! And sang it perfectly

[@sharinaramkisoen2877]

Heyyy Emmyyyyy!! Glad to see this one :) We call it also monkey monkey kersie (cherry). It's also one of the most nutritious fruits. Lobie vanuit Suriname (Love from Suriname)!

[@zomaagu1150]

We have this cherry fruit in my backyard in Nigeria 🇳🇬. I love it

[@mollyvandever9817]

💃Have you ever tried a mayapple? It's a fruit native to Oklahoma. I have seen the plants before, and before I knew what they were. Now, I wonder where (if) you can find them.

[@davefreier7738]

We have mayapples growing in most of the woodlots around my house in upstate New York. Always meant to try them.

[@mollyvandever9817]

@@davefreier7738 I didn't realize they grew in New York. I love Emmy's channel. I learn so much from her and her fans. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[@vnette9777]

🎊Happy Birthday,🎊Rachel🎉 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

[@healinggrounds19]

Great big Happy Birthday!

[@teejay1588]

I remember these from my childhood. My grandma's house is hedged with these trees. Yum!😊😊💗

[@AnnieNYC1]

Grew up eating these off of a hedge a neighbor had - he didn't care for the flavor but was happy for us to enjoy it. My sister also had some p!anted later on. Not an uncommon garden hedge in some areas of the Mediterranean. I love the flavor. We would search for the fruit among the leaves and grab a handful on the way home from school.