Demystifying Exotic Fruit- Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph

Cool weather months bring a number of exotic fruits from tropical climates to your supermarket shelves. Thomas Joseph shows you some of his favorites, how to choose them, and what dishes they work best in.
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Sarah Carey is the editor of Everyday Food magazine and her job is to come up with the best ways to make fast, delicious food at home. But she's also a mom to two hungry kids, so the question "What's for dinner?" is never far from her mind -- or theirs, it seems! Her days can get crazy busy (whose don't?), so these videos are all about her favorite fast, fresh meals -- and the tricks she uses to make it all SO much easier.
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[@truongcahanh8915]

Where I live in southeast Asia, grapes, cherries, strawberries and apples are considered exotic fruits. I literally eat at least one of the fruits shown in this video every day.

[@sheevathegreat4774]

Me too. I see a lot of videos for recipes that require strawberries, lemons, peaches, cherries basically every other berry and I'm like "do you know how expensive those are? And even if i find those it's not worth it cuz most of them or at least what i usually find are sour."

[@vutrannhungoc9266]

Shiro X that’s why they usually go with desserts, that sourness balance out the richness in desserts :)

[@vutrannhungoc9266]

Trường Ca Hành I thought I’m the only Vietnamese who watches kitchen conundrums

[@laurenbennett7674]

That's pretty cool :-)

[@maybooher5894]

Trường Ca Hành it's so funny because I've never had a passion fruit or dragon fruit buy I eat apples almost everyday and we even have a saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" 😂

[@g0rc752]

I'm so glad that I live in Asia and I've been introduced to a wide variety of fruits so these fruits aren't "exotic" to me. Oh, Thomas, can you do a kitchen conundrum on Asian food?

[@kimcruz3889]

g0rc same

[@shymacool]

Right?!

[@krista1970]

I live in america but I'm Cambodia, looks like normal fruit to me

[@AnnaBeatrizful]

For me to.

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

That'd be like you guys doing an exotic fruit video on cold weather plants.

[@mimivalencia]

How about mangosteen?

[@delaneysays]

Joel Mangosteen

[@Sscot323]

Delaney Winton HAHAHAHA yooo😂

[@princesuliva8756]

ikr

[@shamnahusman6175]

Yess. And the water chestnuts that we get, Singhadas

[@mimivalencia]

Shamnah Usman yes! That one too.

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Kitchen conundrums 2 days in a row!?!? Yay

[@punkressph1]

You forgot the very stinky fruit in southeast Asia durian

[@cooleustary]

man i love durian!

[@dontreplytomesayingarmyyit1313]

Debbie Nina Boc It smells like heaven idk wtf are you talking bout

[@punkressph1]

don't reply to me saying armyy it's annoying your problem not mine

[@nzungu7773]

Debbie Nina Boc are you stupid or what? Everyone can tell that, she's playing.

[@punkressph1]

Ntandoyenkosi Zungu your problem not mine

[@evalynn1863]

"What is this wrinkly thing and what am I supposed to do with it?" is a question I have asked many times in my life.

[@monbebe3811]

I live in Mauritius and those food are easily found here. I feel so proud.

[@omemobh3185]

i hope next video would be on exotic veggies. try petai, jering, tenggek burung, serai kayu etc...

[@airacakep]

ome mobh yassss... Those are yummy vegetables

[@user-jo2wp1hb1c]

Terung pipit

[@kuroyuri04]

Jengkol... It's always pairing with petai as the most smelly ones. 😂😂😂

[@nethersherps3028]

Where was the longan

[@princesuliva8756]

Nether's Herps ikr

[@SaurriDienara]

Chill. He aint done. He said theres a series of it now. Jees

[@nethersherps3028]

SaurriDienara everyone was chill...

[@alickzhang]

SaurriDienara Calm your titties.

[@DanielLeeTheTraveler]

What he said as sweet sop is i think cherymoya. And there is a similar looking but very different fruit called sour sop.

[@dmellomalcolm4684]

The "sugar apple" is actually called a custard apple.

[@kcchoi88]

Yes, that is called a custard apple.

[@kitspace2024]

Durian, jack fruit, and sugar apple are EVERYTHING

[@SarahLarsonwgm]

I had a few of these when I lived in Honduras. Drinks made from passion fruit were my favorite. Rambutan grows there as well (they were introduced from SE Asia a while ago), but there it is referred to as lychee. I only saw custard apples once, but it was probably the best fruit I have ever eaten. It was like eating vanilla pudding.

[@volgadonna22]

Very helpful. Thank you so much!!!

[@nicolle2126]

It's cool to see our fruits gain more popularity there. Here's a short list of fruits that might seem common to westerners but are super exotic to some of us too: - raspberries - blueberries - blackberries - cranberries - most berries actually - figs?? - olives Seriously I've never even seen/tasted any of these fruits. Maybe as a flavor of candy or dessert, but never as a fresh fruit. Also someone send me pumpkin or rhubarb pie since I'm really curious how those taste. Sincerely, A southeast asian person

[@nicolle2126]

Also long live the longan

[@stephanievantongeren8461]

thank you so much! super good video and very handy

[@MissMaggieLicious]

That's nice video!! Glad you made this to introduce to others who never seem these fruits! I'm from Hong Kong and have ate it all and love it! I have many friends don't even know these fruits!

[@AnnaBeatrizful]

In Brazil we love this fruits, you buy on market or street market all year. Pitaya is new and very expensive here, i eat yellow one and pink one.

[@juliemccarthy5685]

When I've asked at the market, I've just gotten a shrug, so I really appreciate the explanations of how these fruits should look and feel when ripened. Now I feel more confident to try them. Good 'WTF' segment!

[@De_Elias]

Passion fruits are excelent for pies, juice! Just make sure to...(filter? strain? brew? sorry, I don't know) before using! Funny how you some "exotic fruits" at United States are very common here, at Brazil, while blueberrys, for exemple, are the exotic fruits at our markets.

[@Bee-ol1xr]

exactly! Passion fruit mousse is like one of the best things to eat, ever! Berries are freaking expensive as well...

[@ayesharizwan195]

De Elias haha so true blueberries are exotic to us as well

[@delaneysays]

I've never thought about blueberries being exotic as an American, that's really interesting!

[@inconsolabile]

thanks, now I'm craving passion fruit mousse

[@TheJujuPC]

De Elias exactly! passion fruits are as common as bananas here ahahahah

[@ericabarajas3563]

Wow!! I have taste all but the grapes. And love all but the passion fruit.

[@darrelcdammann]

Love all of those👍

[@darkcookies6658]

living in Vietnam 🙂 when i was younger, seeing these fruit make me feel homesick

[@HML2004]

Ok three things: 1. I'm so happy you're introducing more exotic fruits to everyday consumers. 2. OMG that gas stove. 3. That apron...like!!!

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

You should do a second video on this and showcase: mangosteen, soursop, durian, longan, nangka, jackfruit, purple dragon fruit, jambu, all the different types of mango and banana, and I think there's more. Man, I'm blessed with diversity.

[@midorikasai4230]

Just to clarify something about the yellow variety of the passion fruit. It's not native to Hawaii, it's native to the Amazon areas of Brazil and Venezuela and it expanded throughout Latin America and then it was introduced in Hawaii. I grew up in Peru and my grandma grew the yellow passion fruit plant in her house. I used to have passion fruit juice and sorbet all summer. We also have an orange variety called "granadilla" which is gray in the inside (just like chia seeds when they are mixed with water) It is super sweet.

[@MELISSA604]

They're all my fav fruits!

[@Mrsgates2010]

Omg amazing!

[@goosetv4918]

I love this man. He is awesome

[@HuyLy94]

Really weirds me out that something like passionfruit is considered exotic since it's available year round here in almost all supermarkets here in Australia (regular supermarkets, not the Asian speciality ones). In the summer months all of the other fruits (except those grapes) are also available in most supermarkets.

[@lisaboban]

I LOVE that apron!

[@keeshatan1338]

You guys should make a video on all the giant green fruits like soursop, jackfruit and durian!!!

[@adamaryesqueda3274]

In the southeast of Mexico we call dragonfruit "pitahaya" and we make a drink with it. Just scoop out the fruit and in a pitcher crush it with your hands so that you have little bits to bite when you drink it, add water, sugar and throw some lemon juice in there, it's heaven!

[@adarshshamloll2367]

I live In Mauritius... a tropical island... I know all those fruits... all do grow here... and yes those are delicious fruit ❤

[@parislove27]

Awesome apron!

[@itsmecoco333]

I eat those fruits in a daily basis. The last one is my favorite !

[@VarongTangkitphithakphon]

Most of that you can find in Thailand and everyone is welcome here.

[@MrAnonymous825]

พาสต้า พาสตี้ พาสตู้ And then after you eat the fruits you can eat the women at the red light district lol

[@monicanavarro2906]

Blue guy Stay classy

[@VarongTangkitphithakphon]

What you said really telling what kind of people you are. Very true, agree?

[@valerielamfloofysbiggestfa449]

I've tried all of them (no joke) and they're all really good

[@llwnz]

In Thailand, for rose apple we have a special way to eat it. We peel, get the seeds out and freeze the white meat in the freezer. It becomes creamy icecream.

[@malcolmdune]

There is other exotic fruits not explained in the video, you’ve probably never heard of like salak (snake fruit), belimbing (start fruit), jambu air (water apple), jambu batu (guava), tamarind, persimmon, sawo (sapodilla), nangka (jackfruit), breadfruit, and duku

[@ShirahShah]

are you malaysian or indonesian??? im malay btw

[@malcolmdune]

I am Indonesian

[@ciceleyannindiongco3009]

This episode reminds me of New Year here in the Philippines. We would collect 12 different kind of round fruits and place them at center table. You can find most of the fruits you mentioned here and Atis ( sugar apple) is my favorite. Yummm...the best!

[@gloriusparulian7564]

Those fruits are so present in my country.

[@Misscaro1245]

Frozen lichis are the best way to eat them! Those are one of my favourites!

[@jacksonmoon9835]

Even though I'm in America. I enjoy all of these fruits. Especially passion fruit and Dragon.

[@marypoppins1368]

These are my regular fruits. Blueberries are exotic to me.

[@DydydyA]

So close but so far from mentioning the longan

[@brianvoelz7931]

You've been on a roll lately!!

[@ferfinha]

Love to see your explanations! Even living in Brazil we find almost all of these fruits here. Our passion fruit is yellow and we have a sweet variety, which is so delicious! We have the sweet apple and a cousin called atemoia that has less seeds and more pulp.

[@aldairgonzalezsanchez9018]

Here in Mexico we call maracuyá to the passion fruit, and pitajaya to the dragon fruit, I really love both. I prepare maracaya jam, is the most delicious jam I ever taste

[@JuliaCima]

what the fruit omg my fav

[@justarandomperson2020]

These are my favorite fruit

[@malinireddy1135]

The last one is custard apple i love it

[@lesliesotelo12]

Cool I need to look for those tear drop grapes as I live in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

[@pam7366]

Where I live we call that green fruit Guanábana, it's really sweet, Guanábana juice is the best 💚💚💚

[@joeladams8104]

I love sweetsop!!

[@kelleybayern7656]

Finally found the fruit I tried in Taipei that my mom didn't know the english name for. Sweetsop!! Also, my family is Taiwanese and we have always pronounced it as "Lee-Chee."

[@danieltremola]

You should try soursop, very similar to sugar apple but more tasty

[@fz1662]

Wow! that's offensive.

[@Mohamedmifxal]

Texture of a banana plus taste of pineapple and apple

[@danieltremola]

yehet yehet what?

[@SadeLife-uj5lw]

Sugar apples are common all over the Mediterranean, ( Used to be my late granma favourite 😁), & as far as I learned from a lot of South Asian friends, all those fruits ( apart from the Witch Finger one) can be cooked as Fritters, or can be prepared in the same method of Gooseberry Fool dessert; which is: blending the paste of the fruit with Greek yogurt, vanilla, double cream,& sugar, and eat them as cold pot desserts.

[@su_anklet23]

Hi Thomas! You've forgotten about DURIANS!! That's luxurious tropical fruits for us in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand 😉

[@sugarcakeuhh]

can u do a video about mamey, ive tasted mamey ice cream and its so good but i dint know how the fruit should be eaten or used

[@harritangirucherong9880]

Rambutan is my favorite. And mangosteen too.

[@user-rd7iu5wc2n]

i'd love to see you do a video on jackfruit, I'm seeing it used in a lot of recipes as a vegan meat replacement like bbq pulled jackfruit sliders

[@ShirahShah]

yeah after you cook them, they tend to have a texture like a meat but they tastes sweet

[@kcchoi88]

@@ShirahShah They are normally eaten as-is (raw) in Asia. The seed of the jackfruit can actually be eaten. You just need to boil it in some salt water until it's cooked. A smaller version of the jackfruit is the Chempedak which is also delicious.

[@24framedavinci39]

Cotton candy grapes. They are so freaking amazing. Grown by the same farm that makes the teardrop grapes. Expensive but worth it.

[@DessertGeek]

Now I'm hoping to see guineps in a future video! I haven't had them in years, but I've heard they're on shelves in NYC now, so it could maybe, one day, make its way west? For now I'm just glad finger limes are a thing.

[@AndrewSmith00000007]

They are all very common where I grew up except that grape. I snacked them all the time when I was a kid.

[@sadisamar3910]

in the Philippines we all have this fruits except the Californian Grapes and Passion fruit , Iam quite proud of my country :)

[@angeles10014]

I've lived in China before, so I've eaten quite a few of these. Dragonfruit is common in China, as well as Rambutan in the south

[@debiduttabiswal3267]

Hey Thomas, want to know about the difference between the all-purpose flour and the bread flour.

[@wurpdaborbuko]

passion fruit and lychees, we have the same taste in fruit Thomas!

[@Moonlightrealgirl]

Ooh do one one exotic vegetables please!!!

[@lilacwitch69]

Actually, for the Lychee you should look for heart shaped ones. Big upper part, pointy end. Also dark red/ brown ones are good too (if not better). Too peel them, bend the stem til it falls off, and then pick at the peel. That way the juice won't get all over your fingers and be wasted.

[@VincentMichael207]

Love this video. I've always wondered what to do with Buddha's hand. Is there anything you can do with that fruit besides zest it? I purchased once back in the day at the food emporium bridge market in Manhattan, but couldn't figure out what to do with it so I just zested some of it for the cheeze filling inside my arancini

[@Ada-br4mf]

The Chinese dry the Buddha's hand to make dried fruit (like jerky). Its flavour is very unique! One of my favourite snacks 😄

[@VincentMichael207]

Edial Grayson cool! I'm going to try doing that in my food dehydrator! Thanks for the tip!

[@victorialoh2447]

What ahout the King of fruits- the Durian?! I'd like to see Thomas have a go at that. 😝

[@lilyt7131]

Sugar apples are my fave 🤤

[@mubarakkaz617]

We call Sugar Apple as Custard Apple and I’m very lucky to have those fruits grown in my country .. it’s exotic fruit there but for me , it’s seasonal fruits and I grew up eating those except for that Grapes ...

[@jojojo3539]

We have those in the Philippines and very common in south east asia. While apples, apricot, peaches, berries ect. are all imported. Its actually the season for rambutan fruit right now, the little hairy fruit ☺

[@willmeyer2259]

I think I had a rambutan once, it tasted nice and the seed looked and tasted like an almond

[@weiistone]

I'm so glad you did the sugar apple. One of my absolute favorites. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson actually cultivated those?

[@nanielscott]

Passion fruit is also native in the Caribbean and is a bright yellow both on the inside and outside

[@VloggerFromTheSouth]

And you didn't mention that brown tiny fruit balls. What are those called?

[@belindacoba5158]

I live in Colombian I'm amaze that some of fruits that grow here also grow on the other side of the world, that navi fruit, we call it anon is very tasty

[@SuzanneBaruch]

We've been getting teardrop grapes here in Asheville, NC for years. I guess we're ahead of NYC, lol

[@keetrandling4530]

This episode is super-helpful, thanks! I'd like to know how to make greasy french-fries. I know, everyone's trying to make things healthy, but if I'm going to eat fries (rarely), I prefer those occasional near-translucent ones you find in an order of medium-size fries (don't usually find them in shoestring/McD-type nor in steak-fries). Have tried asking local pizzerias to make them, always end up with an order that seems over-baked and dry -- the exact opposite.

[@de0509]

Also to add. Its also possible to tear open the dragon fruit. Gives more yield i.e you get all the fruit and discard only the skin.

[@hannahelireb]

Would love to learn about Paw Paw vs. papaya as well as mangosteen and how dates grow etc.. i.e. Another episode of different fruits please 🤗

[@anydae]

Hannah Lindner In the Caribbean we call the papaya fruit paw paw.... it's just a different name

[@tina7151]

I love rambutan, longgan and lychee

[@mirasoldonoz3084]

We do have passion fruit, rambutan, dragon fruit, lychee and sugar apple here in the Philippines.

[@dianateabag]

Eat the sugar apple with fresh orange juice. We call it chirimoya alegre here and it's amazing... thought it's not a tropical fruit in here.

[@aibadotcom]

You forgot to introduce the longan (tiny round fruit with brown skin) that's beside the rambutan! For those curious, peeling the brown skin (very easy to peel away btw) will reveal a fruit with white flesh wrapped around a black seed. The edible white flesh is very sweet! I prefer longan over rambutan as it's easier to eat.

[@saminyasarridom5686]

So longan, Rambutan and Lichi are cousins

[@carlieamado6153]

Passion fruit or maracujá is so delicious so is custard apple or ata Passion fruit cake with chocolate ganache Litchi juice is really good fresh and cold or made into a slushy or shaved ice cream rambutan isn't as good as litchis They are very common in Tanzania,Kenya and throughout the east coast of Africa

[@snehathakur3973]

Sugar apple is called custard apple in India. N it's really tasty😊

[@skyla3143]

Here in the Philippines Sweetsop is called Atis.. lol just wanted to share.

[@rajafaisbinrajazulkifli6796]

Skyla we call it nona in Malaysia 😊

[@skyla3143]

Raja Fais Bin Raja Zulkifli Nona in the Philippines is a girl's name :P

[@rajafaisbinrajazulkifli6796]

Hahahahaa...same here. Dont know why hahahaha

[@ns99december]

And here in Sri Lanka we call it "Aththa". I think this is not Anona. In my country we call Anona as "Anoda". What a small world it is!

[@dcardigan13]

Skyla caimito ba yung isa sa mga prutas? Yung kinompara niya sa passion fruit.

[@tomywahyuono5006]

Can you give the list of them?

[@nathanschneider4656]

what is brown bread in a can? is it sweet or savory?

[@Vondawg02]

Am I the only person who got a lil hyped when he said Sugar Apple/Sweetsop. Ain’t had one in a while🤤

[@lester1336]

What is round brown colour fruits

[@danjhl]

Passion fruit cheese cake’!!!!!! SAY NO MORE ❤️

[@acevictory3587]

What brand of kosher salt is good

[@NuhanHidayat]

Your "exotic" fruits are my everyday fruits

[@ThePierGuy_]

I like this, life’s too short to not try fruit, great job. I might sound dumb but I’m only 22 I started getting into cooking, when I came across your omelette. (Perfect by the way) What does a eggplant do?

[@uruzchubun8081]

Jackfruit. Yummy yummy jackfruit