Peanut Butter Fruit Review (Bunchosia argentea) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep 152

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"019 Ffuge No Five" by Miranda taylor and Mike Hunchback
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[@WeirdExplorer]

Check out my Atlas Obscura article about Peanut butter fruit: www.atlasobscura.com/foods/peanut-butter-fruit

[@an8thdimensionalbeing142]

Am I the only one who wants to see this turned into a jam so you can have peanut butter fruit jam and only have to use one condiment.

[@Hashishin13]

mustardayonaise

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

I have to agree with you on this!

[@rasdreamer34]

This could be magical for those of us who are allergic to peanuts and miss peanut butter SO much. Thanks, Adult Onset Food Allergies!

[@Seaweeduu]

buying it for my brother who's deathly allergic, excited to see his reaction

[@oleksiishekhovtsov1564]

If anyone with nut allergies actually tries this, make sure these fruit aren't an allergen too. Allergies are caused by specific proteins, which can also give the fruit/nut it's distinct flavour. Not always but sometimes and it's better to air on the side of caution with these things

[@UntilxThexSunxDies]

Sunut butter from sunflowers tastes pretty darn close. If a recipe calls for peanut butter great substitute in the kitchen. My son has peanut allergies

[@breathedreams7344]

@@oleksiishekhovtsov1564 *err

[@--Paws--]

3:50 This plant should be called the peanut-butter and jelly fruit. If you eat this with the bread fruit, you can have a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven8793]

just waiting for welches to market this

[@puurplegiraffe]

Peanut-butter and jelly sandwich fruit*

[@morrisl7]

i've tried both, i can say that would be a very nasty combo.

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

I really like that comment.

[@olucky11]

I grew this as a house plant...easy to grow and produces fruit.

[@WeirdExplorer]

great idea

[@naidikins]

Interesting. I gotta give it a try, sounds like they're worth the wait.

[@DankFroot]

Good to hear. Ive recently acquired 2 small trees. How long did it take to fruit indoors?

[@olucky11]

@@DankFroot it didn't take long as a house plant to produce fruit.

[@randomperson9122]

@@olucky11 its grows fast. Mine is 1 year old and it already has a lot of flower buds.

[@stephencoleman3578]

Once I ate a fruit in Honduras called monqui quiap by the locals. It was French Prune blue and had a flavor like a sweet apricot. But the fruit was sticky like peanut butter and stuck all over inside of the mouth. A few called it peanut butter fruit, not because of the flavor but because of it's stickiness.

[@gordonspears6320]

The seeds are very easy to propagate and readily propagate themselves. I have several of these small trees which bear much of the year. They will grow and fruit in bright shade under my bigger fruit trees. I eat them in the garden and throw the seeds where I want them to grow. They are quite fragile with a short window of ripeness, and bees love them.

[@outogetyougotyou5250]

This channel is criminally underrated. I hope you get hundreds of thousands more views and subscribers as you deserve!

[@TheJnat]

someone needs to make these fruits into a jelly, and then find a way to make a nut that tastes fruity, and we could REALLY mess with peoples heads LOL

[@CalvinKrause]

Whenever I'm traveling to Indonesia I'll make sure to make a list of all the fruits you tried and try to get my hands on them!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thats great to hear, hope you find lots!

[@argenteus8314]

Someone should make jelly out of them and put on a sandwich with real peanut butter.

[@melody3741]

Larry Pseudonym peanut butter and peanut butter jelly.

[@audiobookfull8]

When the Peanut Butter fruit was introduced to Asia and North America it was mislabeled as bunchosia argentea. However, that variety is not cultivated, has very few fruits, and is mainly found in the wild of South America. So, what you have there is most probably called bunchosia glandulifera. PS: I checked your Atlas Obscura article, and the picture of the leaf appears to be bunchosia glandulifera. The argentea has a furry silver under leaf.

[@Pepesplants]

Always enjoy your videos. They grow from cuttings and air layers. Nice tasty novelty fruit. I have noticed people either love it or hate it. Thumbs up and subscribed.

[@ncooty]

Thanks. Very interesting. Would've been interested to see what it looks like on the inside (e.g., bite in half, remove pit) and to hear you describe the texture of the skin (e.g., thin? tough?).

[@davidgraham3102]

That "holy shit" was not expected! XD But loved your video!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@marcosmusixpcmusicam]

one of my favourites! now producing twice, first by the summer and now by mid autumn! excelent fruit!

[@sazji]

I haven't watched your videos in a while, so it's nice to pop back and find a whole slew of new ones, what a rabbit hole! Always fascinating.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Good to have you back :)

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

Exactly!

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

This would be great for people allergic to peanuts but love peanuts

[@rat6577]

Anything with the name “ peanut butter “ *IM EATING IT*

[@ddubfan]

Agreed!

[@1337w0n]

I need to make peanut butter fruit jam. Then I can have a grape jelly and peanut butter fruit jam sandwich.

[@WeirdExplorer]

sounds good to me

[@flamingpi2245]

Hey wait If you make jelly out of this fruit And then make a nut butter out of grape seeds You’d have reverse pb&j

[@vinny8256]

And have it w bread fruit and you got yourself a sandwich! Lol

[@StonedtotheBones13]

This actually sounds like the best idea to me. I actually don't like the stickiness of peanut butter. It's cloying to me

[@paraguaydreams8115]

I very much like such videos in which the taste of fruits are explained. Thank you for that!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

You are most welcome

[@puurplegiraffe]

Eat that with the bread fruit

[@ritalawson7020]

These fruits are unusual to Australians , but in the country where they grow they are common fruits!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thats what I love about making these videos. Something so ordinary in one place is exotic to another.

[@jonathonhulland9973]

You should come and visit Australia and try our tropical fruit farms we have here in nsw and Queensland. Plus aboriginal bush fruits would be unique for you to review

[@WeirdExplorer]

what's the name of your farm? I don't have plans to go that way soon, but I would like to in the future

[@Pepesplants]

Nice, got some growing now! Thumbs up!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Awesome, you're going to love them :)

[@GarrettGalloway]

Update? How'd they grow?

[@jessicabaylis7220]

yeah how'd your plant go

[@Kokuei13]

I'm actually growing a peanutbutter fruit tree in a large pot lol I'm excited to eat the fruit

[@WeirdExplorer]

cool! Good luck!

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

Getting suggestions from your 4year old fruit vids and I am happy because this is another fruit tree I have seen and wondered about, hahaha, your reaction! lol How messed up would making jam with those be? Someone would always be asking who did not clean the peanut butter knife off, and stuck it in the jelly?

[@DrGreenfun]

just wanted to say I love the videos and this made me want to try/buy a tree to grow my own. I haven't forgotten about the yucca fruit. it had bugs all in them so I'm going to try to send them to you next year!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks Ken! No worries, happy to try them when they are bug free :)

[@billbirkett7166]

This channel is how you go out and live the dream.

[@dimitriisov1262]

I go to school in Washington state and they have one of these, the flowers look unreal, hot magenta with a bright blue berry in the center

[@DecaCastro]

I love that fruit, I have that in my backyard here in Brasil!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

DecaCastro ah I'm jealous :)

[@ekasukmawirawanrall]

Can you eat the seeds...? Like eat them raw or roast them...?

[@TheTrueWay]

@@ekasukmawirawanrall You can eat the seeds raw. :)

[@tolget4684]

I'm not sure why but when you said "holy shit ", I laughed pretty hard. Thanks, I needed a laugh today.

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

Yes when he said that I knew he was genuinely caught off guard and that sh*t really tasted like peanut butter!

[@odettestroebel3135]

This would be my ideal fruit. I can't eat peanuts at all even though I love peanuts! I want some so bad . I'm kinda allergic. Won't die but I feel like I'm going to die when I eat it . Stomach ache and vomiting from hell. Awesome channel. Love it ❤️🙏🤗🌻

[@TheWBWoman]

How interesting! Love your weird fruit reviews.

[@SuperModerngranny]

did you chew the seed? It's edible, raw.

[@WeirdExplorer]

No! I'll have to try that next time

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

@@WeirdExplorer Also try to make a jam and let us know the next time. I am interested in getting a tree now I have acerola or Barbados cherry. Will see about the ease of growing one. if it is like the acerola where you break off a piece and stick it in the ground and it catches. And like you said how perishable the fruit was. That reminds me of how the acerola loses it vitamin C content so fast and easily after its picked from the tree.

[@marcosmusixpcmusicam]

I tasted bunchosia glandulifera and the taste was so good! really identical to peanut butter, maybe is better than argentea or armeniaca.

[@user-wr2kt8ht5k]

I’d like to see the marketing campaign for this to be “The fruit that makes you swear”, lol

[@TheJacob1985]

Greetings from Downunder Jared, I was just wondering if you have ever been to or thinking of coming to Australia? I was very glad to hear that your favourite mango is the Australian Mango and also that one of your most favourite fruits, the Achacha is one that is quite common here.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I would love to visit one day but haven't been yet. I would love to try some of the "bush fruit" that you can find.

[@danielawesome36]

We need a bunch of farms farming this and breed them until we get the perfect peanut buttery taste(and the other survival traits). Or maybe not. But hey, at least it's not extinct.

[@raimundobrauliobarbosasant365]

Achei as primeiras sementes da minha Bunchosia argentea, aqui agente conhece como caferana (falso café). Uma delicia, difícil encontrar madura, pois os passaros tambem adoram.

[@ashleymatthews3462]

very interesting fruit! I love the intro to your series. what sort of worm is that in the little bowl about mid intro?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Those are sago worms. :)

[@jimscott4539]

I actually acquired a small peanut butter fruit tree exactly a year ago. It’s already currently flowering. Can’t wait for my 1st taste ! Oh, and I live in the states :)

[@alessandromariani3015]

The order of this tree is usually similar and closely related to the fabales, which is where the peanunts come from. I have to check other fruits of the malpighiales order.

[@alan2here]

If the fruit tastes like peanuts, might people allergic to peanuts also be allergic to the fruit?

[@DankFroot]

You saying "holy shit" made me purchase two of these trees.

[@dittocopys]

"its a little darker now, ive been outside eating these things" imagine him there for 3 hours with the camera in the same spot, eating a huge bag of fruit

[@MsFishingdog]

thanks for the video.

[@flybennu]

I love your videos man keep em coming!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@drewsquickfix]

Somehow I knew this channel would have this fruit ha ha

[@carleemalmberg1345]

Love your videos! I have been binge watching them lol

[@sashaanne703]

Man, my partner and I need to find these! Too bad we are in Oregon...

[@azblondi2730]

When you are sent to all these places, are you only doing your contortionist gig?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Nope, I don't usually do international gigs. Though when I was on this particular trip I was training with a yogi.

[@Austin.vanderweil]

Wow gotta add this to the list. Durio Graveolens orange flesh tastes exactly like peanut butter to me. I love Borneo so much

[@justinlukenelson]

fantastic, can't wait for my tree to start fruiting!

[@alexgutierrez9140]

Cool Thank You, You remind me of Aaron Franklin, from Franklin's BBQ in Austin you must try there BBQ look him up

[@Denovaification]

thank God I'm in love with peanut butter! I neeeeeed this! where can I get them in Florida?

[@binorobin]

Hi Jared, Do you have any info about the seeds? Are they edible (raw/cooked) I have this plant in my house, I love the peanut butter fruit but I couldn't find any detail about the seeds if they are edible or poisonous. Thanks for your review

[@gjoep]

Very nice vid. Do have this tree in my house as well. Right now has a couple fruits.

[@WeirdExplorer]

ah you're lucky

[@kdalessandro9895]

I'd love to try it! 💕

[@nandamarinho4260]

Amooooo d+aque na Paraíba(Brasil ) chamos de morango cereja no sítio do meu pai tem minha mãe faz um doce maravilhoso dessa fruta eu adoroooo

[@erikaalvarengasilva9970]

Achei um comentário em português... Eu ganhei uma muda, o que me diz??

[@cammy1349]

Why is the intro like 10x louder than the actual video though Dx my ears

[@shannanye4179]

I have this tree in my backyard (Miami). This is the first year I have had fruit on the tree. When do I know when they are ripe? Softness?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah I think they should be bright red and soft to the touch. I tried an unripe one once and... no good.

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

@@WeirdExplorer Will be interested in hearing how did it go with growing the PB fruit tree.

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

Do you have any pictures and did the tree require a lot of attention. Super interested in the tree, but I am also super interested in a green leafy shrub or plant that has leaves that taste like peanutbutter, if you or anyone else does please let me know.

[@nairrajisadan]

Do you throw away the nut.??? You are supposed eat it too....

[@backyardsnackyard]

Oh my goodness! I so want to taste this one 😁

[@bartacomuskidd775]

What do you do with your seeds? Everything you munch on i want to grow but cant find alot of the seeds on the net (due to the almighty google and its monetary based searches instead of content) i want to grow this peanut butter plant.

[@mabellee1106]

have been googling and searching for the name of this "Tropical Berry", that's why i ended up here. You can bite into the seed, it is crunchy and edible. Spit out the skin covering the seed.

[@siamsurf]

I just got a tiny seedling. Can't wait to ask someone with a peanut allergy to close their eyes and taste this new fruit I got...

[@FD03]

Sounds amazing! I'd guess this is one of your favourites.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Not sure if its a favorite, but its certainly one of the weirdest tasting.

[@FD03]

Jared Rydelek But this is worth being on the best fruits list, though. Just my opinion.

[@HomesteadOC]

I want to make a jelly out of those and call it peanut butter jelly, then make a peanut butter peanut butter jelly sammich.

[@junglelushchic4234]

You should post on your info box what part pf the world you're in your videos. So that the viewer has a better understanding about where it comes from.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I list a location at 0:30 in :)

[@junglelushchic4234]

Serian, Sarawak, Malaysia

[@luvittor9457]

Olá, no Brasil, retire a pele das sementes, torre levemente na frigideira e acrescente ao arroz, por exemplo. Com a polpa da fruta vermelha (bem madura) falar geléia. Fruta energética.

[@alwayspete]

Did you know? The seed of a peanut butter fruit is edible and gives you a more peanut flavour when eaten along with the creamy pulp. :) Pete :")

[@randomrainbow4479]

Peanut butter fruit jam...well, that would certainly solve the problem of opening *two* jars and using *who knows* how many knives. Brian Regan would approve, I think. 😅

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Interesting, but have you tried Willughbeia sp. fruit?(think it's called kubal in Borneo and tabo in the Philippines) They said it is one of the finest jungle fruits out there.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I don't believe so!

[@yuantheawesomegamertag2355]

Juan Pedro Mariano tabo? I Never Heard That Even If I'm Filipino

[@danebelarmino4809]

I wonder if peanut butter fruit can be used as a sandwich spread.

[@rafaljankowski2807]

Serian,that's where wife is from.I have been to this market many times

[@WeirdExplorer]

Very cool! Its a great little market!

[@luciehollick2446]

Thank you for covering this, I really liked the video, it made me think a good idea for a video might be a Fat Fruit video. Normally the only fatty fruit we get in shops are avocados. So if you had a video talking about all of your fav fatty fruits and comparing them it would be especially good to watch.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks! Are you a vegan? I was thinking of doing a video about fruits that would be useful for people who want a substitute for something that they can't have. I've covered fruit that tastes like cheese, eggs, milk, buttermilk, peanut butter, grapefruit... Maybe I can get a top ten together. :)

[@luciehollick2446]

+Jared Rydelek oh I am not a vegan just want to grow and eat as much fruit as possible.

[@luciehollick2446]

Jared Rydelek I am actually building a permaculture refuge for women and people who are trans here is the link facebook.com/HerlandCommune/ We actually watch your videos to inspire us on things to add to the permaclture forest.

[@WeirdExplorer]

so glad to hear that! Best of luck

[@luciehollick2446]

Jared Rydelek I think your vegan alternatives video Idea is really good, I am sure you are thinking of Ackee with the eggs but all the other ones I can not think of what ones you would recommend. Would all the vegan alternatives be fruit and nut based? If so there would be a positive political reason why that video should be shared because converting agriculture from annual crops to orchard based crops is generally a huge plus for helping the environment.

[@Shanask487]

Dear Jared I am planning to visit New York sometime later. Could you please recommend some shops where one can find some exotic or unusual fruits (in NYC)? Many thanks.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Sure! Check out the vendors in Chinatown they are at Mulberry and Canal street. Also hit up EATaly and Manhattan Fruit Exchange

[@laurengraeser4153]

I wonder what it would be like if you made jam out of it

[@thingsofsuch]

It is peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat ... time

[@censusgary]

I've got to ask about the big, live grubs in baskets at the beginning of your Borneo videos. People eat them? If so, do they cook them or eat them taw? Or alive?

[@WeirdExplorer]

yes! They're a delicacy, you can eat them alive but I believe people usually cook them.

[@SuperCripple]

You find the coolest stuff in Borneo. lol

[@dk40001]

You should post the wikipedia pages or give more facts on the fruit. Pretty interesting :)

[@nitrodubz1092]

how fucking hard is it to google a fruit mate?

[@Revonish]

Seems to be missing from your listing by species. It was 8 years ago.

[@bladekick6405]

Do you have a video on ur favorite fruits so far? Thatd be interesting.

[@WeirdExplorer]

yep I have a playlist with special episodes and top tens with one on my top ten favorites

[@ppranimathew4539]

Can you give a recipe with peanut butter fruit?

[@xWhiteNova44x]

I wonder how much it costs to travel like that? I guess it depends on where you go.

[@jammy008]

really cool

[@miniprakash4758]

Whats the reason for urine colour change " after eating this fruit Blood sugar level is also increasing Please reply the reason??

[@christines3638]

I wonder if they would make a good jelly.

[@alexgutierrez9140]

Hi have you tried bread nut tree you can eat the fruit and the nut?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've seen the fruits for sale, but didn't have the ability to cook them. Hopefully I'll get the chance in the future.

[@RodH-pj1py]

Wow, could this make for a peanut butter substitute for those with allergies? I just ordered my seedling from an online seller🌱 ❤️

[@WeirdExplorer]

I believe so!

[@paradisefruitgarden-of-ede1444]

The @Weird_Explorer was super nice and helpful to direct me to his video, on the peanut butter fruit, but I recall it was a green leaf plant that had a peanut butter taste that I have been searching for. If anyone knows be sure to let me know as well as @Weird_Explorer; I would be interested in him assessing and evaluating it after we both research it. Thanks!

[@nytrodioxide]

If you ate it without knowing what it was called, would you think it would taste like peanut butter and name it the peanut butter fruit?

[@WeirdExplorer]

For this one... yes. Maybe I would have phrased it differently, but the nutty flavor is distinct.

[@victoriafisher6934]

Yes but where can we buy it in US?

[@nagwagi2000]

Finally!!! :) They probably went bad coz they cudn't breathe.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I wanted to try this one forever :)

[@nagwagi2000]

I was looking for a good description of its taste forever...so thanks for that! The 2 seeds I foraged from the Hort Park in Singapore are growing well in my garden in the Philippines and are now more than 2 feet tall...and I really should transfer one to the ground so it bears fruit sooner.

[@WeirdExplorer]

So good to hear that, hope it bears fruit for you soon

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

Have you tried the black berry jam fruits

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes. check the archive at www.weirdexplorer.com :)

[@aecs.constn]

Will it grow by its seeds?

[@Gwoww]

Okay, I saw someone selling this plant online so I search for this. Pretty sure they gonna got my money lol

[@WeirdExplorer]

it's a winner

[@Gwoww]

​@@WeirdExplorer They finally fruiting! The texture is definitely peanut butter, love it!!

[@RM-yf2lu]

Peanut butter fruit and blackberry jam fruit ice cream