This Rare Fruit Is Eaten with "Rotten Beans" - Assam Apple With Tua Nao (Docynia indica)

[@WeirdExplorer]

If you enjoyed this, check out my episode on the Medlar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3y9pICEm7eciKc Medlars are another distant apple relative that you have to eat when they look rotten, but they taste great!

[@MarkMiner-ei6dv]

Our group is having a medlar frenzy right now. There's nothing going on fruit-wise in January, and a member offered to bring some bletted medlars for the scion-exchange. Everybody wants to try one, as they're very . . .. odd and uncommon.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

I enjoy your channel. One thing that would be interesting, is a database of countries, fruits and when they are available. With links of course to the episodes.

[@fiendlybrds]

I cannot believe that this channel is not at 1M yet! Soon enough, Jared!! My family loves natto, we’ll have to try the natto leather.

[@mercster]

If it looks like something I forgot about and left in the back of the fridge for 18 months, I ain't eatin' it.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

ok then@@mercster

[@TonyMarselle]

Don’t worry about it, it’s just a cover for his real life as a cia/ m16 Assassin, secret agent type guy.

[@battlecry9503]

another 100% bayberry candle should do the trick, it’s so amazing that subscribers magically appear

[@famliy60]

I can't believe I've just subscribed after reading your comments. It feels like I grew up watching his videos. Like 8yrs or so.

[@seri-ously8591]

In Thailand and many parts of SEA, here's a huge culture of eating almost any fruit that has sour, rather tart or astringent profiles to be eaten with salt and chili and optionally, msg too, or a sauce that uses the same ingredients on top ranging from fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, vinegar, lime or any other fermented or sour condiments. They don't usually eat the ripe versions in this way because most ripe fruits tends to be developed and loses that sour or tartness. Which is why you will mostly see them eat the unriped green versions of those fruits because that suits the condiments that is to go with it. Since those areas are always hot and humid, the people living there have turn to eating fruits in that manner to help create a cooling down effect, whether that's scientifically proven or not, it does provide a placebo effect at the very least.

[@StuffandThings_]

This really seems like something that should be hybridized with other Malinae fruits. After all, that subtribe has plenty of instances of cross genus hybrids. It seems pretty meh on its own, but some of those qualities mixed with something like apple would be fantastic. Like, just imagine a starfruit flavored apple! Or even better, crossed with the already quite aromatic Shipova hybrid to obtain something with an almost tropical vibe.

[@SlowerIsFaster139]

You have opened my mind to so many fruits I never new existed. Thank you

[@jamiecurran3544]

Me too!😊✌️

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'm so glad!

[@kunheelee88]

There's a Chinese series on Netflix about Yunnanese food, and one of the episodes actually featured this fruit being used in the local cuisine as a souring agent. I can recall being curious and searching what the English name for it was, so it's really interesting seeing you post a video reviewing it! Just makes me realize how many fruits are 'hidden away' from the rest of the world.

[@Sergei_WHY]

That fermented bean stuff looks intriguing. I love fermented foods, so I'll definitely try to find it if I ever get a chance to travel to Thailand again.

[@victoriap1649]

They sell natto in most Asian markets around the US too :) I live in south Florida and I eat natto for breakfast daily. I buy in bulk at my local Japanese market and keep in my freezer

[@Sergei_WHY]

@@victoriap1649 Well, I live in Kazakhstan, so finding natto might be challenging for now. :) We do have natto starter in some health stores, surprisingly. I'm definitely gonna try making some as soon as I bite the bullet and buy a nice electric pot that can provide the required temperature, though!

[@Mojabi_ghost]

Central American here!🇸🇻 N yes, it’s true we do indeed roast salted squash seeds n turn them into a powder called “Algüashte”, however, we don’t only put it on our fruit I’ve also seen many put it on their sea food too! I’m not sure how the rest of Latin America enjoys them but thats how we eat them in El Salvador:)

[@luke_fabis]

This video got me to look into the possibility of grafting Docynia onto Malus rootstock, to see if it could be made cold-hardy. Turns out, there are Himalayan populations of D. indica which could presumably stand up to cold weather, and Purdue University suggests it's used as emergency food in that region. But even more interesting, a paper by Guang-Ning Liu et al (DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.229.103888) recommends Docynia be included in Malus, which would mean the Assam apple is a species of true apple.

[@zacharybenson6195]

Friends from the Karen people (K'nyaw; not same as "Korean") went out with me in local U.S. parks to look for crabapples. They settled on crabapples NOT strongly bitter, pale yellow, & w/ sourness that quickly faded. We ate it w/ chili & salt (as is common in S.E. Asia & Latin America). I can't help wondering if *this* fruit is the flavor they're trying replicate (many Karen people live near Chiang Mai, Thailand)!! I'll def ask.

[@jamiecurran3544]

When I was a kid I was always told that crab apple's were poisonous and messed up your tummy!😂✌️

[@zacharybenson6195]

@@jamiecurran3544, society often tends to view wild foods with suspicion, even wild forms of cultivated species. Of course wild food doesn't always agree with people, but also, being instinctively afraid of wild plants instead of learning how to safely, competently ID them is not healthy for a society.

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@zacharybenson6195 yeah I find that to be true, that's why I like these type of channels as we can learn so much from one another!🙂✌️

[@FastandFoody]

I planted a apple seed in hope I’ll get a decent crab apple tree :) its about 4 feet tall now.

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@FastandFoody I planted a regular apple seed in my parents garden and it grew massive, we'd pick them and my mom made apple pies and jam and my dad made cider and apple wine, eventually we had to dig it up and gave it to our neighbours who had more room in their garden!😊✌️

[@Tam.I.am.]

I live in Edmonton Alberta, and I can find all kinds of lovely different foods here, too. The other day I saw jaggery and tamarind in a Canadian big chain drug store (which I know aren't rare, but still not normal North American stuff. Yet).

[@JTMusicbox]

Good save! I enjoyed the video and didn’t even notice you forgot to try it with the beans until you pointed it out but utilizing the quince was a smart move.

[@edvard-swift3645]

I can't believe I didn't subscribe sooner, love your content it's like a resting place for my brain thx😊

[@WeirdExplorer]

Welcome aboard!

[@erikdietrich2678]

What about a whole playlist that's "small green fruits"? 😆 In seriousness, I think it would be informative to compare available but otherwise ignorable fruits.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I might do that after all the ones I found in Thailand. there are more on the way 😄

[@internetuser8922]

I absolutely love stuff like soy sauce, miso paste, kim chi, fish sauce, shrimp paste, etc. so this looks awesome!

[@teodorcamaj14]

Hey jared, just a reminder,you should go back to borneo to try a fruit that you wanted to try in tenom park but it wasnt in season,the Kesusu.

[@TimWochomurka]

I wonder what the "tart" compound(s) are, especially since they dissipate so quickly in the mouth...

[@paulus.tarsensus]

OK, Jared...let's cut to the chase. ¿ When you you spin off your cooking show ? Seriously, dude, I'm *STILL* waiting for dragon-fruit sorbet to appear in the frozen foods section. Great job, great travel channel, amazing friends and experiences, and fruits from everywhere.

[@MsGscoot]

Hey Jared you should do a video on Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) you can find them in Northern California and I would love to see your opinion on them as they are fairly similar (I believe) to cloud berries

[@Local_custard]

Salmonberry is also found as northern as Washington state! In fact they are everywhere in the forests here. As is salal. Salal is a good fruit to try. We also have red huckleberries and thimbleberries up here! Though, my favorite is the evergreen huckleberry

[@skylerdickson2939]

your argument for NY is flawless. Its true. Love it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

New York has everything. good and bad. 😅

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

ah well, it happens, you always go above and beyond usually so its alright to mess up from time to time

[@critterjon4061]

In Vietnam these are called “Hmong apples” and are made into a liquor by soaking them in rice wine

[@sdfkjgh]

12:06 Now I wanna try using thua nao as tortillas.

[@thamshangphamaku2954]

This fruit ( haitup) in Manipuri is also widely used in northeast part of India Not widely use for commercial but as local dish Mostly in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram Dried in sugar syrup taste almost same a regular apple, most popular way to use, used as medicine It can be made as chutney We make wine out of it

[@ixfalia]

You can use the thua nao to fortify the umami in Thai curry pastes. I know they're used in Burma/Myanmar in cooking at well with the pickled tea salads. I've used it to replicate and create vegan versions of isaan style papaya salads. That funk is funky but a lot of Southeast Asian foods are meant to be paired with a little funk

[@ThainaYu]

Have you tried OLiang (coffee mix) yet? Wish you would found one with tamarind seed mixed

[@mandab.3180]

i like shrimp and i like fruit but the shrimp powder on fruit thing kinda made me feel some not-so-good things. food preferences around the world are wild.

[@stevenmurray3238]

I ate some of these in northern Thailand and it was very astringent and bitter. Yours seemed way better lol

[@stevenmurray3238]

Sourness is malic acid

[@WeirdExplorer]

interesting. maybe the ripeness?

[@timallen6931]

If you haven't already you should do a video on the American beauty berry.

[@WeirdExplorer]

there's a video!

[@notmyworld44]

Anybody who is unique enough to watch these videos is unique enough to like what most people wouldn't like.

[@bobsawah9439]

hi Jared yiu tried Kwai Muk fruit very tasty

[@WeirdExplorer]

yes! future episode. those are really good

[@bobsawah9439]

@@WeirdExplorer good I’m looking for the episode

[@Dankpuffin]

I love Indica, I also love love Sativa

[@Youngstomata]

Great video as always!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Jasperito7]

I don't have the stones to try natto, but I didn't know thua nao existed until now! It seems like it would be really good in a soup that needs some kind of sourness.

[@bobsawah9439]

i cant wait for that episode

[@thematronsmilitia]

Amazon has natto powder do you think that would be close enough?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've never tried it. That's essentially what this is but maybe it would need to be toasted

[@joshward7009]

You have been all over the world and live in one of the most diverse areas in the US. How have you never tried staghorn or smooth sumac?

[@sdfkjgh]

10:55 Convergent/parallel cultural evolution. I wonder how it'd taste if you combine both powders.

[@deshazo_henry]

Doscenia sativa is really good from what I have heard.

[@laurasnow7822]

Can you share where you got the Tua Nao sheets? I’m also in nyc.

[@TsunamiBrook]

I'm going to Thailand soon and I would love it if you had/made a list of your favourite fruits from there... Itl think this might also be very lucrative content for you because people who are visiting any country you visited could find your video bwfore they go and keep am eye for the fruit you recommend! Also just a list would make me happy so I could look at past videos.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah a top ten following every big trip would be a good idea. Maybe one day. They are just hard to make and I'm backed up with editing. for now though, check the Thailand playlist. you'll find a lot of great stuff for sure 👍

[@MelMar-fm7cy]

Had you tried these fruits called papaturro which is a central American fruit from south Honduras and also tiguilute??? If not I recommend you to try them they’re so good

[@frankmacleod2565]

Excellent.

[@BillCoz]

love me a good indica..

[@Ohwhale79]

Am I the only one that actually wanted to see the fiber he was taking out of his mouth? 😅 Was it long fibrous strands or more like a sandy texture? Just curious!

[@WeirdExplorer]

strawlike strands like what you'd get if you chew sugar cane.

[@Ohwhale79]

@@WeirdExplorer thanks for indulging my curiosity!

[@ivkost]

It's a quincidence!

[@bobsawah9439]

nice i cant for that episode

[@hoodyk7342]

Everyone here should give Wikipedia some donations, they are one the of worlds most valuable things and they are struggling 😢

[@eskandr3318]

Can you try carob beans?

[@chrisvaiuso6010]

I would like to know the places in New York where you buy interesting foods. It would probably make an interesting episode if you showed us.

[@dbadagna]

It does remind me of a makok (Spondias mombin), though more round in shape.

[@budrich2773]

Indica lol is there a sativa

[@paulwright8378]

The bugs sure do like them 😂

[@ShellyS2060]

Two great tastes that taste great together?

[@JonHop1]

Jared, you want fruit and cultural diversity? Become a Florida man like me... While yes, I have just moved to Northern Jersey for work for the next year, Florida has it all.. Tropical weather, great fruit, large Southeastern Asian population, Large Latin America culture, Caribbean Culture... Tons of Seafood and exotic plants.. I know NY has that lovely hipster vegan/vegetarian culture, but Florida does have bits of that too!

[@sdfkjgh]

@JonHop1: Those _are_ all positives, but in the negative column, we have meatball ron deathsantis, and that outweighs all else, unfortunately.

[@JonHop1]

@sdfkjgh you really had to go and make this political didn't u... I can't stand u people. I just appreciate each area for what it is. I am not one of those sheep that get into these biased tribal political arguments and insults. I love Florida, regardless of any person in office. I love New York too. They are very different, buti only said this because Florida has great fruit, plants, cultural diversity and warm weather. Not to complain about politicians.

[@RosieMe5]

@@JonHop1 Some people are genuinely endangered by those politics Jon. It may not affect your day to day life, but there are many whose lives or safety are threatened by DeSantis' politics

[@JonHop1]

@RosieMe5 ma'am, no offense, but this is an Fruit YT channel. I don't care. I am not here to listen or engage in your politics or activism. I have my own beliefs and actions, but I keep them private, because it is nobodies business. I do not need validation or acceptance in my beliefs from strangers online. I am here to get away from that stuff and enjoy Jared's content and educational videos! Please respect me when I say I do not want to hear about politics or your social beliefs. Thank you.

[@luke_fabis]

How is seafood a selling point to a vegetarian? And why do you characterize vegans as hipsters?

[@tktyga77]

Goes to show that Wikipedia's not a very good site for plant & culturally based stuff, even if it works well for math & science fields. That said, the fruit combo sounds like it could make a nice fruit salad with a well rounded flavor set of salty, sour, astringent, a little sweet, & earthy, with the only parts left being spicy in ginger & peppers plus a little bitter in cumin

[@pierre-alexandreclement7831]

❤❤❤❤

[@jamiecurran3544]

I wonder what a wine or cider made from this would taste like?🤔✌️

[@Mark-zu6oz]

I thought you needed to cook quince before you eat it.

[@Riff.Wraith]

That condiment looks so much better than natto lmao

[@cer_eal]

Indica?!?!

[@victoriafisher6934]

Why does the fruit look rotten it has rotten spots

[@DeathMetalDerf]

There's another indica plant that I'm a HUGE FAN of, and now I'm wondering if this fruit is at all genetically related to each other.

[@Evilbunk15]

lol Indica means from India Sativa is latin for cultivated. saved yall the google search

[@DeathMetalDerf]

@@Evilbunk15thanks very much! I sure do love my indicas and sativas...😂

[@jamiecurran3544]

Lol not at all!🤣😂✌️

[@sophiophile]

When you are looking for whether something is related, you want to look at the word(s) that come earliest in the classification.

[@mercster]

Merc don't dig on food that I can see the bacteria strands in. Thanks!

[@ZE308AC]

Tajin

[@Olebull93]

No thx, I'm good m8.

[@ItsPForPea]

Great video as always! One nitpick though: When reading some names from another languages, ESPECIALLY those that aren't written in latin alphabet but only transcribed into, perhaps do a bit of research to see how it's pronounce first! Just put it in google translate and reherse it is good enough most of the time! I actually burst out laughing when I heard your pronunciation of "'TH'ua No-uh" LMAO (sorry not sorry!) PS. It's supposed to be pronounced as /tʰùə.nâw./ for the 3 linguists watching this video and [tua now] for the normal people.