Velvet Tamarind Review (Dialium indum) Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 144

[@mm-ob9bw]

I thought these were only common in Saudia Arabia they are so delicious and have many health benefits. So happy you tried this!

[@botanicalitus4194]

im from saudi and i love them

[@raymondmordi7937]

In West Africa such as Southern Nigeria and Ghana , we have our "Velvet Tamarind". Its similar to the Asiatic forms but the fruits(berries) are smaller similar to the orange ones. The taste is sour, powdery and dry.

[@WeirdExplorer]

interesting, i didn't know there were varieties in that part of the world

[@raymondmordi7937]

Yes, such varieties exist. In order to reduce that powdery and dry taste, people soak the berries in water. Then allow it to get dry before eating it.

[@hyacinthdibley2420]

There are also different types of it. The version of the velvet ones i grew up with in Nigeria are sweet; seldom sour. I find the "regular" tamarind to be more sour actually. I MISS IT SO MUCH. :(

[@hyacinthdibley2420]

I have never had the black ones before. Also, a little tip, for the brown powdery one, the black shells are JET BLACK when unripe, and golden black (almost like they glow in sunlight) when ripe. In case you find them again. As kids, we always knew which ones to waste our time picking. haha

[@Okorokanze2000]

Did u hear someone say "chelekwe" lol

[@creatireci2859]

There is a tiny version of this fruit in Borneo. I have eaten both, in the late 1980’s. The small species is only found wild/not cultivated in the 80’s. It may be cultivated now. The fruit is about 1/3 to 1/5 the size of this bigger version. The skin is thinner, the fruit inside is completely dry with a soft velvet look to it, and it is more sweet than sour. The color is deep orange, almost brown. It kind of melts in your mouth and you spit out the seed. The seed is black and flat. The outside is black with a deep purple tint. People dry the fruit whole in the sun, store it in tins and lasts a very long time.

[@creatireci2859]

I should add that you probably won’t see it sold in the markets due to its rarity. I had it in in a Sarawak longhouse.

[@MrHarmfulHarry]

Fabaceae is the family. They're beans, basically. All that amounts to is that they both utilize nitrogen fixing bacteria and return it to the soil. This is why soy beans, peanuts and peas all are cycled with corn and wheat and stuff. The corn and wheat take up nitrogen, the field is harvested and subsequently cleared to make way for legumes so they return it back into the soil. Kinda neat stuff. With the invention of nitrogen fertilizers, this technique has largely fallen out of fashion, I think, but I'm not sure into the intricacies of farming practices nowadays. I just remember learning about "crop rotation" back in middle school. Fabaceae is known as the legume family. They typically share characteristics in that they have seed pods. Some with arils like in the Ice cream bean and tamarind, or just straight seed like that of most of our commercially available beans, peanuts and peas. Obviously long pods aren't always the case, as that velvet tamarind is more like a husk to a single fruit. I love beans, especially peanuts. Peanuts are bae.

[@funmilayoaina2658]

The black Velvet tamarind in Africa has an orange pulp. It tastes like a dry orange vit C tablet

[@diananaitore4008]

Which part of Africa sis am really looking for it

[@katerinachelmis568]

I'm surprised you never try to plant seeds from the fruits you review

[@WeirdExplorer]

I live in a tiny nyc apartment. theres nowhere for the plants to grow :/

[@tami8458]

Not all seeds can grow in every climate!

[@НиколайДемьянин]

@@WeirdExplorer move to suburb. I'm a genius, right?

[@cy4330]

That would be silly because you would need a huge farm then. Many of these fruits are jungle fruits and they grow huge before they bear fruit. This one grow to 80 feet tall. The sweet tamarind he reviewed grow to 60 feet tall!

[@katerinachelmis568]

I see no reason why time is so much of an issue. Lots of fruits and nuts we enjoy regularly grow to be very large trees that don't bare fruit for 8-10 years.

[@anthonyparra4497]

You should try more Cactus Fruit. Cereus repandus (Peruvian apple cactus) is like a Dragon fruit but with much more flavor flowery and sweet they don't sell them in the stores in the US but you can forage for them also Wild Prickly Pear cactus not the verity you buy in Latina markets but wild foraged done have way more flavor :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Cool. That would be interesting to review.

[@livesimplifiedlife]

I love all your fruit reviews. Do you know when they are in season?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks! I'm not to sure about the season but I imagine these have a long shelf life like tamarind does.

[@ebukaemma2166]

but our own inside is not black is something like red

[@e8ghtmileshigh1]

ebuka Emma speak for yourself

[@ben_mango]

great video, I love how your desciptions are so detailed. I had some of the orange ones today in Miri, but some are kind of black inside too so not sure if they are two different types or what. I find the taste to be pretty nice, like tamarind but a little different. I dont think they exist Hawaii so I will be sending some seeds back.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you got a chance to try them!

[@viiiderekae]

Its called keranji here on the mainland. Its a wild tree here and its rare tonfind for sale.

[@HealthyLivinAlex]

Awesome video, thanks!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@user-cq6wf2ff3cc]

its very very very very hard to find this fruit nowdays in malaysia. we call it "buah keranji" its grow in jungle and doesnt get any attention from people/goverment to re plant the tree. my children will never know this fruit exist in malaysia. good old day when im so young, playing with my friend under this fruit tree and eat it when it drop. the tree size tho. so big

[@azroyazhar4481]

kat pasar bnyak lah...

[@cy4330]

Can still find these in season in Sarawak every year especially along the long distance bus route. I grew up eating these. I believe there are still trees but it's a challenge to harvest them as they are a few times taller than coconut trees.

[@kir2847]

Are those different varieties\species or just harvested\prepared differently?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I think they are the same species, but different varieties. I could be wrong though.

[@jameslapointe601]

Bro let him change it.

[@soptamer]

Can i record the music opening for you sometime?

[@spicyroads]

Eating some now ..found in a market in Vietnam

[@lividedewage7043]

In Sri Lanka we call it Gal Siyambala and fully ripe one taste sweet and sour

[@simplyorganicoils8404]

The expression from your mouth makes me laugh 😂

[@MrGoatflakes]

More importantly, what's the macaque eating, they know where the best fruits are at :P

[@MKSafi-pg2zi]

Is it possible to grow this fruit in my apartment balcony in California?

[@wethreebros5895]

M.K. Safi tamarind trees can get really big. If you keep it small and in a pot you might be able to.

[@alicepearce4597]

Interesting how your friend could tell them apart. Did you ask how he did that?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I just assumed he had supernatural fruit powers

[@alicepearce4597]

Jared Rydelek LOL

[@rinataufan]

In indonesia, we call it buah kranji.

[@Kikilang60]

Fruit is funny. If you ate a coffee berry, you would thinks, Ahh. The bean is bitter. Who would think you could make coffee the drink?

[@fivespeed3026]

The coffee beans I’ve eaten were fairly sweet.

[@jmelande4937]

This fruit is originally from west Africa and is very a very important source of vitamins in the diet of wild chimpanzees.

[@El.Calenton_305]

Hey have you every tried Peanut Butter Fruit (Bunchosia argentea)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes! It's coming up in a future video.

[@jennyanderson9450]

They look like green almonds but purple.

[@shubbytan5780]

this good i like to eat when back to my village but hv season

[@husenahmed8465]

In srilanka there are a lot of velvet tamarind

[@juanitaomoruyi5569]

You made a mistake. The first one you reviewed is a "Tamarind Plum". It's the second one that is a "Velvet Tamarind".

[@lisatsen1556]

Dang imagine seeing Keranji on youtube! We use to play using these by trying to smash the other person's with your own! Yes I'm from Sarawak n we bought this fruit when my parents travelled to Sibu /Sarikei for work. I like the wet one better.

[@rameesmarakkar6016]

അടിപൊളി

[@FD03]

Too much fruit to review, It's a shame.

[@WeirdExplorer]

this is the burden I carry :)

[@Sherirose1]

Many not so much. 🧐

[@tengkuferdiansyah8617]

Asam Kranji 😖

[@brusselssproutwuh3595]

I like to sniff the shell.....sniff it harrrdd the smell broooooooooo