NANSHO SOUR ORANGE : This Fruit is More Sour Than a Lemon! (Citrus Taiwanica) - Weird Fruit Explorer

[@dabbinggrandpa1150]

I am so happy I found this channel. I have eaten easily twice as many types of fruit as ever before. Jared has improved my quality of life immeasurably. Thank you!

[@zingmc1918]

this chanel and jared alike have a charm to them lol

[@gekolvr0734]

Marang smells like gasoline the way black walnuts taste like wall paint... delicious, buttery paint

[@kaiganardea9275]

If I lived somewhere hot enough I would collect citrus hybrids like Pokemon

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Try it with miracle berries

[@protocetid]

He could do an entire episode on tasting the most sour fruits after eating some miracle berries.

[@thexbigxgreen]

I haven't gotten to the rating scale yet, but I'm excited to see how you rate it on a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is a lemon! Edit - I was not disappointed!

[@MathKiller1195]

You should try it with the miracle fruit pills that change sour to sweet. See how much it get sweet and maybe tell the flavor notes better ?

[@toejamr1]

He’s tried the actual fruit that those candies are base off of. Did a whole episode I believe.

[@MaxOakland]

That’s a cool idea

[@telanis9]

Those change the flavor a lot too, they don't just make it sweet.

[@markiangooley]

Not sure I’ve seen that type of sour orange, but sour orange juice is common in Mexican cooking and sour oranges are usual for British orange marmalade. The sour oranges I see here in Florida are similarly seedy with similar flesh. Often they get mold-covered in the stores.

[@BiscuitZombies]

I'm addicted to your videos. Also, the thing you said about cross-pollination, you cross pollinate onto a flower, and then the fruit produced by that flower will be the same as the rootstock plant (the one with the flower). Then, when you take the seeds from that individual fruit and plant it, you will get your hybrid. It can take several generations to get a consistent variety.

[@mercurywoodrose]

gasoline: aromatic hydrocarbons , terpenes, etc .sort of amazing more plant dont have these. after all, hydrocarbons are chemically altered carbohydrates. very closely related.

[@WeirdExplorer]

interesting! I come across it every now and then, its hard to remove the association with gasoline, but if you can, its not bad

[@nopushbutton]

makes your teeth instantly detonate

[@let_uslunch8884]

With ice and sparking water the little drink you fixed at the end would have probably been *outstanding!*

[@animeleepocket7984]

Damn, this might be the most intense sour reaction you had.

[@WeirdExplorer]

definitely in the top ten

[@let_uslunch8884]

😂 Reminiscent of a lime thing he did that I recently watched. It was an older dust off the archives video. I noticed he uses a clip of a reaction he had in that to underscore sour recoiling in more recent ones. Not to talk about you like you're not there Jared lol.

[@kdonsky6]

I totally understand your gasoline comparison. Never had marang, but I get gasoline whenever I have Durian or durian flavored things. I also have always liked the smell of gasoline haha.

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Marang smells differently from durian. That smells like a custardly rotting corpse topped with onion.

[@kdonsky6]

@@I.amthatrealJuan I think it smells like onions and gasoline but to each it's own I guess

[@Griffin-rl5hy]

Man got an opioid high from that sourness lmao

[@Eblis840]

3:40 💉

[@carina_loves_cats]

My mouth started watering just from watching...

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

I think i know a food item that is worse in scent than noni, its the spice known as asafoetidia. Its a resin extracted from the roots of the ferula genus. The scent is from a lot of trisulfide compounds, however, its suppose to mellow to a rich, cooked onion/leek when cooked! The closest thing i can say the snell is like, is really strong durian mixed with certain types of algae. Ive not cooked with it yet!

[@curiousmusician6313]

I hope one day you get to try type another sour orange (scientific name: Citrus indica) which is sour than a lemon as well but only grows here in my home state

[@mytech6779]

Don't forget to use the skin zest, tons of aromas come from those oils.(general citrus comment)

[@JTMusicbox]

Always exciting to see fruits that break your attribute scales!

[@ericlivingston8027]

I will try to explain how something makes a new variety to those wondering. Like Jared said on you cross pollinate one variety with another when it is in the flowering stage. You then harvest the seeds and plant the seeds. That is where many people get confused. The initial plant will stay the same but the seeds will become the next generation. You then grow out plant after plant from generation to generation to make sure it is a stable breed before sending it out into the market. It actually will take years to get a new breed which is why most people will patent certain varieties and there will be no propagation clauses on certain plants like raspberries that tend to spread out new shoots all the time.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Fascinating! thanks for the extra information.

[@nixgnid5185]

This is one of the Citrus aurantium that grows around Aisa. They are usually called sour orange or stinky citrus.

[@MyogaSama]

As a connoisseur of sour candies and fruits that I have access to, I definitely want to get some of these and try them out.

[@melanier7309]

You should try eating a green unripened mango. It is very sour. I ate 3 today.

[@christinedurant2512]

We use it to make lemonade like drink…

[@kodavulpedrius6712]

Biologists gonna get mad that you put taiwanica in capital letters in the title, lol. That was quite the vid! So many different species of fruits. The other day I had an apple that was EXTREMELY sweet, and it had a litchi taste to it. They also had a dark spot on on side that was very hard, almost woody, but still crispy, kinda hard to bite through. IDK the variety, but it was a bit too sweet for my liking lol, I like slightly tart apples.

[@kellyfairbrother9978]

Definitely relatable! I describe some things smelling resinous or camphor-like. Holy basil, for instance, tasted and smelled like gasoline to me last year. This year I like the way it smells.

[@thepjup4507]

it would have been interesting for you to try the zest and express the oil from the rind. bet the zest of this would be amazing in a salad dressing or just straight up on a salad

[@evanwilliams8908]

It broke the scale! Omg

[@PowerTom286]

Hi Jared, as I eat lemons raw, I really wanna try it. I bet I don't dislike it as you do.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Definitely up your alley if you can eat a raw lemon!

[@Metarig]

you can make a drink with it more delicious than orange juice and has almost no carb in it, it tastes really good with sucralose (artificial sweetener)

[@Ganjabeard5000]

HOWDY FRUIT MAN LOVE THE VIDS YEEEEEEEEE HAW

[@NayrbRellimer]

I'm not surprised that you ended up making orangeade from these since you deacribed them as being so sour. I guess that makes three types of oranges that are suitable for making orangeade: the trifoliate orange, the seville/calamondin orange, and the nansho sour orange.

[@JohnBainbridge0]

"Taste the parentage."

[@Pinkhair3d]

That sounds like a fun pie.

[@o00thunderhawk00o]

when i first got a seville orange to try before i knew that it was used for marmalade i found it to be more sour than a lemon but in reality it could have been a 9/10 since i wasnt expecting it and took a big bite like how one normally does with an orange i got a lot more sourness than if i took a bite from a lemon cuz it would be a smaller bite. but i do sense that there are plenty fruits out there far more sour than a lemon and at least a different type of sour

[@cactusmann5542]

Id absolutely try this....Also, Imo, japanese quince(chaenomeles japonica) is just as sour or more sour than lemon.

[@mrsenstitz]

Your courage is admirable. Those chillies didnt hit you are hard as the nansho.

[@PhinClio]

Love the Duck Stab T-shirt!

[@cahproductions4695]

It’s making my lips pucker just watching you eat this 😂

[@chadhakala]

Would be interested to know what the zest, peel and pith taste like and if they are unique in flavor as well.

[@Joheinous]

Wow! Surprised to see a Duck Stab shirt! Good taste.

[@jamestropicals8262]

Have you had lemon drop mangosteen?

[@2sinfulsansYTGOD]

I love your videos man

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

Nice!

[@raregrowsNJ]

I have a hybrid of this fruit with poncirus trifoliata. "Taitri" no fruit yet but it survives outside in NJ

[@shameimaru_aya]

Living in taiwan, I could eat them whole and I like tart fruits very much.

[@yahero22]

Did you try to eat Miracle Berry before you ate the "so sour" orange?

[@WeirdExplorer]

that would be a good one to try it with!

[@WallsOfAbaddon]

I need to get a batch of these to prank my friends lol

[@romeolz]

Omg yes i cant believe there is finally an actually very sour fruit!

[@tnjeattalk]

😂😂😂😂 the reaction tho!!!! thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

Well now I need to fine them so I can make lemon squares with them.

[@WeirdExplorer]

those would be killer

[@Robot_Face]

Would love to see a will it ketchup episode for this one.

[@homebody0089]

Would the potent sourness of this fruit be lessened or made to taste super sweet by chewing a miracle fruit tablet? Thanks for this review, and have a great week✌

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Lessened, probably

[@baubojan4862]

Tartness scale upgrade! 4:24

[@MattBeckley]

Yuzu has that bit of that funk too. I get what you mean.

[@dandelionbomb]

This was so sour I started salivating in sympathy.

[@rlsingle00]

Thanks for trying this for us. I like eating fresh lemon flesh, but I think I would try this fruit as a sweetened watered down drink to see if I enjoy it. Especially after seeing your reaction to it. Love your video content.

[@ZE308AC]

@wierd explorer you should try to try bitter orange and see if @Bob Hasler could send you some bitter orange

[@fiveguys5337]

I’ve tried these

[@k8eekatt]

It would be interesting if you sampled some citrus with litmus paper!

[@WeirdExplorer]

hm good idea! It would be interesting to see how much acid is in this compared to lemon juice

[@k8eekatt]

@@WeirdExplorer they are too expensive and are often sold in aquarium supply stores

[@JuanGomez-mv1qx]

Mom has these super juicy giant oranges will get their name later

[@mandab.3180]

pucker.. instant dry mouth feeling 🤣

[@TheFNMgeek]

Hey! Love your vids! Kinda off topic but what is the bands name on the shirt you’re wearing? I can’t for the life of me remember but I love their music.

[@WeirdExplorer]

The Residents!

[@censusgary]

Do you know the smell of turpentine? I think that some fruits (for example, some mangoes) smell or taste of turpentine (more than of gasoline).

[@Evolutiondiva]

You should do a video trying kesusu fruit lols

[@SaltedFishing]

Every time you taste it, my face scrunches up. Sympathy sours, I guess.

[@victorconway444]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is a Warhead candy, how would you rank it?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Haven't had one of those in a while, but I don't remember them being much worse than a lemon. I'd say this thing is still a point or two more.

[@ochrence]

lemon meringue pie or lemon marang pie?

[@rickyhan7023]

Did you try the skin/rind? Is it similar to lemon

[@galilearivera9093]

So this is what dan Humphrey does now?

[@viiiderekae]

3:38 K.O

[@TheGuesst]

How would this taste with a miracle berry?

[@joshuab4586]

I wonder how some exotic sour fruits taste after eating wonderberry (i think that’s what it’s called? Makes it so you can’t taste sour)

[@josephhubbard6076]

miracle berry? I think a lot of these fruits would taste pretty interesting with it

[@cristianrosca2606]

Is it more sour than a warhead candy?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yep!

[@jaynixon3502]

So glad I finally know what the very bitter orange tree fruit in my backyard is named. No one will eat these because they are soooo bitter !!!!

[@8ending8ranches]

If that sour was a spice it would be a ghost chilli.

[@sourorange7424]

Im afended

[@krissysempaiart1742]

Who needs sour candy when “punch in the mouth” orange exists ??? I really wanna try this now . Im a huge fan of sour fruits

[@da1stamericus]

Try naranja agria from the Dominican republic.

[@stanervin6108]

One of my eyelids stuck shut watching the first taste! 😉

[@wutflex]

3:35 lookin like me after a fat dab🤣🤣🤣

[@gummypepsiify]

weak

[@gltchy971]

A substitute for lemon maybe?

[@KINGKHAN-zn2ed]

Which is the best citrus for sweetness and flavour?

[@andyn7478]

Orange or anything in that family really but what do you want to make tho it all depends. Because honey mixed with any citrus is a great combo as well

[@KINGKHAN-zn2ed]

@@andyn7478 which is better between Satsuma and Gold nugget for sweetness and flavour?

[@andyn7478]

@@KINGKHAN-zn2ed for sweetness the gold nugget because the satsuma have that tart flavor but are considered the sweetest. I’m not sure if your a fan of that. But for flavor the satsuma because it has the best of both worlds. Overall satsuma is considered one of the best tasting citrus fruit in general tho so I would go with that. Are you just eating it by itself or did you want to incorporate it in a dish.

[@KINGKHAN-zn2ed]

@@andyn7478 I never taste Satsuma and Gold nugget.I saw many videos about these mandarin.Everyone says,"both are so sweet"Any way,Can I tell Satsuma is better than Gold nugget or any mandarin?Thanks for your precious information.

[@andyn7478]

@@KINGKHAN-zn2ed in all honesty I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if I had a blind fold on and the pieces were cut up between satsuma gold nugget or even Clementine. I love all types of citrus they all taste great.

[@monkeytoes9389]

is that the most sour fruit youve had?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Either this one or asam paya: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i32olaxnmqiEg7c

[@nealharder]

Watch out folks, this one goes to 11...

[@cerverg]

Probably it's related to Yuzu

[@katrinakeppler6627]

Interesting, maybe this is my "nasty tangerine" that I've never properly identified.

[@Joe1729]

Make a marmalade out of them!!

[@BetaCuckAlpha]

But will it ketchup?

[@jamestropicals8262]

I Iike to Collect a lot of Exotic fruits and then grow from the seed

[@motophile]

Duck Stab Buster?

[@twilightraven1232]

I tried one of these at an Asian market this March and it tasted more bitter than sour to me, I didn't really like it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I think you may have found a Bitter Orange sometime called a sour orange. its a different species than this one.

[@ZE308AC]

My fruits look like a mandarin but it taste like a lemon 🍋

[@duwell6575]

It's a sour orange and it's sour, we use in the tropics all the time and doesn't taste like a mandarin.

[@geoffconner6783]

lol, your face was worth a 1000 words

[@farley.gwazda]

Duck Stab

[@josephshmoesinsky8610]

That went sour fast.

[@sydthegoat88]

LSD would add to it

[@ermennda]

Man you need to start sharpening your knives, it's painful to see you cut.

[@andyn7478]

Marinate meat with it

[@omkr0122]

Not much sour than a (Insert gender here) (Insert race here) SJW!

[@andyn7478]

A transgender jew wtf bro

[@supernerd1999]

Apparently, Citrus taiwanica is critically endangered, tho the last assessment with a conclusive result was in 1998, recent assessment in 2012 and 2017 categotized it as data deficient

[@katrinakeppler6627]

Interesting. I've been on a quest to figure out what one of my citrus trees is. When we purchased this home we were told it was a tangerine, but it is so sour, a bit of a turpentine smell, more of a yellow color than orange, especially on the inside so after watching this video I was going to declare it Citrus Taiwanica, but after your comment, I'm again unsure.

[@erutuon]

​@@katrinakeppler6627 It's endangered in the wild, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily rare in cultivation. The dawn redwood is also endangered but fairly commonly grown.