When I was a gardener I had a customer that grew a kumquat tree from seed that was in the same yard as a mandarin and it is the best citrus on the planet I need to go back there and take cuttings from that tree it produced orange size kumquats With sweet rind and sweet flesh
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@applegal3058 Жыл бұрын
Yummy!
@ThePickledsoul Жыл бұрын
I'm jealous af
@SeeNyuOG Жыл бұрын
@@ThePickledsoul +1
@jengatower1925 Жыл бұрын
This.
@owendavies8227 Жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of Walter Swingle's work. I did not know he created any crosses with kumquats, but I guess now I know. The context behind this cross was to make a cold-hardy citrus that tasted nice. Unfortunately, Mr Swingle passed away long ago, but if you ever have something on your channel created by a modern plant breeder, they are generally pretty easy to get in contact with. I think the two most historically important modern plant breeders are Joseph Lofthouse and Michael Mazourek. I'm sure they'd both love to be on your channel, and both have done fruit projects before.
@sowingtreesinstorms Жыл бұрын
Wow, wasn't expecting to see Joseph Lofthouse's name on a non-permaculture channel! Still need to get ahold of some of his butternut squash seeds.
@rodeorex2846 Жыл бұрын
Good idea 👍
@aquakittykat Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see an interview with a modern plant breeder - Weird Explorer is such a consumer of plant breeding, I think it would be really interesting
@nilesschoolroad Жыл бұрын
If that is a Thomasville Citrangequat, it is not completely ripe. Wait a month or more and it becomes much sweeter and less sour and bitter, basically like a regular kumquat
@Magmafrost13 Жыл бұрын
Im so glad there are people in the world messing with citruses for fun like this, and honestly I want to start doing it myself
@arnoldmmbb Жыл бұрын
Citranges are very commonly used as rootstock for grafting other citrus
@anonemus1187 Жыл бұрын
Good to see someone try out Citrangequat and give their thoughts. Only the dedicated citrus enthusiasts have heard of these trifoliate hybrids, but they’re picky when it comes to flavor so I never know if I should believe them when they say something tastes awful.
@cezarcatalin1406 Жыл бұрын
This is not all you can do with citrangequats. When they are green, just before they start turning yellow, they taste more like limes. Someone even made a Key lime pie with them.
@kalinga007 Жыл бұрын
Up for a challenge !! Just eat a Miracle fruit and do the review after that..let's see if that complex becomes simple.
@littleloneprepper4820 Жыл бұрын
I would like to be able to grow some edible citrus…the only one that will grow here are the hard fuzzy ones. The cider looks yummy!
@baddriversofcolga Жыл бұрын
You can always grow them in pots.
@ShellyS2060 Жыл бұрын
How about a non-alcoholic "sangria". The way you described the fruit is awesome
@CookingWithCows Жыл бұрын
The point of sangría is the alcohol taste (and effect). Without both of them, it's not the same
@MycopathOfficial Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for the shoutout!! Me and my Panda will have to send you some more extremely hot peppers as a thank you! Our first full-length album is coming very soon so I hope that the metal fans in your audience will check out our channel.
@loganlogon3720 Жыл бұрын
2:57 "...is the will it ketchup..."😆
@raregrowsNJ Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to create my own hybrid, I've pollinated nagami and meiwa with trifoliate pollen from a "variety" that produces fruit without the bitter notes. I also pollinated a yuzu with that pollen. Hopefully I get a hybrid. Btw I'm based in NJ so would be cool to create a somewhat useable fruit that can survive our winters.
@bobhope102 Жыл бұрын
Raregrowsnj please let me help you with your cold hardy kumquat grow outs!!
@emilynelson5985 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like an ideal fall or winter roasting citrus.
@StonedtotheBones13 Жыл бұрын
I love learning about strange things I've never heard of here. That mulled cider is such a good idea! Ironically, after your last video, I've really been meaning to ask if you've done a review on allspice berries.
@2Cerealbox Жыл бұрын
Anyone else play the game "guess how sour he's going to rate the fruit based on his reaction to it"?
@cezarcatalin1406 Жыл бұрын
I am currently trying to hybridise citrus hystrix with poncirus trifoliata and then hybridise that cross with citrus ichangesis. Basically, I want to make a flavourful hardy lime.
@Ami-ut2us Жыл бұрын
Are you on the citrus forum or tropical fruit forum?
@davids.5083 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of rhobs el arsa? It's a sweet citron that is apparently very popular in Morocco. I would really love to see that one reviewed
@cuttwice3905 Жыл бұрын
It sound like the peel would candy well.
@JTMusicbox Жыл бұрын
Nice! I love that this is related to the trifoliate orange! That’s your quintessential educational purposes video. Awesome that you add it to mulled cider!
@patricioiasielski8816 Жыл бұрын
I would love to try this citrus in a lemon meringr pie-like preparation.
@Arthion Жыл бұрын
Depending on how productive they are they could probably be turned into a nice aromatic marmelade to go with cheese and biscuits or even on simple toast depending on how strong the flavor is.
@sunumaudio Жыл бұрын
4:00 was the serotonin boost I didn't know I needed. Informative as well!
@GolosinasArgentinas Жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would cut the citrangequat diagonally to get everyone upset :D
@LakelandRussell Жыл бұрын
My favorite Citrus cross is the Meyer lemon crossed with the grapefruit not bitter like the grapefruit but big lemony and delicious
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
Ooh, that sounds great
@LaineyBug2020 Жыл бұрын
I've always wanted someone to figure out what to cross a kumquat with to get a good sized orange tasting citrus with sweet skin so you could just eat it like an apple!
@jamescanjuggle Жыл бұрын
i wish we had kumquats here in Ireland, they always looked so cool and tasty. its also like 10:30pm and i am craving citrus also also, im definitely checking out Pepper Kens band, seems dope
@XoroksComment Жыл бұрын
I'm sure they are available in garden centers. They are also hardy to around -8°C or so. But they need heat to initiate flowering, which you probably don't get enough of in Ireland. Maybe plant it in front of a south facing wall
@jamescanjuggle Жыл бұрын
@@XoroksComment honestly i havent looked around, just in general like i can take a walk and find elderberrys, blackberrys, razzberrys, apples, pears, rhubarb but never citrus😂 Also, to have one myself im sure id need some kind of greenhouse setup and yeah heats an issue. We did have a freaky summer in the 30°C range, totally out of the blue.
@cscss2923 Жыл бұрын
Do you have an Asian market near you? Fresh might be hard to find, but you may have more luck with a jam-like product to make a hot drink popular in Japan and Korea.
@jamescanjuggle Жыл бұрын
@@cscss2923 Dublin citys close by and theyve plenty. But often the products have dodgy use by dates or are low quality with bad shipping damage 😕 Still id always take a peak to aee whats going on
@CookingWithCows Жыл бұрын
Fuckin tesco's usually got boxes of kumquats at some point in the year.
@DianeGraft Жыл бұрын
I love to squeeze a kumquat into a cup of hot tea, then drop the rind in to steep for a bit. This one sounds like it would be good that way as well.
@mandab.3180 Жыл бұрын
citrus are the best fruit.. some are tart, some are sweet, some both.. and you can make infinite combinations. plus they smell good and taste good in so many things. 🍊🍋
@timothygreer188 Жыл бұрын
I bet that would make a good marmalade, especially if you cut them from end to end in strips and allow them to curl up
@kawaiigoomy3487 Жыл бұрын
I hope you have a fruitful day. 🧡🍊☀️
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
Same to you
@orchyre Жыл бұрын
As someone with 3 Thomasville Citrangequat trees and 25 citrus trees in general I absolutely LOVE Citrangequats, they are so rediculously hearty based on their trifoliate lineage. The taste is fantastic for a hearty / cold tolerant breed.
@__w__o__w__ Жыл бұрын
Mycopath is such an amazing band name lol
@iamthatgaby Жыл бұрын
finally!! been waiting for the cas episode for weeks!!!
@wamlartmuse2983 Жыл бұрын
Mycopath... 🍄💜 yall!
@swampcooler8332 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like this might make a decent soda
@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын
Never tried citrumelos or citranges it’s a hybrid between trifoliate orange and grapefruit you should try it heard that there good.
@aimeem Жыл бұрын
Ooh, the picture of "bergamot" in the citrus hybridization chart was a makrut lime!
@DovidM11 ай бұрын
Trifoliate is often used as a rootstock for commercial citrus.
@censusgary Жыл бұрын
I have a hunch the citrangequat would make great marmalade.
@SangosEvilTwin Жыл бұрын
Citrus: the hybridizing masters of the fruit world Prunus is a close second
@RaspK Жыл бұрын
Citrus fruits are the family-circle/puppy-mill specimens of the plant world...
@TheArchDandy Жыл бұрын
Are there other citrus like kumquat that are fully edible and have that sweet rind aspect that they do? They're one of my absolute favorite citruses but so hard to find!
@memosol55 Жыл бұрын
Everything I’m going though it I watch your videos
@heyy13 Жыл бұрын
This sounds delicious for eating out of hand! A combination of things I really enjoy and flavours I enjoy. THank you for sharing.
@fungustheclown666 Жыл бұрын
mycopath, I love that wordplay, I've gotta check them out
@kardwise9714 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the band info. Great music and theme.
@Danny.._ Жыл бұрын
5:41 "just so everybody doesn't complain" - i think you mean just so everybody _does_ complain. now you've done it wrong at least once, no matter who's watching 😂
@Myriako Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! 😀🌼
@FishareFriendsNotFood9726 күн бұрын
I am always surprised by just how many types of edible citrus are out there, they are my favorite fruits (I am a real sourhead)
@nateone6632 Жыл бұрын
"I don't trust that 🐼, that 🐼 will stab you when you're not looking" that was Hilarious man 😂 your videos are always a good gift
@oftin_wong Жыл бұрын
The hybridise easily because there only around 4 ancestral citrus plants kumquat ngami being one ...mandarin, citron and pomelo
@MeliponiculturaenCostaRica Жыл бұрын
I would love for you to once try my tanges 🤣 or orangines 😉 Yellow fruits (like an orange), almost the shape of a tangerine, they peel like them, but have yellow flesh and juice like an orange, and totally sweet like tangerines
@LadyAster Жыл бұрын
I'd love to try these, they sounds delicious!
@AllDayBikes Жыл бұрын
5:30 Cut it at 45° to piss everyone off instead lmao
@rohanlorange3660 Жыл бұрын
You deserve way more subs!
@kinexkid Жыл бұрын
I love kumquats and have two mandarinquat trees. I'd love to get my hand on one of these trees!
@barrett5195 Жыл бұрын
That's a strange one. See quat I did there? ohohoho
@nozrep Жыл бұрын
my mama calls her non alcoholic, American style mulled cider “wassail”. A traditional word of course, and traditional in both America and Europe and or England. But of course again, mulled cider and wassail in America is way, way different from mulled cider and wassail in Europe, which usually still contains alcohol. Hahaha but I did not know any of that until I watched a youtube video explaining the history and differences.
@TheWeirdestOfBugs Жыл бұрын
Dagnabbit, I turn into mush every time I see Vostok!
@goednieuwskrantje-nl9 ай бұрын
Have you tried red limes? And calamondin? And very dark purple fleshed blood oranges?
@jvp7144 ай бұрын
Sounds like a delicious pie ingredient
@CookingWithCows Жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how you have Simon Whistler channels watched on the right side of your youtube interface?
@Storm-crow13 Жыл бұрын
The fact that your cat didn't recoil at the scent of citrus is very wierd
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
she's used to the smell of fruit, doesn't give a care about durian either
@werpu126 ай бұрын
I am growing citrus in containers and in a greenhouse, the cats in the area absolutely love the smell, they constantly to to the pots to smell the leafs (citrus leafs have quite an aroma both in taste and smell and differ from variety to variety) also when they can they try to get into the citrus greenhouse for another smell!
@Anonymous92682 Жыл бұрын
Go to the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia you can find a strange sweet fruit typical of Sumbawa, the name is "rarak" fruit (Sapindus rarak)
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
sapindus that tastes sweet and not soapy? sounds good to me
@Anonymous92682 Жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer yes sweet and not soapy. you can see a sample of the fruit on KZbin
@ZE308AC Жыл бұрын
People are weird about how you cut things, chill out guys it is not the end of the world.
@ChaiswoodVlogs Жыл бұрын
@ weirdexplorer Have you ever tried muscadine grape, coldy hardy kiwi, or oregon grape?
@Zaque-TV Жыл бұрын
MYCOPAAAAAAATHHHH
@5naxalotl Жыл бұрын
if fruit is interesting but sour, another (better, imo) option than sugar is a little calcium hydroxide (pickling lime, as a foodstuff). it's essentially tasteless
@adamkilroe9840 Жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if it would make a good marmalade.
@OlWolf1011 Жыл бұрын
Did he say what the Trifoliate adds to that breeding? I’m gonna guess the Sour - but does it make the tree more cold-hardy?
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
Trifoliate oranges have a nice sour flavor, I'm not sure if the hybridization helps it be more cold hardy... although the trees are used for rootstock for that reason...
@manfromyard Жыл бұрын
It does. The original idea was to extend the citrus range to make a cold hardy commercial citrus.
@ThePurplePassage Жыл бұрын
What is the intro music? I've heard it used elsewhere so obviously something royalty free and commonly available, but I'd like to know
@ennachi4 Жыл бұрын
Have you tried American persimmon yet I’d love to send you some
@frankmacleod2565 Жыл бұрын
I want one!
@JohnBozon Жыл бұрын
There is no better hot tea than citrus. Looks so good. 👌that apple cider looks 🔥 tho
@MaxLBogue Жыл бұрын
If you like environmental metal, check out Coelacanth!
@marisasanchez1699 Жыл бұрын
So cool. I’m a citrus nerd 🤓😂
@gardenofseeden Жыл бұрын
METAL!!!!!!!!!
@CJDykesАй бұрын
I grow Thomasville Citrangequat
@TheBaconWizardАй бұрын
What are the chances of paying you for some cuttings to send to the UK at my own risk? Or if not, then seeds?
@hughgrection9439 Жыл бұрын
Long live the METAL!
@Fuzzycuffsqt Жыл бұрын
interesting! but will it ketchup?
@ifyouknowyouknow6964 Жыл бұрын
Do you know any websites where I can order aguaje?
@pauldonsky766 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for shouting out @mycopath we love your vids!
@andrewheather4970 Жыл бұрын
Weird explorer if Ken doesn't have a website to get the citrangequat how do i get the citrangequat if i want to try it reply to this comment at some point
@yunodiewtf Жыл бұрын
Hey man I found areal big and kinda soft dragonfruit at a supermarket but it tasted literally like nothing. No hope at all?
@guymcperson9300 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like it wasn't quite ripe enough. It was a red dragonfruit yeah? When they're underripe they have no taste.
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
dragonfruit is usually pretty mild, especially the white fleshed ones, I like to squeeze a bit of lime on them.
@yunodiewtf Жыл бұрын
@@guymcperson9300 Yeah red. The sheer size and softness made me think "maybe" but paid $6 for seedy solidified water
@Magmafrost13 Жыл бұрын
Both red and white dragonfruits sadly tend to be virtually flavourless when picked upripe. And because supermarkets're gonna supermarket, they will only ever sell ones that were picked upripe. If you can find frozen dragonfruit, you can see what they actually taste like (frozen fruit in general tends to be picked more ripe, and contrary to what some food propaganda will have you believe, the food industry is extremely good at freezing stuff these days). Alternatively, if you get lucky enough to find a yellow variety, they tend to be more flavourful.
@ZE308AC Жыл бұрын
Nice video ❤👍
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤗
@ZE308AC Жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer you're welcome
@Failedprodegy42 Жыл бұрын
Sweet!! 👍 I'll check out their channel. They sound hardcore.
@BubbleZBlofish Жыл бұрын
Looks great, you live up to the weird explorer title. Ps sharpen your knife
@peytoia Жыл бұрын
i love your unstoppable liver. you can eat any fruit
@mohadi7245 Жыл бұрын
You didn’t cut one diagonally 😱
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
🤣
@MumrikDK Жыл бұрын
@@WeirdExplorer diagonal smiley.
@theswordoftheevening9865 Жыл бұрын
I can honestly say I don't know what a Trifoliate orange is = 3 leaves from the Latin. I know what Triazolo Benzodiazepines are, ones under my tongue after drinking GF juice 4 hours ago.
@Unkn0wn1133 Жыл бұрын
Lol wtf are you talking about
@theswordoftheevening9865 Жыл бұрын
@@Unkn0wn1133 -things that you aren't bright enough to comprehend. LOL . HaHa .
@yunodiewtf Жыл бұрын
Make a black label hot toddy with this guy
@Deontjie Жыл бұрын
Maroela, Kei-appel, noem-noem.
@JustACitrus Жыл бұрын
Please sharpen your knives so that you don't hurt yourself! It looked like a bit of a struggle to get into those.
@lambda_calc Жыл бұрын
You need to sharpen your knife, it was painful to see the amount of force it took to cut through the rinds. Another great video though, this series has been extremely entertaining. I didn't think I'd be excited about following a vlog about weird fruits but here I am
@Lastman737 Жыл бұрын
Come quat may
@sixeses Жыл бұрын
Put. The candle. Back.
@rocketamadeus37304 ай бұрын
Sir that is not a simmer that is a boil.
@yuzuru1848 Жыл бұрын
wasn't cyder an alcoholic drink?
@WeirdExplorer Жыл бұрын
In North America it is what we call unfiltered apple juice. In Europe and other parts of the world its an alcohol made from apples.