BAEL FRUIT - This Hard Shelled Fruit is Full Of Delicious Pulp! (+ Juice Recipe & Shell Crafts!)

[@WeirdExplorer]

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[@Nickle314]

The big question? Constipation or diarrhea? Longan is one to be careful with. Stay in range of the toilet.

[@mariateresacalderondecorre6702]

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[@mamaaadi12]

Hello, can I buy a Bale fruit from you?

[@tejotagus]

I am from eastern part of India, its pretty common at my place, I have it in my backyard...we have bael juice in summer, its very refreshing and cooling, best remedy for reducing body heat, its leaves are used as a oblation to Lord Shiva. 🙏

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks for sharing

[@h.Freeman]

I'd love to try bael fruit juice, but Personally....in the summer I like to use a juice made from lemons, sugar and water to reduce body heat.

[@WildVoltorb]

I've read that with an Indian accent

[@tejotagus]

@@WildVoltorb doesn’t matter the accent, as long as you know how to read.🙏

[@seanremlinger2277]

@Teho@sea do the bael fruit grow only in hot climates? I'm curious to try growing one or two of these in my backyard here in Texas. Thinking it will be a difficult endeavor considering the super thick clay we have.

[@peregrine1970]

Put a bond in that box. It can be your Bael Bond.

[@cerberaodollam]

Groan

[@katrinakollmann5265]

Heh. Silly.

[@Tarasyoutube]

Omg

[@puppypower6958]

I wanted to thumbs down, but I was afraid you’d think I didn’t actually like this terrible joke.

[@gravity3268]

"Some people use this for a laxative, and other people warn it can cause constipation. So I don't know what's going to happen to me, after I drink this, but it should be fun." What a Madman! 🤣 Hope your insides are okay!

[@jamewalton]

It is laxative. I am meducal doctor.

[@somerandomperson6066]

This is laxative bro don't drink too much

[@Noah-ws8ho]

You made... *a pokeball!* Got the right size as well!

[@WeirdExplorer]

So that's where my cat was hiding. Thanks!

[@doglover12345andfr]

I love it when you need power tools to open fruit.

[@Frootfarms]

Gotta love a good adventure to open fruit. Anticipation makes it taste better.

[@azael1474]

I had it only once as tea (dried slices, steeped in hot water), in Laos. To me it tasted like quince with a hint of orange and maybe apricot, and judging by the scientific name I'm not the only one to think that (marmelos=quince)

[@WeirdExplorer]

The dry slices taste quite different than when its fresh. Still good though!

[@lagomoof]

Starts in the flat, no wedding ring; ends in the new house, ring has appeared. Must have been in the pipeline for a while. 😄 I get the feeling there was a moment during editing where there was a thought of "What the heck did I do with that bael shell? I should finish that off for the video."

[@notone4540]

Looks like the perfect fruit to transport all over without a chance of bruising it. It's not like the banana in the backpack mess. I would love to try one and to see the tree in real life.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Mainly commenting to appease the almighty algorithm. I hope my liking, commenting, and sharing to Facebook actually does something! You're definitely one of my favorite creators on the platform!

[@wisecoconut5]

You are simply the most skilled bael boxman in N.Y.!

[@AftabLokhandwala]

We had a tree in our garden. It can also be used to make some delicious ice creams, and it is also supposed to help with digestive issues. The murabba or jam is pretty delicious too.

[@JakirHossain-EEE]

I am from Bangladesh.... It is one of my favourite fruit. In our country street vendors sells bael juice every where. Thoug I do not like the juice....I like it to eat ripen fruit raw specially flesh of the skull 😀.....A small variant of this fruit from the hill area of Sylhet is more fragrant and more sweet, you do not have to add sugar to that.

[@avibhagan]

I have a tree in my front Yard. My parents use the leaves in pooja, buy we have never eaten the fruit. How do we know when they are ripe ?

[@foreseengust]

I remember bael from my childhood, it seemed a lot bigger to me than what you have. Maybe I was just small. But we used to roast the fruit in fire, roasting makes it smell amazing, and it tastes better too.

[@TristanPSterling]

it's just like the pokeballs you could make way back in Gold/Silver from Apricorns (literally a super hard fruit in the game world)

[@WildVoltorb]

I wish they would bring that feature back. It's so weird that apricots stop existing in the pokemon world

[@MrCotchios]

In Legends Arceus too, basically you can only make pokeballs like that.

[@TristanPSterling]

@@MrCotchios I'm too old, i haven't had the chance to play anything past diamond/pearl/platinum. unless you count let's go, but that's basically just another updated remake of older gen stuff

[@JTMusicbox]

Great video revisiting this fruit under better circumstances. The box is also a great idea. Your fruit exploration hobby is kind of a big deal so only fitting for you to have functional fruit themed decor.

[@WelcomeToDERPLAND]

I bought 160 seeds of Bael(Aegle Marmelos) fruit trees here in southern California and out of all 160 seeds, only 4 sprouted! It's winter time now and they sprouted in the fall- they are surviving the winter just fine despite drops to like 35F at night, are about 2~3 in tall atm, hope they make it to adulthood!

[@user-jb2ch5ok1z]

Wow maybe bying whole fruit and dehydreting and sprouting effective

[@WelcomeToDERPLAND]

@@user-jb2ch5ok1z I was thinking about that, but the seeds were pretty cheap - only 5$, but I think I will be doing that from now on- other than just getting already sprouted & growing saplings from my local exotic tree nursery.

[@whatthefuckallhandlesaretaken]

I used to get this to drink as a child when I used to live in the village, my aunt would prepare a drink of it during summer time when we go to her house.

[@phranerphamily]

Personally any fruit where you get to break out power tools is awesome in my book 😂

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

I like Jared's arts & crafts corner. I like the cooking segments too, but this has some potential too!

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I completely lost it giggling when I saw the saw come out! What a fruit

[@LindaB651]

Looking forward to trying bael- there's a huge Asian market 30 minutes from my house with an amazing produce section (most fruits/veggies I still cannot identify.) Tried Jackfruit a month ago, was lovely. Then tried tamarind (sweet) 2 weeks ago, a communal experience, as my daughter and son-in-law were visiting. Was also lovely. Am now hooked on your channel with an adventurous palate!

[@macuahuitlman]

" A guy with a drill and some tiny hinges can get pretty far in life " - Weird Explorer, 2023 Definitely my new favorite quote 😂

[@mandab.3180]

i like your bael box, it looks like you should put mystical things inside. like find the weirdest fruit seeds and put those in there and when people open it they will be disturbed :D

[@WeirdExplorer]

My wife uses it for bobby pins. Those are mystical in a way.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

@@WeirdExplorer they do mysteriously go missing often. Magic ✨

[@susanfender307]

@@WeirdExplorer regarding the crack, you could probably stabilize it with superglue then do a laquer finish on top

[@mamaaadi12]

Hello, where can I get this fruit in USA?

[@j1407bmoon]

​@@mamaaadi12 Try South Asian markets in your region.

[@Lasenggo]

Now paint it red and white and call it a poke ball 🤣 That fruit looks delicious, hopefully I can find one locally

[@crow_feather]

Your box is cute! The importance of the bael fruit in Hinduism, coupled with the fact that it tastes like mango, makes me think it would be fun to try making a bael fruit lassie, those yogurt drinks you can get at most Indian restaurants. I love mango lassies, and get them whenever I go to an Indian restaurant, so I could see a bael fruit lassie being really tasty, and a fun tribute to its importance in Hinduism!

[@gresvig2507]

Very neat little box-- bet with a base of some kind so it doesn't roll and a dried chestnut or other cool seed on top for a handle it would make a great salt cellar for the table or counter. Just use your dremel to grind the sharp points of those screws off so you don't jab yourself reaching in. Or don't if you want to toughen yourself up against mosquito jabs.

[@WeirdExplorer]

A salt container is a great idea for this since its such a small box. Right now my wife is using it for bobby pins. 😅

[@jbeargrr]

@@WeirdExplorer There you go, you made a useful item!

[@_Piers_]

I assumme this is the start of your new channel "5 minute fruit crafts" :)

[@hudefuk]

Giant bats, for some reason, like to hang out on very big Bael fruit trees, thus fertilizing them.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

Jared is trotting the glove, chasing that sweet Bael dragon.

[@mrpandabites]

You can use the baelbox as an emergency Pokéball for when you run out.

[@twahiralam]

Wow, the place you had the Bael juice in Guwahati, India is just about 500 mts from my home across the bridge which you are under. Would have loved to meet you. :)

[@sharendonnelly7770]

I'm wondering how bael fruit would taste as a jam? The liquid extracted while you were making the juice was very thick, perhaps has some pectin in it? Great video, as always.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

I see Rumi Herbals honey bael jam is available from India. Maybe I will try it. Thanks for the jam idea.

[@KLT3T]

The pulp at the bottom is the sweetest, scoop it with a spoon and eat it

[@Nick1921945]

You do a really good job making these videos with your reviews and ability to concisely explain what you're thinking. Thank you for your efforts :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

I appreciate that!

[@GameProgrammer79]

Hi, I find it fascinating that an American is attempting bael fruit. When I was a child (in eastern costal part of India), Bael fruit juice was the best summertime beverage. Fruits that ripen on the tree and naturally fall off have the finest flavour. It becomes a little softer and frequently has cracks when it is fully ripe. It smells strongly like fruit and is really aromatic. A good ripe bael will have a pale golden colour with some cracks and an overpowering scent.

[@KenpachiAjax]

As hot as it gets in India. This fruit is a lifesaver. The Juice from this fruit actually cools down the body and stomach. Its very beneficial and sought after in Summer which is actually when its harvesting time.

[@HEBI.RAIDEN]

Thai traditional make a tea from the fruit, slice it then sun dry it and after that boil them becomes tea. I like it.

[@luisledesma586]

reminds me of calabash tree fruit; opens easily with whack of the back of a knife.

[@hozoraelahy6102]

From the Bangladesh. It's my favourite fruit! I have one tree.

[@applegal3058]

This fruit sounds delicious!

[@Ponen77]

I have tried it once but didnt like it, but I think I probably got an unripe one, so will have to try it properly, lots of trees round here in Nagaland, in India. I reside in Dimapur which is just on the state border with Assam. I enjoy your channel and has been useful in helping me figure out what exotic fruit plants to buy for my garden. Eventually I will make some trips to the villages and remote regions of Nagaland, and sample our wild fruits. Since you have visited other south asian countries I have seen you have sampled fruits that grow locally but hopefully if I find some weird unknown one, I will definitely find a way to send you some.

[@manjunath322]

More than 5 hybrid varieties of Bel available now. Bel fruit is used in medicines. Hybrid variety gives more big size fruit ( Pomelo size).

[@Melissa0774]

You should paint your box with some clear acrylic.

[@EmergentStardust]

I've tried it a few times in West Bengal. It was usually quite ripe and bright orange. People would often drink it the on days that they were fasting from doing foods. I've definitely paid the price for trying foods like this over there a few times... I shouldn't have been drinking the water just like you mentioned 😮 It reminded me a little of a very pulpy orange juice with odd flavors like a root vegetable and a hint of banana

[@silverback3633]

I don't know why you had a bad experience with wood apple. I am from Srilanka and it is a favorite of mine and the wild elephants there. The key point is to find the ripe one and they vary in taste slightly. Scrape the pulp inside of the fruit with seeds and mix it with some Kitul or palmyra jaggery will do. Eating plain is not the best. They do sell wood apple jam and cordial you will not find it anywhere else.

[@sveltercube4070]

Bael juice! Bael Juice! Bael Juice!

[@WeirdExplorer]

It's showtime!

[@StuffandThings_]

Oh man, I remember that wood apple episode lmao. I wonder if the Bael is as easy to grow indoors as some citrus, though the gargantuan jungle tree that mature plants turn into makes me think unfortunately no. I really wonder why this isn't as popular as the related citrus, I imagine its super easy to ship!

[@ICONOCLAST5.56]

I don't wanna have to take a crowbar to my fruit every time I want one lol

[@bustedkeaton]

I got a seedling shipped to me in TX (Zone 8) and Im going to try my hand at growing it.

[@naimurrahman2905]

@@bustedkeaton It gets really, really big. Huge even!

[@StuffandThings_]

@@ICONOCLAST5.56 Coconuts are even harder to open yet are often available. If they just pre scored it so you could easily open it by banging it against something hard, that would not be any problem.

[@j1407bmoon]

​@@bustedkeaton The tree grows really big and it has huge sharp thorns just fyi

[@DyausTiwDev]

The best bael fruit is yellow all over without those brown spots. But that requires a lot of ripening on the tree and is prone to microbes. The yellow full ripened one tastes like heaven.

[@aaronmayne6138]

Use your bael box to keep your bael tea on your tea counter.

[@Spm542]

In odissa we make its juice in April in a specific day.its called odiya new year.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Every time you show a hard shelled fruit I want to make stuff with it so the fact that you thought of that too makes me so happy!

[@CAMacKenzie]

I had never heard of this thing (I must have missed your previous show about it) so I had to look it up, and surprise! it's the same family (and subfamily) as citrus. I'm trying to imagine a tangerine with a shell.

[@picadilly1408]

In South India, bael pulp including the edible crunchy seeds is mixed with jaggery and tastes really delicious. A summer treat - a sort of conserve that goes extremely well with chapatis.

[@exidy-yt]

There is a HUGE Punjabi community where I live, and a local fresh fruit and vegetable chain called Fruiticana. If anyone is going to have good quality bael fruit it will be these guys. I am totally getting one tomorrow to try. I'll report back.

[@katelijnhovestad8382]

and? how was it?

[@exidy-yt]

@@katelijnhovestad8382 I suck. TOTALLY forgot all about this. Thank you for reminding me, I'm getting groceries tomorrow, I'll grab one for realsies this time and report back.

[@awen6948]

😔 they didn’t make it

[@exidy-yt]

@@awen6948 No I never did. I forgot again. :( I don't even remember the fruit's name any more. I guess I just didn't care enough. If I do remember again I'll report, but no more making promises.

[@jpit2107]

as a fellow nyc resident I would love love love if you made mention of the markets where you are finding cool fruits in the city! my guess (for this) would be somewhere in kensington or sunnyside?

[@dondobbs9302]

There's a tree up the road from us a way. I picked up the "ground scores" and sliced them up (with a hack saw) and dried them for the tea. unfortunatly, I didn't dry them enough and they mouldered. I'll try the ripe fruit next time.

[@delfic1108]

very interesting and entertaining. like your sense of humor

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vikashyadav0195]

next time also add some salt and try then. also if you bled the extracted juice into blender then it will change it's color to white and it will look like milk but taste remains the same ❤👍

[@ramonbril]

Citrus family :). Yes, related to oranges.

[@godzilla7382]

from the way they crack when hit it seems like they could be opened just like coconuts. similar to the way they do it at the polonesian cultural center.

[@vanessapaakkonen6637]

Very impressive Jared! You added another layer with the box making. Love how u think!

[@39coolbeans39]

Wow I literally just got back from the grocery store and was eating a random purchase of tamarind lol. I see the fruitatarin gods have aligned for me this year! It shall be great!

[@BulkMasterFlex]

Interested in seeing you try Vaccinium reticulatum - Ohelo 'Ai! Also would be a good excuse to go to Hawaii 😆

[@beacheykeen]

You got me good! I saw the strainer and immediately was hungry for ketchup!!

[@chubbygardengnome]

If you have a high quality full tangcleaver, you can crack it easily with the back of the blade

[@fs2255]

We have it with dry spices and hot chilies here in Bangladesh. Its very delicious and refreshing in summer.

[@ranwi7801]

Recipe for BELI beverage ( In SRILANKA we call it BELI ) Scoop the pulp Pour boiling water and rest it for 15 minutes Smash the pulp without crushing the seeds (seeds are bitter ) Strain it thoroughly Put into a blender , add fresh thick milk or cream Add vanilla ,sugar and blend... add ice cubes...serve in glasses topped with vanilla ice cream...it's delicious...you will ask for more and more

[@WeirdExplorer]

that sounds amazing. I'll try it next time

[@reilea9977]

Cool video! I bet the nice smell of your Bael box will smell good forever!

[@WeirdExplorer]

I actually shot the bael box bit a year after I shot the fruit review. It still smells good!

[@KB-fk3jj]

Very glad you rotated the Bael fruit rather than moving the grinder or something more dangerous

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

I want to try all of these fruit so bad

[@jacarajc]

i could imagine that one kid at lunch whipping out a Dremel to eat his fruit

[@the7Scales]

Seeing the way you talk about bael has me curious. If price and/or rarity weren't an issue, which fruit is your favorite?

[@toericabaker]

so cool looking!

[@Micamicamico]

YOOOO FRUIT ON DECK

[@mrminer071166]

Bael-Fruit + At Home On Couch = WIN!

[@sdfkjgh]

12:22 I want that slogan on a t-shirt: "I am a guy with a drill and some tiny hinges."

[@kgoak5765]

As an additional peach comparison, I’ve always eaten fresh peaches with fuzzy skin; but have a friend who never has. She always cuts it off.

[@catyear75]

Great review ! You can make puppets out of the “shell “

[@mediocreturbulence5746]

You are the one of the BEST KZbinrs on KZbin

[@swift7169]

I truly appreciate these videos as I love different types of fruit so this is truly right up my alley. It's alos very chill and relaxing which is so helpful to me as well so thanks

[@AdamosDad]

Bael (Ba’al or Baal) is a demon Cool box

[@Ruktiet]

Wow, sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing, Jared!

[@beatnik6806]

I was thinking you missed the opportunity to drink the juice out of bale fruit cup, but that box is cool too!

[@ahnafj416]

1:15 The moment you showed the cup in your hand, I couldn't believe you would drink street vendor water in India, I know that stuff gives you like 2 weeks of diarrhea before you get used to it. A trick you can try is to give them a bottle of water to make your drink.

[@atomicskull6405]

I would put it under an arbor press in a bench vice that way you could crack it in a controlled way.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yep! I shot those scenes about a year apart. The shell was in a storage bin filled with empty cartons from the fake milk face off series. 😅

[@Sybil_Detard]

Keep your skull in the box. A skull fruit skull box. Keep your noggin safe.

[@sproutingresilience4787]

Omg i love peach rings, i really want to try this now!

[@stevenmurray3238]

I’m really interested in Bael, it’s one I’ve wanted to grow for a while

[@cactusmann5542]

Oh wow. Didnt expect to see a dremel in a fruit video...

[@CreamAle]

13:07 yeah that's about the right reaction to have there lol

[@snowflakes1and2]

I make tea from this fruit. Tastes between persimmon and tangerine.

[@SachinSharma-mi7zt]

Im eating one rn it’s most tasty fruit on planet also you don’t take the slime out just eat it as it is nd remove the seeds

[@Spm542]

It is good for stomach

[@toryumau6798]

… If I say “Bael Juice” three times, will a mischievous spirit show up to play tricks on me? >)X^D

[@StuffandThings_]

Or maybe you'll get lucky and Vishnu will show up instead

[@GolosinasArgentinas]

You know what would be better than a tiny hinge on it? A TINY COWBOY HAT on top! And you could store your remaining tiny cowboy hat stock inside, instead of tiny hinges!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Great idea! 🤣

[@bacchusofthemidwest]

wasnt expecting him to make a pokeball by the end XD

[@maxbasu8675]

The seeds we sometimes use as an adhesive........

[@jolus6678]

I thought of planting one but the pulp looks so stringy. I absolutely hate the idea of having to pull all that stringy stuff out from between all my teeth 😅 I’ve never actually tried it so I don’t know if it’s as stringy as it looks

[@jeffmckee1825]

Have you ever performed at the Fringe Festival in Rochester , NY?