Cempedak Review - Weird Fruit Explorer : Ep. 21

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[@WeirdExplorer]

I tried it three times actually, twice fresh and once deepfried. Each time I couldn't hardly eat a nibble. It is true though that when reviewing a fruit in particular there are a lot of factors at play, such as ripeness.. which is why I try to get several fruits when I do these reviews. Thanks for watching. :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Ira Phakira, I try to do some research whenever I have a fruit, I also try to be completely honest. If I don't like something I will say so. I do love many of the fruits here: jackfruit, rose apple, langsats, pulasans, mangosteens, the list goes on and on. But cempedak I simply do not like.

[@NiharM77]

0:57 I am normally a fiction author, but I am thinking of expanding my genres. I too love cooking and especially exotic foods, and I was thinking about writing an exotic, uncommon fruit book, possibly like a picture dictionary. I will probably reference your videos for some of the information about the fruits. What do you think? There aren't too many books like that that exist.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Sounds great, just give credit where its due and thats cool with me. :)

[@camgood4884]

NOW YOU'RE A MAAAN!!! LOL. I'm so glad someone else knows that song (Trey Parker and Matt Stone have some very funny songs as well as a cartoon).. It's funny, I've been a major fan of this channel for years, and this is the first time I've seen this (or heard you play DVDA lol)..

[@HyperVectra]

6:50 - I love the sigh as he opens it up and realises he is going to have to eat it again!

[@sneakersheik2418]

Thank you for your sacrifice for all of us who taste fruit vicariously through you. Brave man. #Salute!

[@Shukulo]

I love these, I'm hooked. I didn't know there were this many different fruits out there. Thank you so much for your content, feels so informative.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks so much. Glad you are enjoying them. :) And yes, they are a part of the same genus as Jackfruit and Breadfruit. Surprisingly Durian is from a different Genus despite the similar funky taste

[@syamiljamil]

Notice that cempedak and nangka are two different fruits with similar shape and smell.. The textures of a cempedak fruit is similar with durians which are mushy and custardy while Nangka is more firm and kinda crunchy?? Their taste are like bubblegum and honey but very few Malaysians eat cempedak raw but with Nangka yes! Maybe that's why you didn't like it, we usually deepfry cempedak with flour... It's not something that we eat everyday...

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

related to jackfruit and breadfruit but seems more like durian

[@sneakersheik2418]

“...snotty little nuggets of fruit.” Well, I’M sold! 😝

[@adianramos4516]

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[@AlexGargilisChannel]

for sure the trick with durian is to understand that the smell is not connected to the flavor.

[@EeeEee-bm5gx]

Unfortunately, my oral cavity is connected to my nasal cavity 😅

[@yenimelody2173]

Cempedak tase is sweet just like jack fruit but they are more soft and yummy..... I got cempedak tree here.... :)

[@LouisLepper]

Such a shame... Cempedak is literally my favourite fruit in the whole world 😂😂😂

[@Meilei429]

snotty little nuggets of fruit 😂😂😂

[@Wonko15]

being honest, brutally and/or blatantly is a good way to be... love your videos I always appreciate the time you take to explain about the fruit and the interesting recipes you try out (quince cheese, candied almonds, etc.) I am however quite curious you almost always have knives once in a while a plastic knife, do you stow them in checked luggage or pick them up during your trips?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I usually don't check bags so i buy cheap ones for a dollar or so and ditch it when I get on a plane. Not the best way, but it works.

[@Wonko15]

+Jared Rydelek I see thank you for the reply, at least that way you'll have nothing to remind yourself of that experience ;) lol btw I love your performances you seem to be a brilliant, talented individual keep doing what you do!!!

[@breeslifejourney8727]

I'm so glad i randomly found one of your videos it has made want to go out find new fruits and try them i dont know how you force yourself to eat the fruits that you find discusting a second time live your videos I use to go thru the markets and get what the same ole basic fruits but now im looking for new fruits to try also been trying new vegetables. I love your videos .

[@LloydsofRochester]

Perhaps, like durian, it's a genetic thing (like some people hate fresh cilantro and think it smells and tastes like soap). My Singaporean friends told me that generally you either loved durians or hated them. I fell sort of in the middle. So that could be part of it, beyond the appearance/texture.

[@camgood4884]

NOW YOU'RE A MAAAN!!! LOL. I'm so glad someone else knows that song (Trey Parker and Matt Stone have some very funny songs as well as a cartoon).. It's funny, I've been a major fan of this channel for years, and this is the first time I've seen this (or heard you play DVDA lol)..

[@Grimm-Gaming]

America F*€k yeah!

[@talalalnabouda5728]

Do a cempjack episode, its a hybrid between jackfruit & chempedak

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'd like to! Next time I'm in Borneo.

[@kirbstr]

It looks a lot like jackfruit. Thanks very much for these videos. They are very entertaining.

[@GraftingTactick]

Người bạn video tuyệt vời, cảm ơn vì đã chia sẻ👍

[@daviddavid-ey9gb]

I kinda like it a lot. It's yummy.

[@rothschildianum]

I love your descriptions...... Very lively!!!!

[@FruitingPlanet]

LMAO i want that sign at 2:48 that is hilarious

[@drivethroughthearttracksla6736]

Found fruitfiends dark backstory lol. Like batman and his parents only Jared is traumatised by a lovecraftian sewer fruit.Ive been watching WFE mow down on some many bizarre and awesome fruits Im invested in the lore lmao

[@davejoseph5615]

How would you know if an unknown fruit like that is properly ripened and not spoiled?

[@Myshka331]

Probably not a fruit I will ever try. I don't think I would be able to handle a bad smelling fruit, even if its taste was different. You're description of the cempedak as being like a small animal was nauseatingly hilarious. A spinal cord! What really turned me off though was the way the flesh kind of clung to the rest of the fruit as you pulled it out. I don't know why that was the grossest part to me, but it was. The cempedak lovers of the world can continue to enjoy this one without me! Thanks for braving it!

[@WeirdExplorer]

This will be on my top 10 worst fruits for a while because of that.

[@zaharuddintajularus454]

If you come back to Msia don't forget to try bachang & quinine, fruit related to mangoes but with very strong odour.

[@rothschildianum]

What kind of Cempedak that you bought?? You really need a local people to show you how to eat all these weird fruits! Cempedak is actually one of my favorite fruit.

[@WeirdExplorer]

yeah it would take a lot of effort to try this fruit, though I guess a lot of people really like it...

[@SuperModerngranny]

durian cempedak! My FAVORITE!!

[@muhammadarjumand2587]

You are cute and i love cempedak.

[@jwmiller2986]

Yummmm.... Baby lizard organs.... 😆

[@truthseeker5496]

Thanks for sharing.

[@ryanlilly198463]

I love it that this video opens with the theme song from Orgazmo.

[@WeirdExplorer]

haha, I love that song

[@ronaldowens5025]

And Chodem Boy

[@marialiyubman]

I hate you for making me want to try this now. 😂

[@avacca19]

Amen this guy is still on YT

[@IreneKiew]

I personally think cempedak tastes better fried. (When it's fried, there's less smell, too, and you don't need to deal with all the stickiness.) But there's a method of frying. If not done well, it won't be good either. It's hard to find really good fried cempedak.

[@iconofsin5886]

Your face when you took that first bite looked as if you were being violated.

[@bellavista7]

thanks. you're a laidback dude.

[@zingmc1918]

Cempedak is supposed to be good though...I'll probably try it. I heard it tastes like tropical punch with an onion in it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'm happy for you.

[@wailandkarisma4279]

Peel the skin and marinate the white rind with loads of toasted coriander seeds, fresh garlic or garlic powder, white pepper or black pepper,msg and salt for 30mins to an hour then shallow fry til golden brown. Taste like meat, delicious Borneo style.

[@WeirdExplorer]

interesting, I've had jackfruit that way, but not cempedak

[@capuletca]

You should retry this fruit sometime

[@WeirdExplorer]

I agree! Its been years, I wonder if my taste buds have matured enough to like it.

[@chungilesial]

The sweet aroma of this fruit is to attract the insects and animals to consume them btw lol

[@SuperCatfire]

i had a dream that i made my dad buy me one of these despite the fact that even within the dream i was like "wait isnt this the fruit that sucks"

[@SuperCatfire]

i actually remember that

[@sneakersheik2418]

Jared, there’s a hybrid called cempejack-I’ve seen it on other Fruit reviews. Have you come across that?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes, I think I found one in Borneo. I didn't review it though, I think I was about to get on a plane or something.

[@martinbanks7194]

One of my favourite fruit.Loved it fresh and also deep fried with flour.Btw it's a close relative to the jackfruit.Unlike jackfruit which can grow in monsoon and equatorial climate the chempedak tree only grows in areas which receive year round rainfall (equatorial)

[@WeirdExplorer]

very interesting, that makes sense why it isn't as common. :)

[@badrulsmj75]

Martin Banks one more thing cempedak normally being harvest after the durian season come to an end.

[@badrulsmj75]

there are 2 type of fruit in malaysia. seasonal and non-seasonal. non-seasonal such as banana, papaya, pineapple, pomelo, jackfruit can be found throughout the year whereby seasonal fruit like mangosteen, rambutan, duku, pulasan, langsat, durian, cempedak etc may only be found during a certain time. normally 1st fruit season between june till sept and 2nd time(minor season) between dec to feb. but its not applicable to all fruit like mango season normally april to june. but somehow now we can get durian throughout the year. i dont know whether it is a new scientific approach or maybe imported from thailand because they normally pick fruit from tree even the fruit not ready yet.

[@ZE308AC]

Watch What the Health on Netflix or KZbin

[@sazji]

Now I have to try this one. I wonder if it's like durian in that the smell and taste seem to be completely disjointed, until it sort of clicks. Creamy jackfruit sounds great!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I do think it is like durian in that way. For me it definitely hasn't clicked though. :)

[@sazji]

Maybe it still will. I have been "taken aback" by newly opened ones, I must admit. But once that first gas cloud passes, I always find them delicious.

[@gavanwinkels]

What do you do that allows you to take 3 months in another country? I’m a little jealous...

[@JML-fi8rf]

Hope Jared wins edit: he didn't (your face when eating it is the best part of this series yet)

[@deibs4660]

The song at the end 😂

[@generalisimo1]

Looks like meat is back on the menu boys

[@tanyawales5445]

I would try putting the unopened fruit in a ziploc bag and refrigerate it first before opening it up outdoors. That might cut down on the "fragrance" which is off putting. Try to think of the core as like a pineapple core instead of a spine. You are zoomorphosizingthe dang fruit too much. "Cempedak’s yellow, custard-like flesh12 and its hard seed are edible. The flesh is eaten fresh or cooked - it can be fried or its pulp creamed to make jams and cakes. Its flesh can be salted to make a pickle called .15 The hard seeds are boiled or roasted and eaten, a popular practice among the Malayan jungle tribes. Cempedak’s young leaves and whole young fruits are cooked as vegetables."

[@fujigoh]

try the deep fried cempedak in batter next time. it will taste better.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I have, it still doesn't do it for me unfortunately.

[@xxguppyjacksonxx6599]

Okakammakaosks

[@tellegabriel]

How do you know it is a cempedak or durian and the other varieties that looks like it? I always thought they were all durian so dismissed it as I've seen durian many times growing up in the Philippines. I don't like the offensive smell of the durian so I cannot say I tasted it nor had the desire to. I came close to putting one on my mouth but the texture was also not appetizing so I didn't eat it. Thanks for reviewing the cempedak. What do they call this fruit in the Philippines or do they grow in the Philippines also?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I didn't see them in the Philippines when I was there, but they are very popular in nearby Borneo, so I wouldn't be surprised if you could find them somewhere. The way to tell is from the elongated shape and small spines. Good luck!

[@dulcegomez4469]

Noooo i died when u put that knife through it...your supposed to peel it and all the fruit stays attached to the core...looks pretty cool

[@SurprisedPikacheesecake]

I don't think he would've been able to stomach going through that process back then.😅 He already seemed rather disgusted by it's creature like appearance.

[@dulcegomez4469]

@@SurprisedPikacheesecake hahahhaa so true

[@Mariannal86]

It isn't ripe if its sticky inside.. This is (one of) my favourite fruit :)

[@chairwood]

7:07 lmao that little girl eccstatic to see her dad in the background as he stuggles to cut the fruit open cuz of how gross it is

[@arrribaandale]

You obviously grabbed a cempedak that is not ripe. Ripe cempedak should be orange not yellow. The yellow does not taste sweet at all. Its very hard to recognize a ripe cempedak. I'm sure there's a trick to it that I don't know because I made the mistake several times myself. I always eat the ones that were chosen by my parents. If you ever come back to Malaysia again, please find a stall that sells afternoon snacks that sells deep-fried cempedak. It taste amazing.

[@WeirdExplorer]

This cempedak tasted very sweet. I've had cempedak more than once and each time the vendor assured me it was ripe. I've also have had the fried cempedak and didn't like it either. Maybe its the variety or just my taste buds, but I 'd prefer durian over it any day.

[@EeeEee-bm5gx]

Jared, you're so cute. I am having the religious experience but with the personality instead of fruit ❤

[@Ashlien]

It's So weird you can't have fruit I'm a hotel xD

[@WeirdExplorer]

It stinks so bad, so I'm happy with the rule haha

[@StephenHutchison]

Cempedak, Durian, and a few other fruits smell like fresh baby diapers. They're forbidden on public transportation as well. (Obviously if you can conceal the smell they won't get upset; the rule is to keep people from making a public bus, plane, train etc. into a place where everyone is puking.)

[@rothschildianum]

People do not eat Cempedak raw!!! You need to cook them. No wonder, you do not like it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've had it fried a couple times. still hate it...

[@rothschildianum]

You need to dip them into a batter (like a tempura batter) then fry them. After that, you need to dip them into melted brown sugar.

[@LaineyBug2020]

I wonder if mberry would work on this...

[@AdvExplorer]

haha i guess things have changed? one of my fav fruits when it's ripe and sweet

[@WeirdExplorer]

I still don't like them.. but it was better the last time at least, maybe in another 10 years?

[@sambol8429]

I found one in Montreal.

[@WeirdExplorer]

what? where?

[@sambol8429]

@@WeirdExplorer On more than one occasion! Marché Oriental on St-Denis.

[@gameoflife9147]

the taste is good.. it's sweet and yummy.. but yeah.. the texture is bad.. maybe bad for some people..

[@ladymunch0]

I have no sense of smell; at all. I also can't see, so that might help too. Sounds like someth I might enjoy. Often I watch videos yours and think just plug your nose and you'll have a better experience with the more unpallatable things you come across.

[@1solorainforest]

Chempedak is supposed to be very good...the chempedak fritters are even better...

[@geminivlog6155]

It’s smell bad because it is over ripe it’s not fresh at all is rotten! If you want a good cempedak buy a fresh one ☝️ when the fruit is over ripe the smell is horrible 🤧😷

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've tried it lots of times, even fried and still don't like it. Maybe now would be different though, its been a few years since the last time I tried it.

[@Cohowarren]

That one is rotten

[@hanuladsihwulan9553]

Come to indonesia dude 😇😇😇

[@WeirdExplorer]

I plan on going next winter! :)

[@northwickpark4905]

Cant stop laughing 😂.

[@julieskattebu7429]

Admirable to see the effort you're willing to put in for us, but this is disgusting. I doubt I'll ever get a chance to taste one of these, and I'm perfectly fine with that. (Boss choice of music though!)

[@arrianwenazpeena7925]

What is really about all this people. Eating while squeezing their nose. Just eat it. Do you squeeze it when eating pills?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Pills taste like candy compared to this thing. Plugging my nose helped block the funky taste.

[@iraphakira8516]

Jared, I looked at a few of the videos from Malaysia and you don't seem to have enjoyed many of the fruit. What a pity. Your comments also suggest that you may need to do some more research on the fruits that you review.

[@chungilesial]

Omg it smells soo good..and it has a uniquely sweet aroma that a ripe mango would have. It tastes super sweet! In fact it is way sweeter than a jackfruit! I don't understand why you have to pinch your nose hahahahaha

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thats strange...maybe you had a different cultivar of cempedak than I did? This fruit was nauseatingly smelly. Worse than durian.

[@aldereysuminguit1011]

Jared Rydelek its easy open jackfruit actually which like a rotten jackfruit./its also considered as type of jackfruit here in the philippines/my favorite is marang.by the way what a small jackfruit in the video?its the small type of jackfruit./some jackfruits weigh more than 50 kilos here in the philippines to tell you.

[@dwaynesuraj256]

Hii kristen

[@Greenmamafrom30BAD]

Durians aren't very good? SACRILEGE. LOL!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I made a Durian video last month, I think will make a good 50th episode :D Not to spoil things, but Cempedak is much worse in my opinion.

[@Greenmamafrom30BAD]

Jared Rydelek I'll look forward to that! In my family, 4 of us love durian and 2 of us hate it. I'm sure you can tell from my comment where I fall. ;) I hope to try cempedak someday.

[@minkminkmink8735]

Jared Rydelek in south east asia they not eat it fresh but fried cempadak with flour . but mixing is the issue because i don't know about it.

[@minkminkmink8735]

Chouwakun Tanthawa some picture www.bloggang.com/data/plaipanpim/picture/1341219668.jpg . it's sweet flour and juicy flesh and yet u can eat they seed .

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've had the fried cempedak as well... Its a improvement, but I still can't stand it :)

[@rougarou4514]

have u ever tried ligma?

[@hibaby9379]

Hey meat tastes great!, I don't know how vegetarians come to be but what God has blessed and made clean and lawful to eat!, let us enjoy!..

[@omahawarrior1]

I've had frozen Cempedak from a Vietnamese supermarket. I thought it was Ok except for the texture, its like extra sweet jackfruit.

[@loserboymcbobpants6205]

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