Trying a RARE Tomato Relative That Tastes Like CANDY! (Solanum Pachyandrum) - Weird Fruit Explorer

Episode 518: Solanum Pachyandrum Bitter
Location: Grown in Hawaii, Filmed in NYC
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[@WeirdExplorer]

Tomato Fan? Check out my Solanum Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLvGFkMrO1ZxLPTMDGHQXRW3NYFHZk1K2p

[@glitchym751]

Tomato's are secretly potatoes

[@dwightmansburden7722]

I have a ground cherry plant that I have been reluctant to try, because it popped up as a weed in my flower garden and nothing can kill it. I suspect it originated from seeds in opossum poop. Anyway, it’s fingernail sized but delicious.

[@machetedonttweet1343]

As a prolific home cook , I think you should learn how to cook. I understand that you are a natural eater of raw non meat ingredients, but you might want to bring some ethnic cooks into your channel to show people how to use the amazing ingredients you showcase.

[@ArmchairDeity]

I am high, and you’re giving me the munchies. #jerk lol 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ArmchairDeity]

@@dwightmansburden7722 poop! 💩

[@nated963]

It's funny to think that at this point you're probably the only good information on what the fruit tastes like on the internet 😂 Edit: I hope everyone looks through the replies and verifies that, indeed, mfs are going crazy in da fruit video comments

[@MuscarV2]

Which is what he says in the video. It's not probably either, all he talks about and explains shows it IS the only 'good' information on it's taste. Did you not listen to the video? It's like saying "hey, this is like an explanation on how to make this dish!" on a recipe video. If you don't realize the idiocy in that then you're even dumber than you already made sure to show everyone.

[@Lumelore]

@@MuscarV2 do you are have stupid

[@explosiveturkey4706]

@@MuscarV2 Who hurt you?

[@amytuley8161]

@@MuscarV2 Why the hate? This is the comment section of a man taste testing fruit. Let’s stay as wholesome in the comments as the video is!

[@ahhitskatie9094]

@@MuscarV2 You okay, man?

[@farley.gwazda]

Glabrous means not fuzzy like a peach. This I learned on the "crime pays but botany doesn't" channel.

[@cazhalsey8877]

I just found that channel not too long ago

[@toddoughty2043]

use it in a sentence: "Yo she got a glabrous ass"

[@TheThrashCW]

"Phenotypic Variations in the North American Trash Panda" is one of my favourite KZbin videos of all time. Well, that and "Tony Santoro's Guide to Illegal Tree Planting". Seriously, what a grade A channel.

[@BrandNewHeavy]

That's one of my favorite channels.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

I learned this term in college for Landscape Design. Half of our final exam was identifying different trees and shrubs, outoors in December, in New England. Worst final exam I ever had! BTW I never went into Landscaping or anything related to it, lol.

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

as an amateur entomologist, fruit also appeals to my "WTF IS THAT THING" sense.

[@asdqueerness1046]

Same here!

[@moretreesplease9379]

How much does it a peal to you?

[@bensoncheung2801]

234 likes

[@Mistfall254]

Lol

[@groceriesforsale8169]

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[@dm3760]

It’s quite sad that some fruits have only small information about it. I hope you’re documenting your fruit hunting in writing, and maybe make a book out of it. I’d totally buy that.

[@DarkFoxKirin]

Not gonna lie, I’d probably buy it too, make it look dope, neat pictures and everything to make it pop on the shelf!

[@swift7169]

me too

[@MaxOakland]

That’s a great idea

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

A man named bitter discovers a fruit that tastes like candy Hilarious

[@felixlangat9777]

This was the comment I was searching for. Thank you, I am now complete.🙂

[@nicholassimeon2279]

"discovered"

[@vysharra]

*documents The fruit had been cultivated by the locals for a long time. It was just unknown to the west.

[@Alpha13Wolf]

Bitter is too close to the german bitte, you’re welcome, it must’ve been fun to have that for a name as a german lol.

[@diannaodman2847]

now i'am on a quest to get seeds as they grow in my zone

[@Jay-wq1co]

Same

[@tammymccaslin4787]

I want seeds too. I wonder if they fruit in the first growing season.

[@josephhubbard6076]

what zones do they grow in? I can’t find any reliable information on growing them

[@blueraspberrylemonade32]

Order one and plant those

[@zanerkindardis8978]

Same

[@anne-droid7739]

The information that kids consider it a great treat is your clue: It means it probably doesn't taste like homework.

[@lateoclock4281]

If it did, the note would probably have said that dogs like it...

[@DardS8Br]

@@lateoclock4281 my dog once legitimately ate my homework. That was embarrassing

[@user-nl3xw4gg7m]

@@DardS8Brit would be hilarious if your homework was to make a new dog food recipe at home, have your dog test it and everyone in your cooking class comes back the next day telling the teacher “My dog ate my homework…and loved it! What’s my grade? Did I do good enough?”

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

As someone who has a weird obsession with growing random nightshades I think this is really cool! Hopefully some day I can find one.

[@TheWritersMind]

He says you can contact brian if you would like to grow it in the description

[@mukmewx]

@@TheWritersMind I'm emailing him as we speak, we'll see what happens!

[@imlefty]

It is indeed really cool. I live in Colombia and we call this (a very similar species Solanum betaceum) Tree tomato and it is most commonly used in making juice. Really inexpensive and nowadays more like a meme-thing because the juice is kind of thick and some say it does not calm thirst. If there's anything I can do to help you get some seeds I'll gladly do it.

[@TheDreadedJuggernaut]

Nightshades are some of my favorites. So many varieties of fruits, flowers, sizes and shapes. Different types of poisons and medicinal benefits. Quite mystical.

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

I have bittersweet nightshade during summer if you want some of the plant

[@joehewitt7596]

Wow. Brian sent me seeds years ago and I grew this plant in California, but it never fruited for me. It is a horribly thorny vine. Imagine a tomato vine covered in tiny hooked knives. When I moved to Hawaii I chose not to bring it with me because it was just too evil.

[@WeirdExplorer]

So that's why it was covered in blood when he sent it to me... jk It is quite good though. I'd buy a chain mail glove for it.

[@glitchym751]

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[@cameronwilliams4149]

@@glitchym751 unlisted

[@apldeap1760]

@@glitchym751 patreon ;)

[@sly-ryder-dietz]

Brian is my idol

[@luke_fabis]

I think the question on everyone’s mind is, “Will it ketchup?”

[@fakeninjagaming9639]

That will definitely taste like banana ketchup

[@jessewilson8676]

I don’t see how it has no legs

[@matthewzhang581]

@@jessewilson8676 ?

[@thalaquatics8712]

@@matthewzhang581 whoosh.

[@davidfiallos6715]

Gotta get Rhett and Link to ask that age old question

[@stephengardiner9867]

It is related to tomatoes, tomatillos, nightshade, potatoes and more distantly, peppers and even tobacco! A big family that you can eat, smoke and even poison someone with!

[@almostliterally593]

I make something called flying ointment from deadly nightshade like datura and henbane. It induces dreams or out of body experience

[@revilo00]

@@almostliterally593 Give us recipe!

[@almostliterally593]

Certain people are called to this plant. If you are, you will know how to use it

[@almostliterally593]

I strongly recommend against playing with these plants they are very dangerous and even fatal

[@stephengardiner9867]

@@almostliterally593 I specialize in the non-lethal members of the family (peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos... tobacco was the most toxic one on the list until I quit smoking some 30 years ago) There is a strong family resemblance in the flowers of nightshade, capsicums (several have blue or violet flowers rather than white) and tomatoes. Little wonder that the tomato was grown only as an ornamental at first once it was introduced to Europe as its resemblance to nightshade was obvious. The early varieties might have been yellow rather than red as the Italian "Pomodoro" literally means golden apple.

[@let_uslunch8884]

You can tell he's super stoked to try it. I wasn't prepared for this level of excitement.

[@Snowdone]

@@kconrad5893 He's not mocking at all and especially not about his level of excitement... He's straight up joking about a personality trait without being mean about it. Do you really have 0 functional humor appreciation in you? You seem like the type of person that don't get invited anywhere because you make everyone miserable.

[@devilhunterradio8395]

@@kconrad5893 Chill.

[@let_uslunch8884]

@@kconrad5893 mocking whom? I am not mocking Jared. I have been watching him for ages and he's usually generally pretty sedate. You can tell he's amped and it caught me a little by suprise. If I was being a wise ass he'd know, I will even say when I am being smart. You must be new to the party.

[@let_uslunch8884]

@@Snowdone thanks. I am she by the way I know you can only see one of my eyes and I guess curly hair in your face is gender neutral these days 😂 but you got my intention in the comment. You won the net for the night. 😘

[@MrComet101]

@@let_uslunch8884 what did Conrad say? Looks like he deleted his comment

[@repeatdefender6032]

you’re really helping me expand my fruit horizons. i just found your channel like a week ago and i don’t know how many videos i’ve binge watched, but it’s a lot. your couch is amazing, i really like your decor, and your kitty. cheers.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'm so glad!

[@platedlizard]

generally if kids like it its because its sweet, or has the right tartness. kids have very simple pallets so if they like something it's probably really tasty.

[@Melissa0774]

You should write an exotic fruit cookbook or reference guide, or a book that's a combination cookbook/reference guide.

[@Zavendea]

Don’t trust him to cook, lol. But maybe a collab with a chef would be cool? But ... all of the cooking he’s done on here has been.... on a scale from passable to disastrous, lmfao

[@Melissa0774]

@@Zavendea Well, what I had in mind isn't necessarily a cookbook, per say, more of a reference guide. But it should have some recipes.

[@raymonddavis1370]

I have recommended a dozen times that he should put together either a fruit of the month or just boxes of extraordinary (for one reason or another) fruits.Hey if he could arrange it people could even sit in on your tastings and enjoy the fruit hunt with him.

[@ChrisPBacon-jl7oc]

Idk why but i read " you should write a erotic fruit book " i vote for both to be made personally.

[@maxwellvandenberg2977]

You should try california bay tree fruit. It's like a tiny avocado, but the pit can be dried, roasted and ground to make a beverage like coffee.

[@HarryToeface]

Omg an ecto cooler flavored fruit... insane actually how complex it actually was

[@unluckynumber1311]

When i tell you i am obsessed with these videos... i have a hard time understanding the descriptions that food reviewers give. But i feel like these descriptions are really great

[@puddingmini]

I am from Ecuador and I've never seen that fruit, the closest thing I've tried is Lulo or Naranjilla as we call it here. It looks very similar to it but it is more meaty and seedy, very interesting. I'm going to ask my family if any of them have ever tried it

[@AcademiaTica]

Looks like naranjilla

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

OMG I love naranjilla. Wish we had them here in the USA, but it only grows in cloud forests environments.

[@umtrappershitposter5869]

you should go to Brazil on the state of Amazon try the tucumã(tucuma). Real delicious fruit usually ate inside a sandwich.

[@yourwifesboyfriend1485]

What would you compare the flavor to?

[@umtrappershitposter5869]

​ @bofa updog It's really hard to describe, but is a fruit that's about half the size of an orange, with almost no meat inside. When it's in season time, it's not sweet. Have kind of a neutral flavor, more like a salty flavor than a sweet flavor. I think you can say that it tastes a little bit like Brazil nut(not a lot) The texture vaguely remembers a mango(i think this is the most close from the texture, but it's really hard to describe, even after years of eating this fruit lol). You need to peel off the shell before eating. Sorry if i couldn't describe the fuit in the best way possible. It's really hard to describe it based on other things that i tasted. It's a really unique flavor.

[@jezuswizardspatula5804]

My Dad use to give us jolly ranchers when we got hungry during church service

[@anne-droid7739]

Lucky you! The only thing my mom ever had on her was Beano.

[@psychoknot3958]

@@anne-droid7739 well then you didn't fart in church!

[@anne-droid7739]

@@psychoknot3958 She was brilliant in her own way, wasn't she?

[@treemarie3080]

@@anne-droid7739 😂😂😂 I totally forgot beano even existed

[@devilhunterradio8395]

You got candy at church? Lucky sob.

[@markiangooley]

There are a lot of plants that are documented in print but have almost nothing about them online. That was true ten years ago when I was taking an interest, and it still seems to be true today.

[@a3kid]

I like watching just to see you review flavours 😂 it's actually really difficult. If someone asked me what a Orange tastes like I'd say like Orange!

[@5naxalotl]

*so* many Solanums! and they can be practically all grafted onto each other. favorite trivia this week: i heard that five people once died eating tomatoes that were grafted onto jimson weed (same family different genus. seems like you can graft tomato onto tobacco too)

[@cameronschneider6569]

on a scale of 0 to 10, how much does it taste like a jolly rancher?

[@skankytrick]

69

[@cameronschneider6569]

@@skankytrick hey prozd fictional character

[@skankytrick]

@@cameronschneider6569 🤔

[@skankytrick]

@@alloyoopproductions9804 Precisely.

[@sharkbitesback2749]

@@skankytrick Precisely. -odd1sout

[@AHD2105]

I hope he kept the seeds and tried growing it!.

[@youtube.commentator]

Grown in Ecuador, peru.. Hawaii could grow it... pretty sure it won't propagate in New York

[@torianholt2752]

@@youtube.commentator Unless he has a big ass terrarium or something 😂

[@youtube.commentator]

@@torianholt2752 lmao

[@whatthepick]

Technically an invasive species that said worth it :)

[@Ami-ut2us]

I want to ask him for the seeds of all these fruits he eats 😭

[@PocketUnv]

I'll never stop being amazed at how well you manage to convey the flavour of the stuff you try, you're awesome.

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Looks like a hybrid between a lulo and a tamarillo. It's interesting to see a rare fruit from South America. Also, I swear, you could easily be a food taster... Figuring out flavors in coffee.

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

Seriously. His ability to describe flavors is next level and SO helpful in deciding whether something is worth of space in my collection!

[@puttytat007]

It's correct name is Naranjilla since it only grew in a certain place in Ecuador and was finally grafted so it can grow in other zones. They even changed plane routes to avoid damaging the original plant. Like the Panama hat, it's native only to Ecuador. 😊

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

@@puttytat007 ¿Te refieres a la fruta que Jared probó, o al lulo como tal?

[@tanyawales5445]

@@puttytat007 -Solanum pachyandrum occurs on the western slopes of the Andes and in the Huancabamba Depression of Ecuador (Prov. Manabí) and Peru (Depts. of Cajamarca, La Libertad, and Tumbes) in moist forests on slopes; 200-1,000 m. The Ecuadorian type collection is somewhat disjunct from the rest of the species distribution.

[@bretdevies5499]

It’s related to a tomato and no ketchup? Great video. Please keep making ketchups. It’s quickly becoming my favorite segment of your show.

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

ever try bitter oranges/seville oranges? that was a... shocking experience. would definitely recommend.

[@darthguilder1923]

Shocking is a good term for the flavor, they smell very nice too

[@JTMusicbox]

I’m always skeptical when people insist a fruit tastes like a specific candy. I saw this and thought it would be similar to lulo. I love how good you are a describing the subtlety of flavors in relatable ways!

[@tampazeke4587]

It looks a lot like passion fruit, inside and out.

[@glitchym751]

That's a legendary fruit my guy

[@jeanxza5395]

Well said my dude

[@Hawkeyestalker]

I love that this guy sends you fruit so you out him about bringing nonnative plants back to a protected archipelago and growing them XD.

[@MsBizzyGurl]

And then, there's that...

[@zahrakruk2597]

Your channel has been such a joy to find recently. Definitely one of my top fav comforts to watch regularly

[@DestinationFawked]

This channel has me hooked, came upon it a few months ago and was curious about the different fruits. I knew there were a lot but wow what a wide variety we have in the world. Needless to say I got bitten by this and have spent a few grand having fruits flown in for my family to try. Been a great experience and I can see why this gentleman has a passion for this.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Welcome aboard!

[@DestinationFawked]

@@WeirdExplorer Thanks my kids enjoyed the episode on the Ruby Chocolate 3 weeks ago and of course having never tried it (or heard of if) we had to get some and it was a solid choice and very interesting. Looking forward to your future videos!

[@Frendh]

Glad you went for the rind. I was sitting here impatiently asking myself, "When is he going to try the rind?"

[@yfrontsguy]

You are doing us all an immense service with your many, many interesting & often unique fruit tastings!

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

Wow that one is especially cool! What a great chance to document such an unusual fruit!

[@Melissa0774]

Was it legal for that guy to take those seeds to Hawaii? Did he have to sneak them past customs? I think Hawaii has a lot of problems with non native species growing there, right?

[@xarin42]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@nyuuparadise1183]

Yes your a 100% correct about it .

[@Melissa0774]

@@nyuuparadise1183 So he did have to break the law?

[@stealthyfang3660]

@@Melissa0774 very likely yes

[@ericlivingston8027]

@@Melissa0774 In theory you are not supposed to bring plants out from abroad without filling out a boat load of paperwork. I forget the name of the certificate you need. People do it all the time though. There is plenty of plants that exist here in the states that should not exist. A good example is Whitman farms sells a King James Mulberry (Chelsea) tree. For reference it is from a tree that was in the Chelsea gardens in Europe. Now Americans can enjoy the plants that were once limited to only the Chelsea gardens in Europe. Other examples include things like peppers which often grow naturally in South America and are actually quite invasive where it does not freeze.

[@spencerkieft6021]

Your attention to detail is almost intimidating. You have no idea how much I appreciate that.

[@FreddieHg37]

I discovered this channel a little while ago and as a fruit enthusiast it is exciting to get to know of fruits I hadn't even heard of before… Greetings from México!

[@ganggang2537]

I remember watching your videos way back and only rediscovered your channel now. So glad I skipped work today!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Welcome back!

[@samburck13]

I live for these videos. Watching you try to describe the flavor of these fruits is so funny

[@pabloramos1022]

Sis : what u wtchin? "uh fruit reviews, you know... As you do"

[@pabloramos1022]

Senpai noticed me. Yay

[@BalancedEarth]

Honestly if it wasn't for weird fruit explorer we wouldn't have all this information on different fruit to be so accessible. I have really enjoyed your work done! Keep it up, maybe one day a spin off will occur for other oddities and curiosities!

[@BalancedEarth]

Oh crap! Just noticed you changed your channel name from weird fruit explorer to the weird explorer? MORE CONTENT INCOMING!!! Noice!

[@robrod7120]

I wish I could grow this, sounds like something I’d love to try

[@brandonkoeltzow2653]

That would be cool, but I haven't seen anything online about seeds for it (except the Brian guy that blipped out of existence or something)

[@blackmaggit2294]

This one sounds so interesting!

[@dataquester]

Awesome man you produce a lot of things the world has no idea of you're a good guy..

[@amberfireheart1576]

Oh I wish I could give it a try some day, save the seeds! Lol

[@gigharbourite]

Save the seeds! I love that Lounger your sitting on♥️

[@twmpuketa]

We call that a naranjilla in costa rica. Great for juices

[@erikjohnson9223]

Naranjilla is usually what he calls "lulo," a similar but different, related species (not glabrous, in my experience). S. quitoense?

[@aussiejoe4404]

@@erikjohnson9223 That's what I was thinking. Here we call it "golden fruit of the andes".

[@jeffgoesrandom4217]

Great. Now if you can find a jolly rancher... that tastes like a tomato. :-)

[@Ruktiet]

Thanks to this video, I ordered seeds of this plant from Brian, and it grows really fast, like a vine, comparable to a tomato plant, but sturdier/woodier. After a while, the on the underside thorned/spiked leaves start producing a perfume that's like a mix between a savory, meaty, vegetably stew and cat urine... Strange plant, great video. Thanks Jared!

[@WeirdExplorer]

weird! hope you enjoy the fruit :)

[@stonetacular5651]

My man went extremely hard to bring you that fruit 😂 grew his own to send in

[@mathmorrison7178]

Thanks Brian.

[@Franchzap]

have you ever tried pequi fruit ( Caryocar brasiliense )? It's a fruit that you can't bite through because it's full of thorns inside, whose protect a nut wich is edible. But it's skin is also edible and that's the part we usually eat, so you always gotta be precautious while eating it

[@kayakman9845]

you should write a book on all the different fruits you have eaten from all around the world I would buy a bunch of those books

[@WeirdExplorer]

working on it :)

[@catherinecawthon3377]

Thank you for your work.

[@champaroniparpah2871]

Legendary video

[@Daniel44125]

My wife and kids are visiting Ecuador now. I'm going to see if they can find it. I'm going there in January. Hopefully it's in season.

[@puddingmini]

Hi, I'm from Ecuador, I don't know if this can help you but try asking for it in small markets. It is more probable you can find uncommon fruits on them. In my experience, I've never heard about this fruit before but I think you can find it on the sierra where they apparently grow.

[@D3AD3ND3D]

Thank you Ryan

[@danielkjh8]

tomatos and tomato variants are really underrated

[@JayzenFreeze]

wow thats one hell of a rind

[@lallamitaquitena1816]

Oooh! Video de naranjillas! (I grew up with those and they're one of my favorites! I'm not big on plant stuff but can probably send you towards people who can tell you more about naranjillas :D

[@lallamitaquitena1816]

Ah! And the best way to have them is in juice! You boil them for a little bit, so you get the skin off, blend them with water and then, get the seeds out, and you get a really nice juice :)

[@KateGoldauthoress]

lol I'm sure the TSA is happy to hear about this.

[@randalllaue4042]

That was my thought too!

[@DaveTexas]

Brian might be getting a visit from Customs to ask about this...

[@randalllaue4042]

@@DaveTexas that’s why they ask! Here’s hoping that the future is full of new options at stores. They are bringing out lots of lost apples and novelty products.

[@Ami-ut2us]

He could have had a small seed lot permit. It allows you to bring or mail international seeds to the us

[@joaocangueiro3796]

Finally a good channel. Keep going bro

[@WeirdExplorer]

Appreciate it!

[@PaulSkies]

Great video! Very interesting fruit

[@forevertj]

Another great episode. Never heard of this before. I see some Kiwi in its guts.

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

Would love to try this!

[@TheCat4791]

It looks very interesting that fruit. I love Lulo juice so I hope I will taste it someday.

[@stevenmurray3238]

Wow, so many comments. I have a couple plants but so far now fruits. I just found a new one in Mexico that looks similar but with red jello like flesh this week

[@stevenmurray3238]

Great video

[@stevenmurray3238]

I really want to grow this

[@stevenmurray3238]

Your T-shirts are awesome

[@baubojan4862]

What is the name of the 'red jello' plant?

[@let_uslunch8884]

Steven Murray slid in the side door. When are you going to do some more videos?

[@zenna5925]

New fruit review yay.

[@Skitdora2010]

There is an Asian plum variety called Howards Miracle Plum which is said to taste like orange pineapple. One of the exciting things about even apples is that they get a variety of flavors, just not seen regularly in the store. My all time favorite apple tasted naturally of peanut butter. Nuts are a rare flavor in apples, but some varieties have them. The chestnut crab is suppose to taste like nuts.

[@eeeehale]

That was a cool one. I bet you could cut it into thin wedges and get at the inner rind more easily. I wonder how the rind and inner portion taste together.

[@ericlivingston8027]

I always found it funny too that not many of these rare fruit have their taste described. In my experience though some fruit can be hard to describe the taste of because different types of a certain fruit can taste way different. A good example is with mulberries where there is no uniform taste. Something like a White Pakistan will be so sweet people describe it as tasting like honey while other mulberries can be super tangy and other mulberries that are not named variety can be very bland so I guess how would you describe that flavor when there is no uniform flavor.

[@ginninadances]

It has me wanting one!

[@roomonfire88]

I’m currently growing this and so far my plants are doing well. My only concern is how they will grow in my climate and if I will need to bring them indoors during the winter. I live in Southern California in zone 8b.

[@openbooknutrition]

Im growing an interesting all orange naranjilla variety (I believe) I got some in Costa Rica and took some seeds, Its fruiting right now! It takes like a sweet tart in my opinion

[@alvinoreo2517]

NICE CANDY

[@wigglyfruit4708]

Early af! Edit: cool vid and cool fruit. I thought tomatoes where already candy like, but this fruit tops it i guess.

[@Sparkina]

Tomatoes are indeed quite tasty, but they taste like candy like I’m a tightrope walker!

[@zsandmann]

Wow I would really love to attempt growing this.

[@somewhatinformed1208]

Passion fruit

[@LotsofStuffYT]

1:14 you flipped us off....lmao

[@tawneehaven3225]

Just received some seeds today. Very interested in growing this!

[@robertiliev6560]

Hi, where did you buy them?

[@roomonfire88]

@@robertiliev6560 I bought them from the link provided in the video

[@KinFilms]

You could probably make a fortune selling these seeds. I'm genuinely considering a trip to South America to follow in your footsteps and then grow them at home.

[@PowerTom286]

I wanna try this, Jared

[@HunterParasite]

im gonna need some of those seeds...

[@rbtmdl]

I sometimes grow a solanum called a litchi tomato. Next summer, I'll send you some, if I can get them to grow.

[@thyme4coffee203]

I have Naranjilla Lulo seeds, I have yet to grow it. I need these seeds now!

[@padredemishijos12]

California State University, East Bay is doing research and cultivation. This fruit, tomate de árbol, or tamarillo in English. In Ecuador, it is used as a sherbet or smoothie. It is sour. It blends well in a "salsa de aji con tomate de árbol".

[@williamhart4896]

Fruit and vegetables in the same place can understand why kids would like it out of hand

[@olgierd_jarczynski]

you deserve more subs

[@skankytrick]

Hi, Matt Stone. I love your work on South Park!

[@relieveddimetrodon9058]

Nice

[@speadskater]

I'd love to get seeds from you for my greenhouse

[@vinny8256]

Where can we find these in the US?? Like the 48 connected states??

[@scfg759]

Contact Brian in the listed email.

[@ignaciolarco8841]

I am Peruvian, work with plants and just me😊t bombona this week , exactly in north mountaneos forests of Perú, close to Ecuador . I took one to grow it in central Perú

[@hoglefish]

When I was in Nigeria there were these white tomato like fruits they called “Garden Eggs”! They tasted awful but I guess they were full of Calories so they ate them. I would love to see them on here! Love your work

[@WeirdExplorer]

Interesting!

[@mytech6779]

You know you are getting into the weeds when the relatable comparisons are lulo and passion fruit.