Melinjo Fruit Review (Gnetum gnemon) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 142

[@plants_before_people5329]

Despite the leaves looking nothing like it, this plant is related to conifers and not fruiting plants. So technically it's not a fruit but a fleshy seed coating that looks like it's a fruit

[@yfrontsguy]

Close relative of ephedra (mormon tea) and welwitschia mirabilis.

[@organicgrow4440]

wow pretty cool, thanks for this video & review very very interesting. I am in aus & was looking for a video on germinating these & came across your video as I am planning to plant them from seed as an experiment & let it go into a tree if it wants to.

[@nagwagi2000]

Hey! I'm growing this but more for the edible young leaves. The belinjo crackers are delicious, but an acquired taste, either salted or sweet n spicy, easily available in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

[@nagwagi2000]

young leaves, the tender ones are great when stewed in coconut cream based sauce, like basic curries with ginger n turmeric.

[@Verlisify]

Vlogger sees a snack at the airport: These are super popular!

[@moonlightandtheclouddancing]

I love melinjo chips glazed with caramelized chili 😁

[@WeirdExplorer]

sounds tasty

[@riaglomedico104]

Just bought yesterday.superb

[@keffinsg]

The botany of this species is especially interesting. It belongs a very ancient lineage. It is a gymnosperm, so related to the conifers and cycads and gingko. It would be interesting if you compare the melinjo fruit to the gingko. And oh, the melinjo leaves make a nice stir fry too. The Thais call it "pat liang".

[@Puttycat]

I love it! We use the fruits for cooking and the inner seeds for crackers. I wonder where I can find the fruits in the USA.

[@rizqiamalia3466]

just deep fried them, Jared! and seasoned it with salt. very delicous!

[@WeirdExplorer]

yeah wish I could get these in the USA. i want some right now :)

[@hokman1]

@@WeirdExplorer I had some for the first time today in the sayur asem my fiance bought. I am currently on a trip in java. Looked it up and found your channel! What a pleasant discovery! Fruits will now become one of the new things to discover in this amazing land. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@nedisawegoyogya]

It's technically not a fruit. It comes from gymnosperms.

[@Lostinsilenthill]

great im craving munchos now

[@CrispySuki]

great vid!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@sashaanne703]

My partner managed to find some Haskap at the grocery store today. I was wondering if they are on your radar as a fruit to review. They're good!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Oh? what area do you live in? I haven't seen them for sale before, but I would certainly review them. :)

[@sashaanne703]

It was at a local Whole Foods-style grocery in the Pacific Northwest. What I read about them inferred that they are not uncommon in Japan, and also that there is a push to cultivate them in Saskatchewan, of all places.

[@WeirdExplorer]

right! I think I heard about them being grown in Canada in The Fruit Hunters documentary. I was in Japan a couple months ago, but didn't see them anywhere. Maybe I'll have better luck out here in NYC. :)

[@sashaanne703]

If you have any advice on proper packaging of fruit, especially soft fruit, for shipping, I could try shipping some to you.

[@madrabbitwoman]

Sasha Anne is this any help? www.ehow.com/how_6906959_send-fresh-fruit.html

[@ryu-yuta9259]

Its related to ginko, its a nut.

[@bubblegumtrampoline6493]

4:30 The background looks like a greenscreen

[@hendra5802]

In indonesia, people use the seed for chips!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes, I made a video about them. Just click the play button. ;)

[@mohabir]

Hi Jared.. I am in ozone park.. Where in the city can I find darian I am crazing the taste of darian.. Thanks

[@WeirdExplorer]

You can get fresh durian on Mulberry street at the intersection of Canal in Manhattan. there are vendors there that have a lot of south east asian fruits.

[@brooklyndesi]

also, in Chinatown flushing... which should be closer to Ozone park, Queens.

[@WeirdExplorer]

The asian supermarkets in flushing have some great stuff, but I've only seen frozen durian at the markets. Mulberry and Canal in Manhattan is the only place I know that has it fresh.

[@mohabir]

+Bisma N (D0rkusmaximus) thank you very much. Will definitely check it out.

[@mohabir]

+Jared Rydelek.. Getting on the 6 train and going. I never crave something I never even touch. Thanks you very much. Hope you can make your way to Guyana one day. Lots of selections there too.

[@kevinmuhammad3247]

thanks bro i owe you one

[@brianj.enquist9710]

Technically, that is not a fruit. Gnetum is not an Angiosperm

[@CrispySuki]

great vud

[@neptuniumforest]

cool... but wouldn't this be more like a vegetable review?

[@YelDohan]

Botanically speaking this is more like a seed review, because the plant is a gymnosperm, which don't bear fruits.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah, its more like a nut review than a fruit review. My rule is that if I can find the fresh fruit of something, then I can review the seed of it.

[@neptuniumforest]

oooh ok i see

[@Joey233]

its a seed, not a fruit

[@WeirdExplorer]

the area around the seed is the fruit, which I do review as well.

[@Joey233]

Gnetum is a gymnosperm. And the 'fruit' its a fleshy outer integument, developed from the ovule and not from an ovary.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Oh wow... I didn't know that. I am not a botanist, from appearances it is very fruit like and I've heard these referred to as "fruits". thanks for the insight

[@Joey233]

No problem. The plants are precisely fantastic because of these unique characteristics.

[@Joey233]

d a r k n e s s read about gymnosperm plants

[@spookyscaryspiderpigtp1202]

First!