GAC FRUIT : How to COOK and EAT it! - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 345

My adventure cooking and eating the incredibly bizarre looking Gac fruit. In this video I make the Vietnamese rice dish Xoi Gac as well as juice.
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[@WeirdExplorer]

Check out the first time I tried Gac in Thailand here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGPafJ2kj5mji6c

[@alexanderorr2528]

Hi Jared! I'm gonna be in Singapore this summer and maybe nearby parts of Malaysia I'm dying to know what fruits you would advise looking out for. Keep up the great vids

[@mytech6779]

Banana leaves can be had frozen from many asian supermarkets, maybe some central and south american stores.

[@tiki_trash]

So, I typed xoi gac into google translate for the correct pronunciation and the correct pronunciation is... (drum roll, please) "Yanni"

[@Edna2u]

I have seen Asians use cloth under their rice while steaming it

[@hochiminh7505]

You pronounced "gac" as "cặc". Cặc means male genital lol...

[@myopinion9173]

Your channel is one of the true hidden gyms of KZbin. I found it a while back, and now I watch your videos before I go to bed. It may sound weird, but something about your content is so interesting while being extremely relaxing at the same time. I have recommended your channel to all of my friends and o hope that you keep on growing and eventually reach your “impossible task” of tasting all of the fruits. Thank you for the amazing content, best wishes!

[@WeirdExplorer]

So nice to hear. Thank you

[@BL-zi9wb]

Gotta agree with My Opinion. I was going through some hard times last year and found myself watching your channel because it gave me a little world to escape to when I was at my worst. You might think you just eat fruit but you're doing a good thing for the rest of us Jared!

[@andrewevenson7798]

Hidden gym, I didn’t sign up for this! I hate exercise!

[@WhenTheSunLordsFell]

facts

[@gabetodd711]

@@WeirdExplorer I 2ND THIS

[@TamMinhLy]

I'm Vietnamese and you pronounced it just fine. You can pronounce it like "soy gak." Xôi Gấc has little tiddles that makes pronunciation different.

[@WeirdExplorer]

That may be a first for me. thank you

[@ovenfriedfries5055]

@@WeirdExplorer Watching you having a stroke trying to pronounce it was so funny =)).

[@owenlj6261]

Soyjack fruit?

[@Palisade5810]

Soyjak you say?

[@bdWongsWang]

OMG, your labored pronunciation of the Asian name for gac fruit was absolutely hiLARIOUS, Jared! I laughed out loud, and my son asked me to be quiet, cause he’s working on an assignment!! 🤣😂

[@WeirdExplorer]

Haha :)

[@accessGrant3d1]

our guy is SPONSORED. make that money, weird fruit dude

[@WeirdExplorer]

More of an affiliate. I make a small percentage when people use my link to buy something.

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

@@WeirdExplorer I wish it was more than 5% off. While it is something, saving what, 5 bucks if you spend $100 isnt the best coupon. If you have $100 to spend ordering fruit online that $5 isnt going to make much difference 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@robotempire]

@@iLitAfuseiCantStop ok then don’t use it lol

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

@@robotempire 🤣🤣🤣

[@joeykomlanc2303]

@@iLitAfuseiCantStop is rather spend $95 then $100

[@ricardoramroop8202]

Bro you just made ketchup and rice

[@jfrfilms6697]

this is probably one of the strangest channels I've ever found at 3AM, but i'm loving it

[@WeirdExplorer]

welcome!

[@LisaLee__]

This has to be the most photogenic fruit, it's freaking gorgeous. Immediately your mind thinks it will be amazing

[@vickrykayser3129]

Disappointing, 😢.

[@Fuzzycuffsqt]

That rice looks gorgeous. I believe I will make some in the shape of a dinosaur.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Please do!

[@penske4147]

I believe in u

[@proffesionalweredog7426]

yes

[@StonedtotheBones13]

This made me smile. What dinosaur?

[@savannahwatson8074]

“And this has water” *splashes it everywhere to prove he’s not lying*

[@johncolomb8173]

😂

[@ThomasW215PHL]

The force at which that jar was slammed onto the table is one I’ve never witnessed before.

[@ornokur6315]

Gac fruits are under genus Momordica which is under family Cucurbitoidea, the family of gourds, cucumber, melon, and squash. That's probably where the gourdish flavor comes from.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah makes sense!

[@sazji]

Ah never knew that, but it makes sense because its the same genus as bitter melon, and the ripe fruits of that have similar red seeds with brilliant red arils. In Turkey those seeds are highly valued medicinally; the entire fruit is cut up and steeped for a few weeks in oil or honey, sometimes rubbed through a sieve into a paste, and and is supposed to be good for all sorts of things.

[@radionoakmont7756]

@@sazji very good to know very valuable knowledge

[@Realatmx]

@@sazji yup rippes Bittergourt.. Karela looks similar to this

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

Degac that gac fruit jared! I'm one of those anti tomato people. I grew 17 varieties of tomatos to try and find one I'd like...they all tasted like tomatoes and I hated them all.

[@koloblicin]

try growing physalis and use them like you would use tomatoes i like putting them in my salads or pasta sauces

[@davysmith1934]

At least you tried :) Did you try the heirloom tomatoes? Those tend to be very wide in favor ranges.

[@cybunny25]

I remember being excited for eating cherry tomatoes when I was like 7 or 8. My child brain thought it would be sweet tomatoes Boy I was wrong. I almost spat it out because the sourness surprised me Now that I'm an adult I don't mind the taste of tomatoes though

[@LatinaCreamQueen]

@@cybunny25 i know that feeling. Now I love caprese salads or just a sliced tomato with balsamic vinegar. Heirlooms are a bit over hyped and I find Roma are just fine. A perfect in-between. Very rustic and bright. Mexican/Hispanic grocery stores are your best bet to find some great ones!

[@Arthion]

Interestingly, my mother has a problem with tomatoes, but it actually isn't the taste, but the consistency of the seeds and flesh around the seeds. She really hates slimy textures

[@15chikibueno]

Now i know I've said this before in the past but me and my fiancé LOVE watching your videos, honestly its so original, nothing is staged or over promoted, you just do it right man. Keep it up bro!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks so much!

[@15chikibueno]

no thank you sir!@@WeirdExplorer

[@emilywarner7707]

This was absolutely hilarious. Think the cat situation might have something to do with every flat surface being covered with bananas?

[@WeirdExplorer]

thats possible, cats dont like cucumbers right? so maybe bananas are the same

[@dumb445]

"two tablespoons of oil" *GLUG GLUG GLUG GLUG GLUG*

[@austinfaust3374]

Jesse Graham came here to find this

[@kawecksshenanigans8010]

“Two shots of vodka” vibes coming from that one.

[@censusgary]

Watermelon also contains lycopene.

[@MrMomo182]

This is a delicacy in the Klingon Empire.

[@aprilliac]

This feels like it's cataloging your slow descent into madness

[@WeirdExplorer]

it wasn't slow.

[@AlexisTwoLastNames]

@@annamichos3752 agreed, Anna

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

This is one of the most entertaining and awesome videos I’ve ever seen on your channel (and of course I’ve seen them all!)! I loved the extra length and the extra doses of CAT! Great humor and super interesting to boot!

[@WeirdExplorer]

So glad to hear it! I'd like to make more longform videos like this one.

[@loganweiler5297]

This is the best video of yours I've seen. You seem to have opened up to the camera more. I notice you put extra creative and logistical effort into this one. You've really got the personality for KZbin!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks Logan!

[@XX-gy7ue]

you are so eccentric and so smart

[@WeirdExplorer]

:D

[@CasualSteamGamer]

For some reason "Gac Juice" sounds really dirty to me.

[@ikbintom]

The reason is that gac sounds like gag of course, although that doesn't say anything about the fruit which is just unlucky to have this name

[@griffingibson4389]

Dude you're really doing some valuable science. Many of these fruits haven't been properly documented and collected and described in the depth you do. Consider making a book from all of your travels eventually.

[@ncooty]

@12:58 "David Bowie is ..." Is what?! ... in this bag? ... right behind you?

[@quotedseeker8489]

...is a star man

[@LTPottenger]

I don't know but I heard Andy Warhol is dead.

[@convictguard155]

Bananas

[@notavailable8130]

so Gac juice + lemon + vodka = a Bloody Gac or Gac'y Mary...

[@charleswarren2089]

Love this style of video and commentary! Audibly laughed multiple times. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to some of your future trips this summer and next winter!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks!

[@emmabroughton2039]

I bet that would go really nicely with "pulled pork" style jackfruit.

[@chibimisaki2970]

Emma Goudie That’s sounds good!

[@stephanies9071]

Hmm😋

[@YeszCore]

I loved this video, you should do more cooking with exotic fruits!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I plan on doing more like this in the future :)

[@ikeorch7]

Your cat’s eyes are beautiful!

[@dantegrandia1990]

I love how you’ve been sponsored multiple times but the fruit reviews always seem genuine, even when you don’t like it

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks! I try to give options on how fruit can be useful even if its isn't good. But if its bad, I'll tell you 😅

[@gohgohchan]

Some tips from my Granma after I showed her this video: a. If you prepare for your family meal, you don't always need to remove the seed from the pod if it is too hard for you, you can steam the seed with the rice for decoration and remove them when you eat, much easier (chewing on the cooked membrane is fun). Ofcourse if you make it for someone, or for sale and want it too look good, removing the seed before is ok. b. You don't need to fry the gac pulp, but you may want to mix with a little white liquor and leave rest, for better coloring, final rice will look more red. c. she complimented on sitting the rice in water, and usage of steamer. (She is mad though of the bootleg Thai rice trying to impersonate Vietnamese rice with the Vietnamese text. )

[@meversace]

I love your sense of humor. It definitely adds an extra bit of entertainment value to the videos.

[@eeeehale]

LOVED the comments you provoked! You have the funniest chill viewers.

[@Supkidscookingshow]

This is awesome! We actually just made Xôi Gấc to celebrate the Vietnamese New Year. It is an interesting taste...definitely not what we expected. It is more like a vegetable. Thank you for sharing!! We couldn't find a baby jackfruit where we are.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Sometimes you can find frozen paste. Not as good as fresh, but would do in a pinch.

[@kl3nd4thu]

9:46 Wow, your cat has very pretty eyes. Blue and green.

[@President_Starscream]

As a kid I didn't like tomatoes. As an adult I was too anxious to ask for no tomatoes on my burgers, and too lazy to take them out, so I ate them anyway. Now I love tomatoes and can't imagine not enjoying them.

[@sooobyrooo5763]

Nice cookware! Lovely recipe I want to try. I kind of put off watching this because of how the last GAC went and I'm glad I watched cuz this was awesome thank you.

[@gumpygumpy]

Yo i see that mighty taco shirt!!! Much love from the 716!!!!

[@hx0ad5]

the maggot crawling around in that first gac in thailand still gets to me...

[@radionoakmont7756]

one quick thing can you use corn husk like when your steaming tamales instead of the wax paper some sweet corn husk is like the banana leaf flavor wise.

[@Ava_Orchid]

Cabbage leaves work well when steaming smaller things or sticky things

[@Just_Laura925]

Jared, I know this is old, but obviously I've now been watching your content for the past few days. LOVE IT! Seriously. Fruit has always been my passion (growing up with farmer parents). Just had to mention my Mighty Taco love, lol. A very few % of the population knows about it. Nice 🌯

[@WeirdExplorer]

Anytime I'm out in western ny I get a mighty taco and a Tim Hortons donut. :) Oh yeah? What kind of farm did you have?

[@Just_Laura925]

We didn't actually have a farm but both my parents grew up on them. We had an acre and just planted things for the family. We had an apple tree, pear tree, plum tree, peach tree, grape vines, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, currants, rhubarb, corn, watermelon, tomatoes, zucchini, wild blackcaps in the woods behind the house, and I'm sure theres more I'm forgetting. Somehow I never got the green thumb, lol.

[@clarabellen]

Thank you for going to all that trouble and work to let me know I never ever need or want to xD

[@chieuoanhlam9553]

Xôi Gấc...Vietnamese sweet rice. 😍😍 love your video. This is suppers fruit and good for eyes.😍😍

[@tammyanderson8885]

Finding your videos has made me become more experimental with fruits and vegetables with my 5yr old son.

[@WeirdExplorer]

glad to hear it!

[@mintysingularity]

So much work! Probably would be better with pandan, cilantro, pepper, galangal or lemongrass.

[@mikeg6554]

9:46 - Cat's expression: "I'm just lying up here dude. What makes you think I was hiding?"

[@emcrectangled]

man, who could resist giving rice a good ol' slap

[@splendidcolors]

The best way to pour stuff into a jar is to use a canning funnel. It's a big funnel with a big opening to fit in a standard Mason jar. Great for transferring soup etc. to old spaghetti sauce jars for storage without making a mess!

[@karenrobertsdottir4101]

Come on, who doesn't have bananas growing around their place? If you were anywhere near Reykjavík I could give you all the banana leaves you could want. ;) Your cat is beautiful, BTW. Love those eyes!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks Karen!

[@ctdubzz]

Love your channel man. Lol I even have a strange aversion to most fruits that I’ve always tried to hide because let’s face it, that’s pretty weird. Even I love watching your videos though and have even tried new fruits and have found so much to find entertaining on your channel. Keep it up man 👍🏼

[@phunghieule3805]

I live in Việt Nam. I see vietnamese words “xoi hav” and Vietnamese sticky rice in your video, that is so exciting. Your channel contents many knowledges. Like it!

[@richardandreherrera4119]

Wow! Such a simple and easy recipe is good to make in a month of Sundays!

[@jeffl4802]

What did/can you do with the rest of it? You used red stuff from around the seeds, but not the seeds or outside.

[@ifga16]

Looks a lot different than the Klingon gac served in an episode of Star Trek, Second Generation.

[@damianlopez7630]

Your Videos are Freakin Awesome. You are One of the most Interesting Creators on KZbin By Far!!! You have a Very Charismatic Persona. And Your Curiosity and Sharing Heart Makes You a Tour de Force in KZbin.

[@arnaldorentes5371]

Gac is in the same family as pumpkins, melons and cucumbers, Cucurbitaceae. Hence the similar aroma. As it is of the genus Momordica (M. cochinchinensis), it is a close relative of the bitter melon or bitter cucumber (Momordica charantia) that the people of Okinawa call goya or nigauri, in the rest of Japan. I have already cooked and ate it. Believe me, it is VERY bitter! Just in time: goya seeds are toxic, the edible part is the fruit flesh. I don't know about gac. And congratulations, for this video and all the series!

[@1Akai1]

Wonder if you can use it instead of tomatoes. A friend of mine can't eat tomatoes because of health reasons. He misses all the tomato foods pizza, pasta. Going to ask him to ask his doctor if he can use it instead.

[@lethiettam04]

protip: xoi does not need to be soaked overnight, I pour a ton of boiling water into the ricecooker pot with rice and in like an hour it's good and ready to cook and it needs less water after that since it's almost par-cooked. extra protip: use broth or coconut milk for even fattier, richer xoi lol with your gac juice, does not sound good

[@arturocostantino623]

It’s pronounced zoi gak . With a hard K

[@whatno5090]

Its pronounced *soi* *guk* with an unreleased k

[@whatno5090]

@Rumplegram you need to reboot your mouth

[@RobRuckus65]

I liked cooked tomatoes. One of the few things I have a hard time eating are raw tomatoes though. There is an awful off putting taste in raw tomatoes that is lost when they are cooked.

[@mytech6779]

Probably because fresh tomatoes are all picked green [legally an just orange stripe allows them to be sold as "vine ripened"] and processing tomatoes are picked ripe.[no need to store them before canning, drying, etc]

[@RobRuckus65]

@@mytech6779 I live in the country pretty much all produce I eat or try is grown by neighbors, local farmers, or myself ( I usually grow a few tomato plants each year mostly for my father since he is a tomato fiend). Even tomatoes people tell me are sweet as candy are not sweet at all to me they are just overpowered with that weird tomato taste. I can eat raw tomatoes on like a sandwich or something but raw and on their own I find them rather unpalatable .

[@mytech6779]

@@RobRuckus65 Strange, I'll try to notice the specific flavor that is lost on cooking this summer. I mean yeah tomatoes taste like tomatoes, and I've had some sweeter than others but never "sweet as candy" (really doesn't even sound desirable) Does the objectionable flavor occur after refrigeration? There are some tomato flavor molecules that are destroyed below about 50f or 55f.

[@RobRuckus65]

@@mytech6779 Cooking them or drying them seems to be the only thing that removes the flavor I dislike. There are a massive amount of volatile compounds in tomatoes that attribute to there flavor and the human tongue picks of on different ones depending on that persons genetics. It is kind of like with cilantro I love it wonderful herb my father on the other hand hates it since he can taste the molecule in it that tastes like soap while I lack that receptor. I have trained my sense of taste to not hate things I have once hated the taste of like pineapple but the only thing that I still find repulsive is the flavor of raw tomatoes.

[@heidikindon5182]

I don’t like the fresh tomato flavor either. Very gag inducing.

[@davecannon1523]

If you have a domed mesh strainer, I might just dump the seeds in there and mush them around with a spoon until the pulp strains through.

[@enochpage1333]

Great show! How is the rind used? Only for compost? There must be a use for it?

[@Landon_Lucas]

Its ok to do the rice in batches and steam on a plate as well

[@electronkaleidoscope5860]

The dream big mug was a genius visual gag dude

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you picked up on that subtlety :)

[@minhduong7804]

It's pronounced like shoy-gac . The " xôi gấc " is quiet popular, we usually eat it like a desert with salt, sugar, peanut and sesame seeds mix. Or with a side of sweetened coconut cream. We also eat it with savory dishes like rice.

[@pmkz7970]

you should just dump them all in together, then use a spoon to stir it up, then pick the seeds out. If used to cook xoi gac(pronounced like soy), put some salt and rice wine before you stir them up, you can leave the seeds in and mix with the sticky rice then just steam, ONLY add sugar after the rice is cooked, add a some drops of coconut oil if you want to. mix well before you turn off the fire.

[@emilywarner7707]

How do we mail samples to you? And do you have a rough timeline of potential trips, etc when you wouldn't be able to pick up packages? Thanks

[@cpuffins]

That is the most gorgeous fruit I've ever seen holy crap

[@DbacksFanGirl]

Ok, but what merch did you get at the David Bowie Is exhibit? 😄

[@WeirdExplorer]

I bought the exhibit book! So good :)

[@noname-cr7tk]

Wow I didint know rokakaka fruits were real!!!!

[@35oz19g]

You need a basket to make sticky rice fam ✌

[@richardbaker1400]

Loved the video. I always read the comments, they are calming also. No hate.

[@vickielawson3114]

That cat looks cool with one green eye and one blue eye!!

[@alexanderorr2528]

Hey everyone I'm gonna be in Singapore this summer and maybe nearby parts of Malaysia I'm dying to know what fruits I should be on the hunt for that are either delicious, impossible to find elsewhere or both. Any one with the know have any info?

[@WeirdExplorer]

You'll find a lot! Keep an eye open for durian, mangosteen, langsat, rose apple and maybe santol if you're there at the right time.

[@k8eekatt]

The bottle you use for the oil looks vintage, very beautiful.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks! I picked that up at the dollar store!

[@ttdean949]

You got to love this guy’s interpretation of gac & his Asian cooking skills, lol.

[@sewaddle3685]

I want one of those so badly right now I think I'll buy one just because they look cool

[@doglover12345andfr]

Yum! Deep fried hand…my favourite!

[@LisaLee__]

Such an interesting and elaborate recipe sheesh. Hope it's great, I'm sure it was.

[@WeirdExplorer]

It was good! Not an everyday dish to make but would be fun for special occasions

[@fooo2241]

After seeing the "praying hands bananas" I took a look at Miami Fruit's website. Everything looks amazing!! Very cool to see so many different exotics available in the US!

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

I love all your videos, but any video with Vostok in it makes it twice as good. Also, I hadn't noticed that she has eyes of different color.

[@WeirdExplorer]

She does! She probably had a Siamese Grandmother

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

@@WeirdExplorer You never know with cats. Give her some ear scritches from us when you're there, and a hug for you.

[@katiekane5247]

@@WeirdExplorer are you sure she can hear? Disparate eye color often means deafness tho not always

[@sk8catatonik]

Your videos are soooo enjoyable. I love this channel.

[@Vaarel]

Does the rind get used for anything or have a seperate flavor worth noting?

[@A9Racer]

What about the fleshy skin, is it edible?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've seen some people use the flesh in juices, but have also heard you shouldn't eat it. I tried a bit.. doesn't taste like much, kind of like the rind on a squash.

[@letsgobrandon99306]

Ah okay, so this is related to Spiny Gourd (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_dioica). Which again related to bitter melon (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_charantia). But Gac or Spiny Gourds are not bitter, even they can be sweet when ripe. We eat Spiney Gourd when it's not ripe. The green ones can be sliced and fried, tastes really good. Add some tomato sauce and you can eat it like snacks.

[@katiekane5247]

The last time I spent that much time & effort on food, there was a holiday & 20 guests involved. Guess I'm just not very adventurous any more!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Its definitely something to get for a special occasion.

[@thebluenoble6175]

Looks prettier than the one you had last

[@Megraptor]

I've been binge-watching your videos the last couple days, and that's a new cat! Did... the other cat, the other cat, the gray one... Did she pass away? And thank you for making these videos. These help me with my anxiety!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah Lethean passed on. Vostok has big shoes to fill, but she's been doing a great job as cohost.

[@Megraptor]

@@WeirdExplorer I'm so sorry!!!! I lost a cat last year and I still miss her... I love cats so much.... I hope Vostok does fill those shoes! I also love fruit, and as a kid I had a similar goal to you! I'm so happy that you make these videos, but maybe someday I'll get to do this myself! Thank you for responding too!

[@ZodiacBlack11]

I actually have acidity issues with tomatoes so this might be a great alternative... Would you think this can be used on pizza?

[@WeirdExplorer]

hm... yeah I think so. It would be quite mild though. You may be better off with a low acid tomato, if you go to a farmers market look for white/yellow heirloom tomatoes.

[@ZodiacBlack11]

Thanks for the advice

[@Azergothil1]

Ah, the Organic Reviewbrah.

[@LisaLee__]

Sorry for all of my comments but it helps the algorithm and I just have too much to say man. I'm Lisa by the way, hi. I'm wondering if you could make Mochi from the glutenous rice. I'm just afraid of all the rice going to waste.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Hey Lisa! I'm not sure! I Mochi uses glutenous rice flour, so its probably hard to make it without a flour mill. I'm going to keep making sticky rice to use up the bag I bought.

[@TheLethargian]

ive been snowed in my house and ive been binging your content its so good

[@davids.5083]

This is just a thought, but maybe you can make a video on how to find fruit for fruit-hunters who don't have the means to travel (e.g. how to find interesting fruit species in XYZ major cities). It may be very helpful.

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

The best advice I’d have to give anyone is just check specific markets like Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican, or Middle Eastern grocers. A 99 Ranch store was how I got into rare fruit years ago. Seeing so many delicious types of fruit I had never known existed blew my mind and now I have a collection of hundreds of fruit trees and plants! Go out of your normal shopping rounds to look for different types of specialty grocers and and buy anything and everything that looks fruity and unusual! Cultural markets like those are also usually less expensive (depending on where you live) than normal chain grocery stores and often have better produce anyway!

[@WeirdExplorer]

What Jen said. Also foraging native plants can bring up some surprising things in your own neighborhood. :)

[@TheGoffinator]

The skin of the gac fruit reminds me of the balls you would always play with at the store, yet never take home.

[@detectfevi]

You deserve way more subs.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Its slowly climbing :)

[@TBST669]

from Vietnam, you should cook it with mung bean, shredded coconut, sugar & a little salt

[@radionoakmont7756]

i need this fruit and or tree to have that mass amounts of lycopene that is very good for the prostate for optimal health for that part of the body and good for you overall too and must have a lot of vitamin e also, id love to have some xoi gac it sounds delish, i love tomatoes and chili peppers too they have lycopene and i know id love GAC too majorly.

[@LisaLee__]

I vaguely remember watching Nickelodeon commercials just wishing to order some "outrageous Nickelodeon GAC!" Or was it gack, or yack, or maybe my mind escapes me.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Gac was pretty great!