CITRANGEQUAT - A Bizarre Hybrid Fruit - Weird Fruit Explorer

[@wutflex]

When I was a gardener I had a customer that grew a kumquat tree from seed that was in the same yard as a mandarin and it is the best citrus on the planet I need to go back there and take cuttings from that tree it produced orange size kumquats With sweet rind and sweet flesh

[@WeirdExplorer]

Very cool!

[@applegal3058]

Yummy!

[@ThePickledsoul]

I'm jealous af

[@SeeNyuOG]

@@ThePickledsoul +1

[@jengatower1925]

This.

[@owendavies8227]

I am a big fan of Walter Swingle's work. I did not know he created any crosses with kumquats, but I guess now I know. The context behind this cross was to make a cold-hardy citrus that tasted nice. Unfortunately, Mr Swingle passed away long ago, but if you ever have something on your channel created by a modern plant breeder, they are generally pretty easy to get in contact with. I think the two most historically important modern plant breeders are Joseph Lofthouse and Michael Mazourek. I'm sure they'd both love to be on your channel, and both have done fruit projects before.

[@sowingtreesinstorms]

Wow, wasn't expecting to see Joseph Lofthouse's name on a non-permaculture channel! Still need to get ahold of some of his butternut squash seeds.

[@rodeorex2846]

Good idea 👍

[@aquakittykat]

I'd love to see an interview with a modern plant breeder - Weird Explorer is such a consumer of plant breeding, I think it would be really interesting

[@nilesschoolroad]

If that is a Thomasville Citrangequat, it is not completely ripe. Wait a month or more and it becomes much sweeter and less sour and bitter, basically like a regular kumquat

[@Magmafrost13]

Im so glad there are people in the world messing with citruses for fun like this, and honestly I want to start doing it myself

[@arnoldmmbb]

Citranges are very commonly used as rootstock for grafting other citrus

[@anonemus1187]

Good to see someone try out Citrangequat and give their thoughts. Only the dedicated citrus enthusiasts have heard of these trifoliate hybrids, but they’re picky when it comes to flavor so I never know if I should believe them when they say something tastes awful.

[@cezarcatalin1406]

This is not all you can do with citrangequats. When they are green, just before they start turning yellow, they taste more like limes. Someone even made a Key lime pie with them.

[@kalinga007]

Up for a challenge !! Just eat a Miracle fruit and do the review after that..let's see if that complex becomes simple.

[@littleloneprepper4820]

I would like to be able to grow some edible citrus…the only one that will grow here are the hard fuzzy ones. The cider looks yummy!

[@baddriversofcolga]

You can always grow them in pots.

[@ShellyS2060]

How about a non-alcoholic "sangria". The way you described the fruit is awesome

[@CookingWithCows]

The point of sangría is the alcohol taste (and effect). Without both of them, it's not the same

[@MycopathOfficial]

Hey thanks for the shoutout!! Me and my Panda will have to send you some more extremely hot peppers as a thank you! Our first full-length album is coming very soon so I hope that the metal fans in your audience will check out our channel.

[@loganlogon3720]

2:57 "...is the will it ketchup..."😆

[@raregrowsNJ]

I'm trying to create my own hybrid, I've pollinated nagami and meiwa with trifoliate pollen from a "variety" that produces fruit without the bitter notes. I also pollinated a yuzu with that pollen. Hopefully I get a hybrid. Btw I'm based in NJ so would be cool to create a somewhat useable fruit that can survive our winters.

[@bobhope102]

Raregrowsnj please let me help you with your cold hardy kumquat grow outs!!

[@emilynelson5985]

Sounds like an ideal fall or winter roasting citrus.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

I love learning about strange things I've never heard of here. That mulled cider is such a good idea! Ironically, after your last video, I've really been meaning to ask if you've done a review on allspice berries.

[@2Cerealbox]

Anyone else play the game "guess how sour he's going to rate the fruit based on his reaction to it"?

[@cezarcatalin1406]

I am currently trying to hybridise citrus hystrix with poncirus trifoliata and then hybridise that cross with citrus ichangesis. Basically, I want to make a flavourful hardy lime.

[@Ami-ut2us]

Are you on the citrus forum or tropical fruit forum?

[@davids.5083]

Have you ever heard of rhobs el arsa? It's a sweet citron that is apparently very popular in Morocco. I would really love to see that one reviewed

[@cuttwice3905]

It sound like the peel would candy well.

[@JTMusicbox]

Nice! I love that this is related to the trifoliate orange! That’s your quintessential educational purposes video. Awesome that you add it to mulled cider!

[@patricioiasielski8816]

I would love to try this citrus in a lemon meringr pie-like preparation.

[@Arthion]

Depending on how productive they are they could probably be turned into a nice aromatic marmelade to go with cheese and biscuits or even on simple toast depending on how strong the flavor is.

[@sunumaudio]

4:00 was the serotonin boost I didn't know I needed. Informative as well!

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

I was hoping you would cut the citrangequat diagonally to get everyone upset :D

[@LakelandRussell]

My favorite Citrus cross is the Meyer lemon crossed with the grapefruit not bitter like the grapefruit but big lemony and delicious

[@WeirdExplorer]

Ooh, that sounds great

[@LaineyBug2020]

I've always wanted someone to figure out what to cross a kumquat with to get a good sized orange tasting citrus with sweet skin so you could just eat it like an apple!

[@jamescanjuggle]

i wish we had kumquats here in Ireland, they always looked so cool and tasty. its also like 10:30pm and i am craving citrus also also, im definitely checking out Pepper Kens band, seems dope

[@XoroksComment]

I'm sure they are available in garden centers. They are also hardy to around -8°C or so. But they need heat to initiate flowering, which you probably don't get enough of in Ireland. Maybe plant it in front of a south facing wall

[@jamescanjuggle]

@@XoroksComment honestly i havent looked around, just in general like i can take a walk and find elderberrys, blackberrys, razzberrys, apples, pears, rhubarb but never citrus😂 Also, to have one myself im sure id need some kind of greenhouse setup and yeah heats an issue. We did have a freaky summer in the 30°C range, totally out of the blue.

[@cscss2923]

Do you have an Asian market near you? Fresh might be hard to find, but you may have more luck with a jam-like product to make a hot drink popular in Japan and Korea.

[@jamescanjuggle]

@@cscss2923 Dublin citys close by and theyve plenty. But often the products have dodgy use by dates or are low quality with bad shipping damage 😕 Still id always take a peak to aee whats going on

[@CookingWithCows]

Fuckin tesco's usually got boxes of kumquats at some point in the year.

[@DianeGraft]

I love to squeeze a kumquat into a cup of hot tea, then drop the rind in to steep for a bit. This one sounds like it would be good that way as well.

[@mandab.3180]

citrus are the best fruit.. some are tart, some are sweet, some both.. and you can make infinite combinations. plus they smell good and taste good in so many things. 🍊🍋

[@timothygreer188]

I bet that would make a good marmalade, especially if you cut them from end to end in strips and allow them to curl up

[@kawaiigoomy3487]

I hope you have a fruitful day. 🧡🍊☀️

[@WeirdExplorer]

Same to you

[@orchyre]

As someone with 3 Thomasville Citrangequat trees and 25 citrus trees in general I absolutely LOVE Citrangequats, they are so rediculously hearty based on their trifoliate lineage. The taste is fantastic for a hearty / cold tolerant breed.

[@__w__o__w__]

Mycopath is such an amazing band name lol

[@iamthatgaby]

finally!! been waiting for the cas episode for weeks!!!

[@wamlartmuse2983]

Mycopath... 🍄💜 yall!

[@swampcooler8332]

Sounds like this might make a decent soda

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

Never tried citrumelos or citranges it’s a hybrid between trifoliate orange and grapefruit you should try it heard that there good.

[@aimeem]

Ooh, the picture of "bergamot" in the citrus hybridization chart was a makrut lime!

[@DovidM]

Trifoliate is often used as a rootstock for commercial citrus.

[@censusgary]

I have a hunch the citrangequat would make great marmalade.

[@SangosEvilTwin]

Citrus: the hybridizing masters of the fruit world Prunus is a close second

[@RaspK]

Citrus fruits are the family-circle/puppy-mill specimens of the plant world...

[@TheArchDandy]

Are there other citrus like kumquat that are fully edible and have that sweet rind aspect that they do? They're one of my absolute favorite citruses but so hard to find!

[@memosol55]

Everything I’m going though it I watch your videos

[@heyy13]

This sounds delicious for eating out of hand! A combination of things I really enjoy and flavours I enjoy. THank you for sharing.

[@fungustheclown666]

mycopath, I love that wordplay, I've gotta check them out

[@kardwise9714]

Thanks for the band info. Great music and theme.

[@Danny.._]

5:41 "just so everybody doesn't complain" - i think you mean just so everybody _does_ complain. now you've done it wrong at least once, no matter who's watching 😂

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video! 😀🌼

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I am always surprised by just how many types of edible citrus are out there, they are my favorite fruits (I am a real sourhead)

[@nateone6632]

"I don't trust that 🐼, that 🐼 will stab you when you're not looking" that was Hilarious man 😂 your videos are always a good gift

[@oftin_wong]

The hybridise easily because there only around 4 ancestral citrus plants kumquat ngami being one ...mandarin, citron and pomelo

[@MeliponiculturaenCostaRica]

I would love for you to once try my tanges 🤣 or orangines 😉 Yellow fruits (like an orange), almost the shape of a tangerine, they peel like them, but have yellow flesh and juice like an orange, and totally sweet like tangerines

[@LadyAster]

I'd love to try these, they sounds delicious!

[@AllDayBikes]

5:30 Cut it at 45° to piss everyone off instead lmao

[@rohanlorange3660]

You deserve way more subs!

[@kinexkid]

I love kumquats and have two mandarinquat trees. I'd love to get my hand on one of these trees!

[@barrett5195]

That's a strange one. See quat I did there? ohohoho

[@nozrep]

my mama calls her non alcoholic, American style mulled cider “wassail”. A traditional word of course, and traditional in both America and Europe and or England. But of course again, mulled cider and wassail in America is way, way different from mulled cider and wassail in Europe, which usually still contains alcohol. Hahaha but I did not know any of that until I watched a youtube video explaining the history and differences.

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Dagnabbit, I turn into mush every time I see Vostok!

[@goednieuwskrantje-nl]

Have you tried red limes? And calamondin? And very dark purple fleshed blood oranges?

[@jvp714]

Sounds like a delicious pie ingredient

[@CookingWithCows]

Can we talk about how you have Simon Whistler channels watched on the right side of your youtube interface?

[@Storm-crow13]

The fact that your cat didn't recoil at the scent of citrus is very wierd

[@WeirdExplorer]

she's used to the smell of fruit, doesn't give a care about durian either

[@werpu12]

I am growing citrus in containers and in a greenhouse, the cats in the area absolutely love the smell, they constantly to to the pots to smell the leafs (citrus leafs have quite an aroma both in taste and smell and differ from variety to variety) also when they can they try to get into the citrus greenhouse for another smell!

[@Anonymous92682]

Go to the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia you can find a strange sweet fruit typical of Sumbawa, the name is "rarak" fruit (Sapindus rarak)

[@WeirdExplorer]

sapindus that tastes sweet and not soapy? sounds good to me

[@Anonymous92682]

@@WeirdExplorer yes sweet and not soapy. you can see a sample of the fruit on KZbin

[@ZE308AC]

People are weird about how you cut things, chill out guys it is not the end of the world.

[@ChaiswoodVlogs]

@ weirdexplorer Have you ever tried muscadine grape, coldy hardy kiwi, or oregon grape?

[@Zaque-TV]

MYCOPAAAAAAATHHHH

[@5naxalotl]

if fruit is interesting but sour, another (better, imo) option than sugar is a little calcium hydroxide (pickling lime, as a foodstuff). it's essentially tasteless

[@adamkilroe9840]

I'm wondering if it would make a good marmalade.

[@OlWolf1011]

Did he say what the Trifoliate adds to that breeding? I’m gonna guess the Sour - but does it make the tree more cold-hardy?

[@WeirdExplorer]

Trifoliate oranges have a nice sour flavor, I'm not sure if the hybridization helps it be more cold hardy... although the trees are used for rootstock for that reason...

[@manfromyard]

It does. The original idea was to extend the citrus range to make a cold hardy commercial citrus.

[@ThePurplePassage]

What is the intro music? I've heard it used elsewhere so obviously something royalty free and commonly available, but I'd like to know

[@ennachi4]

Have you tried American persimmon yet I’d love to send you some

[@frankmacleod2565]

I want one!

[@JohnBozon]

There is no better hot tea than citrus. Looks so good. 👌that apple cider looks 🔥 tho

[@MaxLBogue]

If you like environmental metal, check out Coelacanth!

[@marisasanchez1699]

So cool. I’m a citrus nerd 🤓😂

[@gardenofseeden]

METAL!!!!!!!!!

[@CJDykes]

I grow Thomasville Citrangequat

[@TheBaconWizard]

What are the chances of paying you for some cuttings to send to the UK at my own risk? Or if not, then seeds?

[@hughgrection9439]

Long live the METAL!

[@Fuzzycuffsqt]

interesting! but will it ketchup?

[@ifyouknowyouknow6964]

Do you know any websites where I can order aguaje?

[@pauldonsky766]

Thanks for shouting out @mycopath we love your vids!

[@andrewheather4970]

Weird explorer if Ken doesn't have a website to get the citrangequat how do i get the citrangequat if i want to try it reply to this comment at some point

[@yunodiewtf]

Hey man I found areal big and kinda soft dragonfruit at a supermarket but it tasted literally like nothing. No hope at all?

[@guymcperson9300]

Sounds like it wasn't quite ripe enough. It was a red dragonfruit yeah? When they're underripe they have no taste.

[@WeirdExplorer]

dragonfruit is usually pretty mild, especially the white fleshed ones, I like to squeeze a bit of lime on them.

[@yunodiewtf]

@@guymcperson9300 Yeah red. The sheer size and softness made me think "maybe" but paid $6 for seedy solidified water

[@Magmafrost13]

Both red and white dragonfruits sadly tend to be virtually flavourless when picked upripe. And because supermarkets're gonna supermarket, they will only ever sell ones that were picked upripe. If you can find frozen dragonfruit, you can see what they actually taste like (frozen fruit in general tends to be picked more ripe, and contrary to what some food propaganda will have you believe, the food industry is extremely good at freezing stuff these days). Alternatively, if you get lucky enough to find a yellow variety, they tend to be more flavourful.

[@ZE308AC]

Nice video ❤👍

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks 🤗

[@ZE308AC]

@@WeirdExplorer you're welcome

[@Failedprodegy42]

Sweet!! 👍 I'll check out their channel. They sound hardcore.

[@BubbleZBlofish]

Looks great, you live up to the weird explorer title. Ps sharpen your knife

[@peytoia]

i love your unstoppable liver. you can eat any fruit

[@mohadi7245]

You didn’t cut one diagonally 😱

[@WeirdExplorer]

🤣

[@MumrikDK]

@@WeirdExplorer diagonal smiley.

[@theswordoftheevening9865]

I can honestly say I don't know what a Trifoliate orange is = 3 leaves from the Latin. I know what Triazolo Benzodiazepines are, ones under my tongue after drinking GF juice 4 hours ago.

[@Unkn0wn1133]

Lol wtf are you talking about

[@theswordoftheevening9865]

@@Unkn0wn1133 -things that you aren't bright enough to comprehend. LOL . HaHa .

[@yunodiewtf]

Make a black label hot toddy with this guy

[@Deontjie]

Maroela, Kei-appel, noem-noem.

[@JustACitrus]

Please sharpen your knives so that you don't hurt yourself! It looked like a bit of a struggle to get into those.

[@lambda_calc]

You need to sharpen your knife, it was painful to see the amount of force it took to cut through the rinds. Another great video though, this series has been extremely entertaining. I didn't think I'd be excited about following a vlog about weird fruits but here I am

[@Lastman737]

Come quat may

[@sixeses]

Put. The candle. Back.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

Sir that is not a simmer that is a boil.

[@yuzuru1848]

wasn't cyder an alcoholic drink?

[@WeirdExplorer]

In North America it is what we call unfiltered apple juice. In Europe and other parts of the world its an alcohol made from apples.

[@davidkomen5283]

But how are they with tequila?