Pulasan, Red & Yellow Rambutan Comparison - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 39

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[@WeirdExplorer]

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[@hmed7000]

Ok

[@Just1Nora]

Rambutan is one of the weird fruits I *can* find in my grocery store! I was really thinking of trying them the other day...decided to watch your video first. They're suuuuuper expensive though! You get four in box for $3-$4.

[@iiTzHaroon]

Damn watching this and comparing 2019 vids is crazy so glad you kept this alive!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I can't watch them, the lighting makes me cringe haha

[@tanyawales5445]

I'll bet a lot of members of the Rare Fruit Society watch your channel! Jared you have saved me so much time because I want to plant my yard with edible fruiting shrubs and trees and the weirder they are the better! I am learning a lot from your forays and I get to see different parts of the world I will never be able to travel to see especially during a worldwide pandemic. It's wonderful! Jared even though you don't have a garden due to travel and are limited by living in NYC you are helping a lot of gardeners expand their horizons and that's what gardeners do for other people - we share. Close to 1/3rd of Americans or more garden in one way or another whether for food, comfort or beauty. In fact, gardening is good for your health.

[@dataquester]

this aint lame ur vids r GREAT!!

[@ddubfan]

Your comment scrolled by LITERALLY the second he said "lame". Weird!! Your videos are no where near lame. I love them and look forward to to uploads :)

[@chungilesial]

The Red rambutans are always sweeter than the yellow rambutans. Also, the yellow rambutans tend to be smaller in size than the red rambutans. The Rambutans are fresh when the colours on the fruit is vibrant and the hairs on it are not black or brown. Pulasan on the other hand has a hard outer skin and although the fruit looks similar to rambutans, the fruit has a juicy sweet taste of their own with a slight kick of tangyness to them. :)

[@originalman6599]

such a great channel

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks!

[@DavidAbraham504]

Pulasan is a new one for me. What you mentioned about how the meat sticks with the seed varies from three to three. The people that is in the business of rambutans select those characteristics from three to three and make a selection to improve the quality of the fruit.

[@itsmeanne]

2021.....and we’re still watching and enjoying the weird fruit vids!!

[@aru5492]

It depends.The one I have tasted the yellow Rambutan is less juicer and it's flesh can be removed easily from the seed compared to the red variation.

[@cromcorgetti]

Fun fact: In Malay, rambut means hair, and pulas means to twist. We had a ton of these at my grandpa's house every time it grows in season which would be enough to fill several sack fulls! We practically give them to neighbors because of how much we had lol.

[@matthewodonnell6906]

My local Food Bazaar here in Elizabeth, NJ actually sells rambutans, lychees, & longans on occasion (my favorite is the rambutan). I’ve had all three, but I’ve never even heard of the pulasan before. Great video.

[@AArdW01f]

I live in bergen. I raided our local H Mart for Mongosteen, Cherimoya, Longan, Lychee, Rambutan, Yellow Dragonfruit and Persimmons all in one go. We have decent access here.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

Pulasan taste like a creamier richer rambutan i have it in my backyard.

[@matthewodonnell6906]

@@AArdW01f I recently moved to New Brunswick. So, I should go to the H Mart in Edison to see how their produce section compares then since it’s rather close.

[@matthewodonnell6906]

@@ANTSEMUT1 I’m jealous tbh. I used to have a mulberry tree in my backyard, but Gypsy moth larvae ended up infecting and killing the tree.

[@bobhensem3425]

Did anyone know that pulasan pits taste like almond and better if you bake it

[@keffinsg]

Pulasan can be really beautiful too. If you look between the "hairs" at the base, they have a red jewel like translucent sheen. I find it quite alluring.

[@m.farhana.rahman3372]

I think variety of rambutan is like variety of apples. They all taste about the same but has slight different texture or taste just like the variety of apples. But it short, when you taste it you will say this is rambutan or this is apple. However, lychee is totally not a rambutan variety, it is somewhat similar but if you compare the seeds, red, yellow rambutan and pulasan all has same seeds (similar) while lychee has totally different seed. lychee vs rambutan is like orange vs lemon.

[@thexbigxgreen]

I fell in love with Rambutans in Vietnam, I've never had any that even approach how delicious they were in North America :(

[@JereduLevenin]

I've had red rambutan before at the Osaka Sushi Bar and Grill in Texas, though I've never seen them for sale. Then again, I probably haven't been looking in the right places. My red rambutan was shaped more like the yellow one you had there, round and a lot of flesh inside, so there might be even more regional differences within these varieties. Definitely one of my favorite experiences, though. I love how they are flavorful yet light and mild. I feel like I could eat a mountain of them!

[@bamasteus]

Man Im getting recommended all your old stuff

[@Austin.vanderweil]

There's actually few more rambutan Variety like this red one is long and there is a more circular one. And one which is yellow with a pink color which is my favorite crunchy and juicy varieties as well

[@mytech6779]

From cans I prefer both rambutan and longan over lychee. The fresh fruits are more difficult for me to obtain as I'm far enough from an asian supermarket that I can't just pop in and see what is in season, only planned trips into town every couple of months; so my list tends to have mostly canned, frozen, dry or pickled stuff.

[@Esperalzi-Esfaral]

PU-LA-SAN. That's how you rponounce it. I like it better than rambutan, I am from Malaysia where both realted fruits are plentiful. RAMBUTAN from Malay word 'rambut' which means hair, rambutan simply means one that is hairy (when you add ending 'an' to 'rambut'). Like DURIAN is from Malay word 'duri' which means thorn or spike.PULASAN from Malay word "pulas'. meaning 'twist'.

[@ryzajasmine]

NO RAM-BOO-TAN

[@Austin.vanderweil]

Pulasan way better

[@randomviewers8482]

Pull-last-sun

[@mathlife2287]

I'm a Malaysian here. The big difference between pulasan and rambutan is the seed. The seed from pulasan is edible, it tastes INCREDIBLE and it is the best part of the fruit IMO. It has the taste and fragrance of an almond, but also some hint of vanilla. It has a very good crisp crunch to it. I think it is like a better version of almond. I know I'm kinda late to give any suggestion but here it is.

[@SuperSayian929]

I like the seed aswell taste like pictashos

[@puppypower6958]

It's true!! You can find other people who have the same interests online. Nobody I knows cares about unusual fruit, I thought I was the only one.

[@selwinpandinadan7540]

These fruit looks simply mesmerising, fresh. Cheers ❤

[@siggyincr7447]

Here in Costa Rica rambutan are called "mamon chino". Both the red and yellow varieties are fairly common and I'd say they are fairly similar in taste. Your yellow one was starting to get juicy it seemed which is generally a sign that it's close to going bad. They also have varieties that are free-seeded, meaning the seed separates from the fruit by itself. In my opinion those aren't as good flavor wise though. Also, the really big varieties seem to be a bit bland. Definitely one of my favorite fruits. The best way to eat them is how you tackled the pulasan, biting the meat off the seed. For some reason that seems to bring out the flavor more than just popping the whole thing in your mouth. It makes sense that they belong to the soap berries, if you eat quite lot in a single sitting they leave you with a soapy feeling coating in your mouth. Not bad, just enough that you notice. I wish I could find a pulasan tree to plant next to my rambutan tree now though.

[@bobhensem3425]

I can sent you some pulasan seed

[@siggyincr7447]

@@bobhensem3425 Thanks for the offer. But unless you're in Costa Rica sending seeds from outside the country without permits is illegal. If you are in CR, please let me know.

[@24arrian71]

I saw the red ones at a Walmart a few weeks ago in New York my friends were calling them Rona fruit

[@batmanthe]

Rambutan's taste exactly like grapes to me but I don't like them because it's hard to avoid the outer part of the seed's shell which sticks to the fruit.

[@Austin.vanderweil]

Tastes like a strawberry to me with firm grape texture

[@randomviewers8482]

Cut with knife

[@herrschranken4811]

name origins: Rambutan is from "rambut" (hair in Malay); Pulasan is from "pulas" (to twist: you have to twist the outer skin to open it proper way). Another is Durian is from "duri" (thorn)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Herr Schranken yes I say that in the video. :P

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

I've not had a pulasan. I've had rambutan, lychee and longan before. Big fan of those. Granted I usually eat so many I become sick. Edit, they are all soapberries having a high level of saponins. That's what causes one to be ill should they eat too many.

[@samuelaquino7857]

It's a shame that seeds, or fruits, cannot be sended via post office to another countriy. Malaysia has so many natural treasures. I'm bet those fruits would adapt well here in my country. I'm a great admirer of asian fruits.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I am not in the seed business, but do send them to my high level patreon supporters sometimes. Its legal to with the proper permits (called a phytosanitary permit). Fresh fruit is highly restrictive though because it can harbor pests and diseases. Online there are many seed retailers if you want to try it out. Just be careful and read reviews there are a lot of seed scammers.

[@bobhensem3425]

I can sent you some

[@samuelaquino7857]

@@bobhensem3425 Seriously? i would be very grateful. I'm from Brasil. How should i proceed?

[@puppypower6958]

oh yeah. ...I also really like your series. I would prefer to see more images of the fruits though.

[@raymondpoh3302]

You should try eating the pulasan seeds. They too are edible even without roasting them and taste kinda like normal nuts with a slight bitter taste. :D

[@WeirdExplorer]

Neat! I'll try that next time I find them. I didn't know they were edible raw.

[@sonofpharaoh9716]

1. Pulasan 2. Yellow Rambutan 3. Red Rambutan

[@jrcorsey]

You have made so many videos. It's an amazing catalogue. I have a 4 year plan to catch up. I love your videos and hope you never lose the joy of making them for us

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks so much John!

[@MeliponiculturaenCostaRica]

I wished I had found your series in 2015 when I went to Malaysia and Philippines

[@PinkSander]

I've never had a Lychee before, but on one occasion my local Meijer store had red Rambutan in stock I only picked up 5 because they were I $8 a pound, I had no idea what it was nor if I would like it. To me, they had the taste and texture of a peeled grape, I wish I gad picked up more because I loved it and I have never seen it here in Michigan since :-( But I agree, they are tastier than a grape, I just wish my store would bring yhem back. This was around the time when I seen Dragon Fruit too, I've not seen it since either. We don't get much for exotic fruit, Star Fruit is pretty abundant, as well as papaya and I'm seeing Persimmon more and more. My are is also going ape shit over mango... I've also never had one of those either... I need to travel! Lol

[@WeirdExplorer]

+Amanda David Well it depends where you live, but I'm sure you can track down some rambutans and dragon fruit without too much trouble, you just might have to take a drive. Google where the nearest asian market or whole foods is to you. The market you saw them at might only carry them when they are in season. Right now persimmons are in season, which makes sense why you are seeing them everywhere.

[@PinkSander]

It's funny not 3 days after you responded, I seen Rambutan back at my local Meijer! lol They had them in blister packs of 5 for $2.50. They didn't look good. I picked up 3 packs, because I probably won't see them again for some time. They were brown, and the soft hairs were dry and brittle. I still bought them, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Only 4 of the 15 were edible. They had started to turn, :-( They were slimy and mushy and had taken on a almost winelike aroma. What I did eat were okay, not a good as my first time having them. Oh well, I'm hoping to find an asian market in my area, maybe I will have better luck there.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thats cool you found some at least. Next time hopefully they'll be fresher.

[@JoinTheProgress]

I *wish* lychee were "easy to find"...in my area of the world, (NY), we get them in July only, and for only a very brief time, AND the majority of them have mold on them (lol). This is at a major grocer too (the highest rated grocer in the US) so they at least appear to be very rare here. I would buy them regularly if only I could obtain them...was thinking of looking for a regional Asian market to see if perhaps they had them.

[@WeirdExplorer]

+Join The Progress Yeah thats the tricky thing with a lot of these imported fruits is that by the time you get them they have passed their prime. In chinatown in NYC you can get good ones from street stalls, but the major supermarkets always have bad ones.

[@ejhall21]

Keep doing wat u doin bro, I like ur videos. I can see u with ur own show one day

[@yoshtg]

11:48 "never done a drug in my life" a few years later he became a caffeine addict LOL

[@mathewbacsik8681]

I agree that the Pulasan is a like a better version of the rambutan. In Cairns Australia you can find lots of Rambutans but Pulasans not so much

[@Atomic_Mushroom]

Most underrated youtuber

[@R0b0Tra1n]

Hey, Jared. I used to eat some of the red rambutans from the Wegmans store, and they were delicious.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Clay Lott, Begging my parents to buy me weird fruit at wegmans is one of my early childhood memories. :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Clay Lott, Begging my parents to buy me weird fruit at wegmans is one of my early childhood memories. :)

[@cesrelawrence-towner9453]

I just tried some with my 5yo I got at Wegmans. She loves your videos Jared

[@jamilahhusen4901]

Hi I'm from Malaysia.. The way you pronounce pulasan is funny

[@WeirdExplorer]

When I was in Malaysia I got giggled at for my pronunciation of just about everything. "He said TEA tarik.. hahhahaaa" I can still hear them all laughing.. :)

[@randomviewers8482]

Pulasan = Pull last sun

[@livesimplifiedlife]

Good review. Thanks.

[@randomname5585]

The music at the beginning reminded me of Cannibal holocost.

[@selurxelpirt]

It IS Cannibal Holocaust.

[@bartofilms]

Do they make liquors or grappa from any of these exotic berries?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yep. Just about every sweet fruit has been made into a wine. There are some commercially available rambutan wines out there.

[@Linkiscool115]

I saw rambutans very recently at a local supermarket. I passed up on them, but I should have tried them looking back.

[@monicadcarr1]

Durian is incredible!!!

[@Bewanofo]

what was the name of that “rekha“ fruit you mention? only for educational purposes 🙊

[@WeirdExplorer]

Arecca? it's more commonly called betel nut

[@jadynakistrife9884]

I like all Malaysian fruits just eat it if you have a cold because you might start coughing

[@binu.c1843]

Welcome to Kerala in India different test different fruits

[@subicheg]

mallu

[@mattholseberg2000]

I recently saw pictures online (for whatever that's worth) of a sour, bright yellow-fleshed rambutan. Apparently, if you eat too many, you can get drunk. It looks like someone spotted it in Quang Binh, Vietnam and someone else picked them growing wild in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Dong Hoi, Vietnam. It must be very rare, because only one guy on the Tropical Fruit Forums knew anything about them and he was from Ho Chi Minh City. He said season is May-June and the locals eat them with a special salt to counter the sourness. www.flickr.com/photos/chi_vu/2670327971 tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=25554.0

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes! I saw that photo circulating around. I've got to add Vietnam to my travel list now :)

[@bobhensem3425]

Try fine the orange rambutan if you come to malaysia again,very rare variety,sweeter than the red one,the best part is the flesh actually crunchy almost like a potato chips crunchy

[@michelleleefrederick2212]

I'm watching these videos in 2018!!😁

[@michelleleefrederick2212]

Very informative, intetesting, and just plain awesome!!

[@brandon9172]

Yeah!! Well I'm watching them in 2020!!!

[@ashaler__]

@@brandon9172 me in 2021

[@drspectre7756]

You need to try Yellow Pulasan. I have never had but I hear it is rare.

[@ricktablelander5043]

bloody awesome to watch

[@bobhensem3425]

Try bake pulasan seed in oven,its taste like almond but a little bit more milky

[@jigglycat666]

rambutans are my favourite too :~)

[@AlexGargilisChannel]

I'd say 'clings' instead of 'sticks on' as in a cling peach.

[@duh5717]

You can eat the seed of pulasan. It tastes closely to almonds.

[@shiprasarkar8402]

you are the most handsome man I have ever seen and you have a great channel😍😍😍

[@WeirdExplorer]

*blush*

[@shiprasarkar8402]

😃😃😃😃😃

[@videolover2003]

I love lychee, but I never liked rambutan... Maybe the ones I got were just very gross.

[@nasha21]

You need to buy the fresh rambutan which the outside skin is not tried

[@JML-fi8rf]

Cool

[@AuntyM66]

I have never seen the Pulasan before.

[@WeirdExplorer]

AuntyM66 They are pretty much only available in and around Malaysia

[@aaronisaac329]

Weird Explorer actually it is native to Borneo, we (Brunei) share a lot of fruits with Sabah & Sarawak & probably Kalimantan, Indonesia as well. It is pronounced RAM-BOO-TAN, POO-LA-SAN & LOW-NGAN

[@erianajamal2041]

@@aaronisaac329 it's native to peninsula malaysia😉

[@Ashlien]

I just want to make a bunch of youtube accounts so I can subscribe more then once. Lol

[@WeirdExplorer]

:D

[@riccaz6828]

If you buy rambutans cultivated in the Philippines, you can get the kind where the seed's skin doesn't adhere to the fruit. 😊

[@WeirdExplorer]

+Ricca Doanne Zerrudo Good to know!

[@kongiebeanie6488]

making me missing the fruits season

[@michaelwalters7333]

Interesting

[@JestaKilla]

I find that rambutan (at least, the red ones) tastes like a glazed donut.

[@johngonzalez3634]

not really, it tastes like a lychee (here in philippines)

[@minkminkmink8735]

if u roast or burn rabutan with skin , it smell like roast sweet corn.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Interesting, people eat these roasted whole? I've never heard of that.

[@MrJames_Bondage]

Got rambutans at my local woodmans and to me they dont really taste like anything

[@Farfromhere001]

What is arekka? the thing you say is a drug???

[@WeirdExplorer]

Arecca palm is a stimulant, also known as betel nut

[@Farfromhere001]

Ah yes Areca catechu the Betel Nut. I have chewed it many times. Thanks!

[@jakobneirinck]

Only intro i don’t skip 🙂

[@senyum0]

peel i and kept it in the fridge

[@julieskattebu7429]

Durian; not even once.

[@Tomotix]

Why the cannibal holocaust music?! This is giving me some bad flashbacks.

[@TeamBroccoli]

How do u tell when they are ripe?

[@WeirdExplorer]

good unwilted hairs, no greying or mold, firm to the touch, solid color/no green spots

[@TeamBroccoli]

Thank u. Just had my first ones. They were good. Only 1 bad one in the bunch. :)

[@herrschranken4811]

Team Broccoli rambutans (yellow/red) and pulasan are green in colour before ripe. once they are fully change in unicolour (red/yellow/maroon for pulasan), its means they are ripe.

[@TeamBroccoli]

Thanks :)

[@orusairn683]

OMG, the opening bg music is from cannibal holocaust movie. 🤔

[@ashaler__]

ooh theyre black fruit :0

[@jaimerivera4301]

NOT LAME!

[@ammars838]

there a green rambutan to.

[@iconofsin5886]

I'm sorry to ruin but I gotta say it... The red ones look like Elmo's amputated balls LMMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Romeo Rodriguez There is no reason to apologize... people need to know the truth!

[@jrcorsey]

Sesame Street Oysters

[@brandon9172]

ALGORITHM COMMENT !!!!

[@selurxelpirt]

Cannibal Holocaust music!!!!

[@randomviewers8482]

Cannibal

[@selurxelpirt]

YES Cannibal Holocaust

[@hilossrt4]

Lychee is pronounced with an I sound L I chee not leechee. I know Google says otherwise but everyone in Hawaii will agree.

[@keffinsg]

Unless you speak Chinese, you don't get to be an authority on the pronunciation. Go ask a chinese speaker. You will be surprised.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

@@keffinsg I'm a Chinese speaker, it's lychee and besides leechee isn't even the correct Chinese pronunciation. It's lìzhī no dipthongs in sight.

[@puppypower6958]

What's up with the weird creepy music? 😬

[@basiabasia3387]

too long

[@WeirdExplorer]

then don't watch it.

[@basiabasia3387]

+Jared Rydelek so I won't. shame you are soooo allergic to comments that might only help you,dear

[@WeirdExplorer]

I am only allergic to comments that are bluntly barked at me. I made this video 2.5 years ago. These days I try and make the videos more concise thanks to the feedback of other viewers.

[@basiabasia3387]

+Jared Rydelek and yet you ignore mine, shame

[@ddubfan]

@@WeirdExplorer for what it's worth, I don't mind longer videos at all. I learn more.