DURIAN HYBRIDs from Borneo! (Very Different Than Regular Durian!) - Weird Fruit Explorer

[@charleswood2131]

I know someone else mentioned the flash freezing so I thought I'd add a bit to that. Basically, when you freeze food conventionally, the water in the food will form large crystals that rupture the cell walls of the food, changing its flavor. With flash freezing, the water doesn't have time to freeze into larger crystals, and instead freezes as much smaller bits of ice that do little damage to the cellular structure. This makes flash frozen food taste fresher.

[@HaydenX]

I would also add that the slow freezing can make certain foods taste better than if they are fresh. Broccoli comes immediately to mind, especially if you are frying it...if you freeze it first it makes more of the broccoli flavor contribute to the other items in something like a stir-fry. It also allows you to cook it less time to still get both firmness and softness simultaneously (always a tough balance in broccoli). The breaking down that comes from freezing is also really good for veggies and fruits that you are making a smoothie out of anyway as it leads to a smoother consistency in the end (and less blend time)...this seems especially true for cherries, kale, spinach, and beets.

[@telanis9]

@@HaydenX The taste and texture of broccoli is horrific when frozen. It cooks into a soggy mess, not into "both firmness and softness". That is the wildest take I've ever heard my man

[@Mihoshika]

@@telanis9 Matter of taste.

[@wailandkarisma4279]

We live in a wonderful time where someone across the ocean can enjoy a fresh tree ripened durian. That's amazing.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

I wanted it but the price almost made me cry.

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

People were doing this 50 years ago

[@larryhoover2541]

@@HendersonHinchfinch relax

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

@@larryhoover2541 what do you mean? I’m educating them

[@larryhoover2541]

@@HendersonHinchfinch You are not educating anybody with a simple statement that provides no other information.

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Lindsay's passion for durian and her advocacy of popularizing it especially with special varieties is astounding.

[@stefanengstrom8656]

This is still the one of the top 10 channels on youtube🥳

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

The Tchaikovsky Nutcracker waltz music really made this feel festive.

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

Durian has a very high rate of heterozygosity which means even planting a seed with two parents of the same species and variety can yield a tree of a new variety thus hybridizing two different species does some really crazy stuff to the genetics of the offspring

[@Ryan6.022]

Apples are similar

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@Ryan6.022 Avocados too. Neither avocados nor apples grow "true to seed", if you plant seeds you're unlikely to get a good tasting fruit out of them, but if you do, you can patent it and sell the cuttings and make a pretty penny. Of course it'll be years between planting and having the tree grow fruit that tells you if you got a good one, so it's definitely not a get rich quick scenario.

[@Ryan6.022]

@@OnlyKaerius huh I didn't know avocados were like that. And on the plant breeding front you also need a lot of land to plant out on. Which usually means having a decent amount of money to begin with.

[@BJCMXY]

Most Fruits in the Supermarket have an extremely high level of Heterozygous Pathology. Only Annuals are relatively capable of reproducing fruit profiles generation upon generation...why? Because humans heavily influenced their natural traits, exaggerated desirables, & weeded out undesirable ones over many successive generations...and because they're annuals, it's easier to get results from you efforts to determine your success.

[@-Milo]

Zygote is the last word in the dictionary

[@severini8153]

I absolutely love how your works reignited my curiosity for fruits!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'm so glad!

[@twr412]

Same.

[@lolzwerepirates2767]

At 7:25 I thought that Electric Avenue was about to start playing. Lol

[@megastoejoe]

@@yaboiiiogre1332 Huh. i'll look into it. i feel like i actually know the answer to this, but can't think of it. i'll look into it for you. give me a little while. But for a quick fix my best guess right now is something from Tchaikovsky. Edit: yeah i can barely hear the audio so it'd be a bit more of a chore than I want to take on for now. You'll have to settle on the quickfix i motioned towards. I need new headphones these turtles are almost 14 years old they do the bare minimum. That and i don't have a very long frame of reference the audio skips around through several musical composures. Hopefully- even if i am completely incorrect, my recommendation gives you a sliver of your request.

[@Austin.vanderweil]

The wild jungle Borneo durians are ye best in the world the suluk king is my favorite creamy reeses peanut butter cup. These are crazy rare. I was in Borneo for 4 months and couldn't find some of these

[@samurai6170]

guy yelling in the background Ayyyy😂😂😂😂 7:26

[@platedlizard]

a classic NYC experience

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

So close to 100K! Congrats! 😁 and someday, got to try durian, but the fresh stuff. Such an interesting thing to eat! Lol! Cool video!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks! Yeah I've had fresh durian a bunch. Heres a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnerk55qrteSoac

[@JTMusicbox]

Three more chances for durian to win me over... Honestly I’m still terrified of it despite having tried it fresh. I shared the video to my friend who’s a durian fan. If he picks these up I’ll give them a chance.

[@karenrobertsdottir4101]

My reaction as well. These videos convince me that I'm going to have to bite the bullet at some point and give durian another shot, this time with some variety of "beginner's durian". :Þ Wonder how these compare to D. kutejensis for a beginner...

[@24framedavinci39]

I've had durian once. Never again. I'd rather lick the bottom of a wet dumpster in the middle of the summer.

[@JTMusicbox]

CasualScrub the time I tried it reminded me of custard mixed with cheese, raw meat, sweaty socks, and chemicals. That said, my buddy keeps trying to convince me to like it, and I respect the Weird Explorer’s judgement so we’ll see...

[@madeye0]

The closeups of you digging into the fruit with your fingers make me wince, might be just me

[@bowwolf3657]

A man has fallen into the river in Lego City, Start the new rescue helicopter, 7:25 : "HEYY!"

[@kelakuankawankita]

Try "kepel" fruit. Rare fruit from Java. Fruit for the royal family.

[@karenrobertsdottir4101]

Have you noticed the "deodorant" effect? Because some people swear it's real, and others swear it's a hoax / wives tale. :) Not much flesh on kepel, but still, an interesting fruit / tree.

[@kiritokxic]

@@karenrobertsdottir4101 people say it can make your pee and sweat fragnant, but yea it doesnt hha

[@kelakuankawankita]

Deodorant effect only work on some people. The tree also beautiful, the your leaf have pink color

[@kelakuankawankita]

It became rare, because it ia sacred tree (folktale say the fruit only for royal family), ordinary people affraid to plant or grow it.

[@DarrenC_1024]

Just FYI: Otak Udang Galah = Lobster Brain - it's referring to the color of the fruit meat. Another FYI: Prawn brain/Lobster brain is consider a delicacy and material for a local favorite sauce (prawn sauce), a very potent, very strong taste sauce.

[@creatireci2859]

Hi, a Borneon here. We have so many varieties of durian. Some have never been cultivated by humans. The tiny wild durians with purple or lipstick red colors don’t even have a regular “durian taste”.

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

They all look so good!

[@vacciniumaugustifolium1420]

the vals of the flowers in the background make it more official haha ! Great review !

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

I'm starting to drool with this video. If I go back to Houston, I'm getting some durian for myself!

[@12.rishabraj30]

Loved ur content. . Your channel is very much different from the most channels here in KZbin.. I think that's why love these reviews ..

[@StoryVoracious]

I think that the reason I love your channel so much is because I live in one of the most strict produce quarantine zones in the world! If not THE most strict. There's no way I could even mail order any of these amazing fruits in; we have sniffer dogs at every entry point to the island! Down here you're pretty much screwed if you don't like apples, and even then if you buy from them from a supermarket they are a year old. 😞

[@WeirdExplorer]

Oh geez, sorry to hear it. What island are you on?

[@StoryVoracious]

@@WeirdExplorer Tasmania, Australia. If you ever come down here, you would need to do some bush foraging for wild berries to find anything exotic. We grow truffles and saffron, and excellent wine grapes, lots of cultivated berries, but natives like pepper berries are seasonal and not readily available locally. You might even be stopped and searched at the airport on if you even smell like fruit. 😯 Agriculture is fiercely protected and here. Thanks for sharing your discoveries on KZbin!

[@chickenslapper4058]

This Channel deserves is 100 times more subscribers than it has, keep it up my man

[@greenbriar07]

Some day, I'll get up the courage to try durian, it sounds good.

[@WeirdExplorer]

You should!

[@thebluenoble6175]

YOO 100K incoming! hopefully ill have some fruit for you to try! Excellent job jared

[@cscarlton24]

Exotic freaking durian is right up this channel’s alley

[@tru7hhimself]

the durio graveolens i've had in borneo was more like the second variety here than the red one you've tried before (mine was also more orange in colour and not bright red). the texture was exactly like peanut butter and the taste like extra-intense peanut butter with a roasty flavour.

[@tru7hhimself]

btw, there's nothing that makes to go for the like button faster than the word "durian" in the title ;-)

[@buddy77587]

Oh. Congratulations on your KZbin award.

[@wilfredoolivera9493]

This is the coolest channel I’ve stubbled upon thank you for being awesome @weird explorer

[@1MILKBOY]

Getting Really Close to 100K Subs Really Happy for you!

[@Aura-py8qc]

i still havent tried durian yet but really want to.its hard to picture what it tastes like with all of these flavor descriptions.

[@k8eekatt]

I have tried it two or three times from local markets. You can usually find it in an Asian market. I think the first one I tried may have been rotten. The shell had cracked open. Hybrids have different flavors compared with common ones. Two durian I tried on different occasions tasted somewhat like vomit and custard with a bit of rotten egg yolk. The second time was much better because it was pre-cut and Frozen at an Asian market not a whole fruit. It still had an almost mustard quality with some sulfurous aftertaste but was much more like fruit. If you can find a Philippine Market they may have it frozen in a little package.

[@scottdavidson7543]

That is very very very cool. I love Durian and hope I can afford to try these in the not to distant future. Another great video bro!

[@BJCMXY]

Essentially they're frozen faster than the ice crystals can properly form, thus maintaining the cell wall integrity... essentially it's the same way Obsidian & Granite can have many of the same compounds, but in Granite the materials cooled slower than it did in obsidian. The end result is that the crystal structure is more defined in granite, & obsidian is a glass because the compounds couldn't essentially separate out, and form independent crystals.

[@hiromikami]

Similar to the hybrids of Cherimoya, it's interesting to see someone currently doing to the Durian family, what has been done with the Annona family in the past.

[@ornokur6315]

You could probably spread the second or third ones on toast. And I see spice bush berries at the end, awesome!

[@markkeeling7641]

OMGOSH, one of my favorite videos! This is a great video! Will be ordering 😎 How much was that box?

[@arturoloredo4123]

😂😂We should patron Jared's Latin lessons

[@mojajema6460]

100k soon!!!

[@PS-vk6bn]

Fast freezing prevents big ice crystals from forming, which rupture the cell walls with their sharp edges. Smaller ice crystals do far less damage to the micro structures of the product. Imagine rubbing glass dust in your hands instead glass shards.

[@RiskyFishness]

CONGRATS!!!!

[@luiysia]

holy shit so close to 100k! these look delicious 😊

[@WeirdExplorer]

Should be hitting it today if things go as usual... 🤞

[@hempwick8203]

Damn I'm so happy Smarter Everyday supports you on Patreon :) That's the level we want to operate at :)

[@joynalmiah8864]

How did you find that out?

[@Fiercedeity02]

Happy 100K subscribers!

[@elenidemos]

The faster you freeze something the less damage from ice cystals.

[@censusgary]

Not fewer ice crystals; smaller ice crystals- so they don’t break up the cell walls as much.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Same principle as cryogenics then

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Neato! Thanks for sharing.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks for watching!

[@PowerTom286]

Hi Jared interesting varieties

[@ahmadalmasarani523]

you make good review i ate sapodilla but it was so dry

[@imender9219]

ALMOST 100K!!!!

[@sdfkjgh]

13:19 Bit of a mixup on the label there, Jared.

[@phagnutpn1531]

Thats so cool! :D!

[@buddy77587]

Fabulous

[@jollyrancher400]

I love the fact that you taste more durian variety than most of us did in Malaysia

[@MaoRatto]

This would taste wonderful for me.

[@buddy77587]

Interesting

[@jeremiahseals8067]

what do you do with those rare seeds?

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

I brought a durian before the lock down and froze the parts i didnt eat. They have kept their texture... i did want to seeds but they where non existent! (Also try durian with some canary island palm honey!)

[@faizalbinibrahim6871]

Weird Fruit Explorer is liking durian now .

[@KingLion22sa]

Is it possible to make a milk from durian? Silly question I know but just wondering...

[@WeirdExplorer]

yes! It is very duriany tasting, but does work pretty well for adding creaminess. Here's a video of me attempting it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWTdqmt3gamSa68

[@-jank-willson]

nice classical music I don't remember the name of at the moment in the background! I see you're a man of culture as well!

[@joniskahavet]

It's The Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

[@-jank-willson]

@@joniskahavet yep...that!

[@jennsacks1302]

you're a brave soul to eat durian on that gorgeous couch

[@spicefreak4726]

Peanut butter, tanins and a roasted, earthy bitterness? That sounds bizarre but delightful and possibly the inspiration for a crazy satay.

[@mandab.3180]

oh man. i really want to try all the durian. tomorrow is my bday maybe i can convince my husband i need a box to celebrate 🤣

[@irtyhotsauce6920]

This clone of durian have no extreme pungent aroma like original durian so i think its kinda "friendly"

[@smilodon1252]

She visited our resort in borneo (miri, sarawak)

[@RavenIsAnArtist]

I know I won't like durian, but I still really want to try it! I might get one some time when I get money. I want to try mangosteen first though, but durian seems like it'd be a unique experience!

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

I had started watching the video before, then past 7am without sleep and unpausing to hear him call me fatty was all it took to make me laugh 9:36

[@jamiebelilah193]

I was wondering, have you ever heard of a Graveyard durian??? I saw the seeds online, and im sure they're probably illegal to come from Malasia. I'm very interested in this if you might look into it. They say it's very special. It's probably mythology, but I found it on eBay. ( the seeds )

[@UserOne371]

Sooo close to 100k!

[@ThisFish888]

But will it ketchup?

[@ashleyhouston963]

It sounds like you're trying to describe a tannic flavor in the last one.

[@mirroredchaos]

do they sell one durian instead of a variety package? I dont want to spend 90$ when I only need one.

[@WeirdExplorer]

A lot of the cost is probably the packing. But you could email her to see.

[@jeremiasremix]

If you ever come to Brazil, search for this "maçaranduba" fruit (it'll be fun to see how you will pronounce), from the sapotaceae family.

[@ZodiacBlack11]

You have truly become a durian connoisseur.

[@AlM22]

ooo interesting

[@buddy77587]

Didn't U add to your coffee for creamer 1 time?

[@iancrawford4977]

Can you eat durian seeds??

[@WeirdExplorer]

YES! Although they don't taste very good in my opinion. I made a video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKrOnJKEfbSensk

[@richardportman8912]

you are probably saying it wrong! but that was fun and thanks again.

[@pamelaislam676]

I have checked the link yearofthedurian.com, but all of their online shopping items were out of stock.

[@BenjaminGessel]

Definitely sounds better than regular durian...

[@Indrid__Cold]

Totally amazing vendor. I love the fact that these are available anywhere in the world. Female owned producers is a bonus.

[@mfmatthew420]

I hate durian but I love these episodes and they make me want to love durian

[@MaxOakland]

Man those chunklets...

[@IAmPattycakes]

So fresh durian doesn't taste like both onions and feet?

[@shadowxthevampiressofficial]

7:25 Someone yelled.

[@scottm2553]

What's the oiliest fruit you've ever had?

[@punaforager]

Yeah talk about rare opportunity, I’ve got three suluk trees in my yard. 😂

[@aerosma5021]

Very funny how you pronounce the names of the durian.

[@pattheplanter]

"Not like any fruit that I've had". Which made me realise you aren't numbering the fruit episodes anymore. But still, to be surprised after trying at least 450 exotic and unusual fruit (and you tried more than one in some episodes) must be good.

[@Kikilang60]

Actually, the prices doesn't seem that bad. I've notied that sometime people unflavor fruit, and vegetables. Onions sweet as apples, they claim. Bell peppers. Luckly, people are breeding for heat, and favor in peppers, but not so much in onions. My sister bought a house, that was a farm. When she moved in, all these people called her. They wanted to know if she grew the old fashion onions. Everyone was dissappointed, no one was growing them. Especially the restaurants.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Interesting!

[@tylertimp659]

It’s called flash freezing my friend

[@davidbeddoe6670]

That lady on the box should powder the juice and make Ting Tang.

[@wowzers6178]

WFG👋

[@megastoejoe]

"AAAAAY!"

[@sabosage]

"It smells good. It smells s u l p h u r i c."

[@Daniel-ou4fb]

Now I have to listen to Hungarian Rhapsody.

[@itsmebeech1771]

Someone yelled at 7:25 in the video and i thought it came from outside my house

[@ezrahn]

Otak udang galah = prawn brain. Describing the color of the variety.

[@wizard1370]

😍

[@Mrpurple75]

You rate durian like I rate cheese, makes sense I guess

[@WeirdExplorer]

it reminds me a lot of trying cheese. so many different types of flavors and funkiness.

[@stoopidgoombah]

The best durians are from Sarawak/Borneo.

[@j-the-researcher8453]

100 K SUUUUBBBBBBSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!😭🍾🎂👍🌈!!!!!!!!!!!