What a mutant coconut tastes like - MACAPUNO

[@WeirdExplorer]

Come see me and my feature length documentary on NUTMEG Live in NYC. Dec 15, 2024: nutmegscreeningnyc.eventbrite.com

[@noob19087]

Will it be coming to youtube some day? I'm looking forward to seeing the documentary, but not to paying for a transatlantic flight. Oops, turns out I misread the comment, and it's coming in December, and not... 2 days ago 🥴

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

Seriguela spondias purpurea and umbú spondias tuberosa and manganba hancornia speciosa and raw açaí berry palm trees name is euterpe oloareacea try the açaí berry Bowl in Brazil you not regret it Jared!

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

I'm anxious for it . I like nutmeg spicy. Nóz moscada It's called in Portuguese! I'm Brazilian 🇧🇷‼️ anyway keep up Jared!

[@omnacky]

You should do a nutmeg collab with Jon from Townsends

[@markiangooley]

I always have whole nutmeg in my kitchen and a Microplane grater that’s too fine to use for much else. I go through maybe four or five nutmegs in a year of above-average use, but when I want it I use it. I have avoided New York since 2010 or so but it’s so tempting…

[@rerolledDK]

My favorite macapuno jar labels are the ones with the ever so appetizing translation, "Gelatinous Mutant Coconut"

[@XcaptainXobliviousX]

just like ma used to make

[@batwithahat312]

they used to call me that back in high school

[@downandout992]

That's right up there with jelly slime mold.

[@myyou7335]

right up there with teenage mutant ninja turtle

[@alyssajakielek687]

I've seen one, but like.... Why mutant...

[@ProximaCentauri88]

I live in Albay, Philippines and we used to have a macapuno tree. Not every fruit though is macapuno. The tree also bears regular coconuts which we use for our curries. We use macapuno for candies, sometimes with other flavors like ube and pandan.

[@totot99]

Calling filipino stews "curries" is a bit of an overstatement and a misnomer

[@ProximaCentauri88]

@totot99 Makasih/ Salamat/Dios mábalos for the reply. GULAI PAKIS (Bahasa Indonesia) GULAY NA PAKO (Bikol) EDIBLE FERN CURRY (English)

[@superramenrider]

I hope to clarify that looking for a macapuno is not anymore akin to the lottery. UPLB developed a technology in the mid-20th century where a single coco tree can almost always bear a macapuno. The Thais brought this technology to their country.

[@sheenawarecki92]

Oooo that sounds so cool!

[@marikitliwayway6703]

Macapuno was initially reported in scientific literature in 1931 by Edwin Copeland, an American botanist working for the Department of Agriculture of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (then an American territory). Mass propagation of macapuno seedlings only became possible through the development of "embryo rescue" in vitro culture technology by the Filipina plant physiologist Emerita V. De Guzman of the University of the Philippines in the 1960s. By extracting ("rescuing") the embryo inside macapuno seeds and culturing them in vitro, she was able to increase macapuno yields per palm to 75 to 100%. This technology was later improved in the 1990s by the Albay Research Center of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA-ARC) headed by the Filipina biotechnologist Erlinda P. Rillo

[@marikitliwayway6703]

Macapuno was initially reported in scientific literature in 1931 by Edwin Copeland, an American botanist working for the Department of Agriculture of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (then an American territory). Mass propagation of macapuno seedlings only became possible through the development of "embryo rescue" in vitro culture technology by the Filipina plant physiologist Emerita V. De Guzman of the University of the Philippines in the 1960s. By extracting ("rescuing") the embryo inside macapuno seeds and culturing them in vitro, she was able to increase macapuno yields per palm to 75 to 100%. This technology was later improved in the 1990s by the Albay Research Center of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA-ARC) headed by the Filipina biotechnologist Erlinda P. Rillo

[@Userkangjihoon23451]

Wow. Thanks for the info! 😊

[@surtrpicks]

Was gonna say this as well, mass farmed here in Philippines now. Not common but not hard to source. Bens halo halo sells a halo halo, Philippines iced dessert, that features this.

[@BlueRice]

So where can I buy this and have it delivered to my house?

[@Userkangjihoon23451]

@@BlueRice just come to the Philippines, it's everywhere in the market.

[@justjaguar2314]

Hell yeah scientists, you go! This is relatively new then, I wonder if it's popularity will spread or not

[@Mud-Brain]

coconut with extra nut

[@cuckedbylightning]

its literally a coconut filled with extra coconut cum (endosperm) apparently such truths get you temp banned in certain places

[@NavneetSinghMusic]

Beautifully written by a true savant.

[@christianguzman4688]

Truly an one of fhe internet commenters.

[@smavi4133]

Coco Nut

[@Mud-Brain]

@@smavi4133 cumconut

[@dextardextar]

Coconut creampie that coats your mouth

[@Milo_Estobar]

Tonight on SMNN

[@sharkmanw]

Actually, it makes sense since it's NNN.

[@Fircasice]

Cock-o-nut ooohhh yeeaahhhh

[@shadow_entity_of_nightmare]

🤨

[@E90PAT]

This is the point where I knew he knew

[@drakesawesome13]

you're totally right. As a filipino thats born and raised in the city, I never even knew that macapuno is its own fruit. all the while i thought it was just a normal coconut thats processed and bottled into a macapuno.

[@iridescent_kitty]

same!! this kinda blew my mind haha

[@grapeape2381]

Im lowkey promdi and literally thought the same😂 macapuno balls are those “pasalubong” that i dont really care about, but theres no stopping once you started tasting. Heck, like im not even sure if theyre the real deal. Prolly imitation but who cares

[@magiclegume]

You’re stupid then.

[@madonnago3327]

Lucky guy, this is natural not bottled with sugar its healthy and lots of mineral

[@nickolailopena3108]

Like wise! Never imagined that there is such a thing as in a real fruit

[@markus_selloi]

He is just casually walking past such an incredible sour sop.. I WANT IT AAA

[@dfpguitar]

He might have it an an upcoming video

[@steveseetahal1026]

Ha 2 pull it bck to see em monster yuh mentioned 😂

[@MrGIMICHEL]

In Laos, my family had 12 coconuts trees. Only 2 of them produced these types coconuts, and they were pretty rare, maybe 5 or 6 per year. They were real treat and wonderful dessert.

[@nukasnook1561]

Question: Do you know it's a mutant coconut before you open it? Maybe the colour is different? Or is it just once you open it. I noticed they had unopened ones at the market in the video.

[@MrGIMICHEL]

@@nukasnook1561 It feels heavier and when you shake it, you don't feel or hear the water inside. It looks exactly like any other coconut from the outside. I wouldn't call it a mutant coconut, but a gifted one.

[@nukasnook1561]

@MrGIMICHEL that makes sense. I should have thought about lack of water content. Thanks. And I agree, it's a gift.

[@DJ-cm8xj]

What type of coconut tree is it? Maybe we can grow it over here in the US

[@flowerhorngoldenbase2385]

​@@DJ-cm8xj It's embryo cultured macapuno. You can grow them in US. I saw a website selling them for $22 each.

[@qBtz]

I literally just made Macapuno jam. Raw macapuno itself really is very mild almost flavorless but when you add sugar it brings out a lot of flavor from the fruit. Cooking it with pandan also makes it better!

[@MaxOakland]

what's pandan?

[@starlightvee925]

@@MaxOakland Screwpine(Pandanus amaryllifolius) . The leaves are long, green, fragrant and it tastes like nutty vanilla with a hint of coconut; it’s basically an aromatic grass. It is widely used in Southeast Asian cuisines.

[@roberthemedes1064]

Coconut pandan is one of my two favorite drinks in the Philippines. The other is a dalandan ice blended drink.

[@MaxOakland]

@@roberthemedes1064 What does dalandan mean? :)

[@roberthemedes1064]

@@MaxOakland dalandan is the Philippine orange. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalandan. It tastes similar to the Japanese yuzu. To me, dalandan is much more delicious than the other citrus the Philippines is very well known for - calamansi.

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

This is like the aloe vera of coconut

[@adamk.7177]

I wonder if it treats burns the same way

[@ballstealer]

@@adamk.7177 Only one way to find out!

[@whitepouch0904]

@@adamk.7177 coconut oil is used as an ingredient for moisturizer. So I think it can it encapsulate moisture in burned skin and protect it

[@gokiburi-chan4255]

I swear this one taste waaay better

[@SeanAnthony-j7f]

Can I use this for my skin though? This looks like a natural moisturizer

[@riseandshinejp]

It's one of the best tasting things in the world. You can get it in bottles in most asian stores. I recommend macapuno balls, as they retain the unique texture and are full of the gel.

[@oddpotato4038]

Also best when they're mixed in on a salad. Forgot what they're exactly called but they're mixed in with evap milk with gelatin and other berries. My taste buds always associate them with Christmas because they're everywhere at every Christmas party you attend here in PH lol

[@StuffandThings_]

Coconut cream pie from a tree sounds like the absolute DREAM, if I had a greenhouse I would totally grow this. I imagine that part of the issue behind its availability is that it can only be grown through tissue culture, and live plants are exceedingly hard to import/export to lots of places due to phytosanitary concerns. Its not supposed to be _super_ rare anymore due to scientific advancement but still sounds very fussy.

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

coconut WHAT PIE??? 🤯🤯

[@kayak0000]

Literally eating the endosperm.of the coconut.

[@NZKiwi87]

@@arlynnecumberbatch1056cream pie and creampie are verrrrry different! 😂

[@williampomplun5618]

@@arlynnecumberbatch1056 Where do you think the term comes from? Before it meant anything else, it was a desert, and them someone thought to themselves one day, "He he, you know what that looks like." Same as sausages and clams and all sorts of other food based euphemisms.

[@appa609]

​@@williampomplun5618 clams?

[@MermaidMakes]

Oh my GOSH! So I once bought what I thought was a frozen sprouted Coconut from a Thai grocery, and was confused after defrosting it and opening it to discover a Gel, and thick oily meat. Trying it anyway, I fell in love with the strange texture and used in as a topping over a few different fruit based dishes..now I know exactly what it was, it was a mutant coconut! thank you! I would have gone back to buy more, but it was $15. Definitely worth a try though.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've never seen it frozen before good to know it's out there :)

[@MermaidMakes]

@@WeirdExplorer I actually misremembered, it’s a Vietnamese market in Springfield MA, about a 2hr 40 min drive from NYC! My husband and I live in VT so we have to frequently go out of state for international food and I get them confused sometimes, but husband reminded me. It’s called Saigon Market, if you’re ever down that way and want to check it out. They’re super nice people 😊.

[@michi-bi]

when i visited the PH, i got fresh macapuno everyday when we went to the market. My grandma wound sauté it brown sugar. it was soo good

[@MeAuntieNora]

The Beavis and Butthead edit lmao, perfect! What a cool looking fruit.

[@lezardvaleth2304]

it almost hurts how well Jared knows his fans lol

[@broshmosh]

I'd already made the comparison 1min prior lmao. Also didn't think I'd find you here 👀

[@TheMastertbc]

beaver and butt munch

[@jongbasco]

Macapuno is one of those Filipino food that people know, but know so little about. Often overlooked in a halo-halo because it camouflages in the cream but it does add a certain richness to it. If more Filipinos know how rare it is maybe there will be more appreciation for it. The bottled form is the most accessible we will get to it.

[@2gjones1]

I've actually had this before last time. I was in Thailand. I was told to eat it with a little bit of sugar. funny story! I was actually asking for sprouted coconuts and they gave me this

[@oxoelfoxo]

you said sprout and they heard sport hehe

[@superramenrider]

Macapuno is rare if only natural. But the Filipinos developed a technology where looking for a macapuno is not anymore akin to the lottery. The Thais brought the technology to their country.

[@joelewis8770]

it's hard to find because food manufacturers scoop (pardon the pun) them up to make into processed sweets and desserts.

[@myyou7335]

yeah. I wouldn't be surprized if there's a farm that exclusively caters to them. that's why there's not much macapuno at malls ( wet markets may have them because irregular supply and illegal ones might yk make business)​@@joelewis8770

[@Aresydatch]

​@@superramenriderit's just a cultivar now

[@ChadGardenSinLA]

As a Kapampangan American I always thought that “macapuno” was a certain part of the coconut, didn’t realize it was a whole different sport. Thank you for educating me about my culture -lol😂

[@Prospektify]

Great video so far. I'm at 6:13 currently, and the taste test with raw sugar added definitely sold me. I've always enjoyed the intellectual's layman style presentation you add to every video. This is no exception. Thank you for not giving up on your journey and/or video quality.

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks so much

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

​@@WeirdExplorerJared my family says if you want to find something and don't give up eventually you gonna find it! Sometimes it's seems the universe works for us 😂 lol I'm not religious but it's weird how lucky some moments of life can be look how lucky you get Jared find it the fruit you're researching for it for years in just the doorsteps of the airport 😂! If there's god he definitely love you and he's not angry that day 😂lol anyway Jared try to find seriguela spondias purpurea and umbú spondias tuberosa and manganba hancornia speciosa and raw açaí berry 🫐 is very common now it's starting to become more common food in USA but the raw fruit form is almost impossible outside the natives range cause it's a very perisible fruit and is a very interesting fruit for you to make a long episode about it it's grows in very moist (I know English speakers hate that word bacause looks dirty 😂!) places in Amazon rainforest. And try the açaí berry Bowl 🥣 in Brazil you not regret it. Personally I don't like the açaí berry itself Taste bad for me it's taste like dirty but I only had it processed fruit Pulp in ice cream with guarana fruit and in the açaí berry Bowl! (which there's too in USA as super food and healthy protein!) açaí berry palm trees name is euterpe oloareacea

[@Prospektify]

@WeirdExplorer No, thank you. My wife and I began our own journey to to sus out and try exotic fruit, and it honestly make each vacation a ton more fun.

[@Loki123x]

I live in the Philippines and this video just reminded me that I had a jar of (homemade!)sweetened macapuno in my fridge. Guess it's time to open it. I've seen the fruit version myself, since some of my relatives own a few trees of it, but yeah, I'd imagine a lot of people here have never seen the raw fruit.

[@maxofmercury]

i'm just pulling from memory here, but iirc the macapuno sport can be bred in such a way that you could get coconut trees that can produce a combination of macapuno and regular coconuts.. or maybe even fully macapuno yields... which would explain why it's commercially available in various products despite the fruit itself being hard to find.

[@KurtWickham]

Yeah, my mom said these come off the same coconut trees - and not every coconut from those trees is macapuno -- just a high percentage; you still get regular coconuts from a macapuno strain of trees.

[@MrEmrys24]

You are right I don't remember the name of DA bureau but as I remember they were able to breed a coconut that has a high chance of producing macapuno and it is commercially available

[@triadwarfare]

​@@MrEmrys24i feel this is why macapuno is hard to find. Since they're commercially bred, i do not think the fruits are allowed to leave the facility without turning it into one of the processed product first.

[@mikeishome69]

@@triadwarfare Macapuno can't germinate. There is no trade related reason to not export it. Macapuno cannot be dried, and is only good for a few weeks, it rots quickly. This means that macapuno farms will often sell it locally to be put into products before it rots. Pretty much any export item that rots is treated this way.

[@colleenuchiyama4916]

I put macapuno strings and nata de coco in fruit salad. My family loves it.

[@demolisherman1763]

Ever since your short I’ve been waiting for this video!

[@quen_anito]

About the supposed rarity of makapuno, it actually isn't. We produce a lot of coconuts in the Philippines, so farms that produce nyog (mature coconut) for oil or coconut milk, will typically produce around 5 percent makapuno instead of nyog. This is how most makapuno in shell ends up in market. Preserved, commercial makapuno is a different story. These are mostly sourced from artisan farms, and some commercial farms who specialize in farming makapuno. These farms can produce a large amount of makapuno due to a special cultivar of coconut tree that cam produce around 80 percent makapuno.

[@siggyincr7447]

So can you tell that a coconut will be macapuno before opening it?

[@apr888]

@@siggyincr7447 I'm making a guess: the experienced folks will probably know the difference in the sound when knocking on the shell. A plain coconut full of water will probably sound hollow compared to a solid thud from a macapuno.

[@nunyabiznes33]

​@@siggyincr7447what I've seen on TV is they tap and listen to the harvested coconut to check. I guess that also makes makapuno a bit more expensive than the regular coconut, you gotta look for them in your harvested pile.

[@genshin4822]

The cultivar that produce about 80% macapuno is the sprouted macapuno itself, then to produce high yield, it should not be near normal coconut variety to prevent cross pollination.

[@siggyincr7447]

@@genshin4822 So macapuno coconuts do germinate? I thought that they might not be viable seed.

[@darthbiker2311]

I've been eating that thing since I was little. We lived in a gated community, and my late dad for some reason planted two pygmy coconuts in our front yard (which became fall hazards when the nuts matured). It was always a treat when one of the nuts turned out to be a macapuno.

[@Terraphice]

I’m not saying it, but I AM thinking it… Edit: Okay the Beavis & Butthead clip played right as I commented this and it SENT me.

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Yesss im talking to a filipina girl... i can finally describe it to her better. 😂 cmon just do it.. its only maca pono. Just swallow it!

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Im actually not. Just making a joke

[@tangerinetangerine4400]

🙄​@@Grimm-Gaming

[@En_Joshi-Godrez]

If your genetic data looks that clear and that vicious, then you need to see a doctor.

[@KerriEverlasting]

😂😂😂😂 the bearish and butthead clip broke me too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@george.co.]

Finally! I've been waiting for this one. Great video as always!

[@echtel1293]

We also have those in Indonesia, it's called Kopyor, and it's pretty popular in some places, and there are even people making imitations of it to replicate it

[@erls5206]

What do you mean by imitations? Fake macapuno out of normal coconuts?

[@echtel1293]

@erls5206 No, some make macapuno flavored products without any actual macapuno and just flavoring, some make macapuno desserts or drinks but with macapuno imitation product made of some type of jelly to try to replicate the texture. It's sort of like imitation crab, I suppose.

[@brambl3014]

Oalah. Ini to yang namanya kopyor. Kukira itu cuma jeli

[@asayasartworks]

Im Filipino American and macapuno ice cream is my favorite thing to buy from seafood city growing up!

[@Shizukanexen]

Always a good day when we get a Weird Explorer video!

[@AwesomeFish12]

I've only tried preserved coconut sport and it's always sweetened to be a dessert, which I don't like. I LOVE the natural sweetness of coconut water.

[@luzellepampola5862]

Macapuno from makapuno. Maka is a prefix we use that mean can or able to and puno which also means full. So its a coconut that can be full inside. Very rare, I've only been able to eat some if a family with macapuno trees give us some as a special treat. They say, in a bunch of maybe 5 or more, there'd be one macapuno or none at all. Very rare indeed There are ice creams flavors like vanilla with macapuno or ube with macapuno. I don't know how popular it is since where I live, it's rare as well. Ube macapuno cake is really famous though. Especially if the frosting is real sticky ube halaya.

[@ZinkleZonk]

Damn, they put the NUT in coconut.

[@justsomecheesecake]

I commented the same thing

[@mcillancadfish]

I'm 42 yrs old, born and raised in Manila Philippines, never had the real fruit, haven't seen a real macapuno ever, lol. Had it as a flavoring, ice cream, candies, etc. But never the real fruit hahahhaha

[@jieandhercats]

Same here. I’m surprised that it really exists. I only knew about macapuno in halo halo and other desserts

[@CrimsonMey]

I thought they grew in glass jars in the grocery stores🤣

[@bizee9119]

Most Filipino's never tasted it fresh because it not sold to the public. The best way to taste it is to find a someone who sells the tree. The tree is expensive and finding a seller is hard. We brought a some trees 2017 years ago. No fruit yet.

[@AnitaWati-mj4ch]

It's called kopyor in Indonesia. Due to its random and natural genetic mutation, it used to be so rare to find in the market, but now I heard that some people can cultivate it intentionally. But even so, this coconut is still expensive, because its cultivation and maintenance are difficult.

[@2204thientai]

Actually this kind of Coconut still can be sprout, in Vietnam and we call it "Dừa Sáp" with Dừa mean Coconut and Sáp mean Wax(or Cream). There are several area where they be famous for this type of Coconut, you can just copy and Google: "Dua Sap Cau Ke, Tra Vinh" , Cau Ke is the name of small town in Tra Vinh province. My family had try to grow the Mutant Coconut for years with little success, but we did some study in this and realize event thought you get the 100% mutant Coconut tree, but the soils where the tree grown are highly effect the amount of mutant Coconut you can get per tree( 5% to 80%) , sometime you can see the different by 2 groups of mutant Coconut trees grown in 2 area just few hundred feet apart. 😂. There are some research paper on this type of Coconut since French colonisation about 1930,and recently by the University of Agriculture and Forestry in the south of Vietnam. You are exactly right about the rareness of the mutant Coconut. But some farming companies in Vietnam had successful cultivate this tree in large number and made some product with the Coconut, such as Candy, Cake, ice cream,powder..etc. But the price are about double or triple at least compare to regular Coconut products.

[@gorillapermacuture]

Great info, thanks!

[@DefyArchangel]

Thanks mate

[@RedHornSSS]

very fascinating. Thanks for sharing

[@markv1974]

We actually developed the mutant breed here in the Philippines, the same way we developed the rice varieties used in thailand and vietnam.. But other countries are better at making money from it than we are. 😅😅

[@shenglongisback4688]

We have this in our island we called Koua Niu, the sprouted one Uto. Niu in most Polynesian Island languages refers to the younger coconut. The Coconut and the leaves so versatile you can even make can vinegar and alcohol 😂

[@StarScreamix]

As a Filipino Canadian today I found out Macapuno is not simply young coconut! I thought it was that my entire life but it makes sense now. The texture is very different but I always thought it was just due to some type of processing. Thanks for the info!

[@liabobia]

I love macapuno on watermelon slush! Just freeze your watermelon and blend it up and top with canned macapuno.

[@tuxidokamen]

He keeps saying Makapono... I keep losing my Admiration of him lol. And he said hello hello for halo-halo..

[@acrellama]

​@@tuxidokamen people have accents. Big deal.

[@mangotango1984]

Hi long time watcher, Just wanted to say thanks for keeping on with this labor of love that is you channel. Your the best!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Dankpuffin]

I’m here in Bangkok hunting for it. I’ve watched your show to prepare for my trip

[@syd.a.m]

In Thailand it's called maprao kathi. Good luck on your hunt.

[@syd.a.m]

This is why I'm still on Android 13. There's an update available for my device for Android 14, but I'll essentially have to start again from scratch with all my apps, etc., and I can't be assed to do that. So stay Android 13 it is.

[@mancatto_44]

I'll add a bit. The name in Thai is written as "มะพร้าวกะทิ", just in case you want to write it on paper to show to the sellers when scouting the market.

[@delisyus]

As a Filipino, I’d never think this is rare because it was often served in fiestas while I was growing up. We always had them in the province too, my elders always making it from home. But yeah, probably not everyone would have eaten some off the shell. But this made me realize I haven’t eaten any lately… and I actually haven’t tried any of the jarred (commercial) ones.

[@JTMusicbox]

Never knew these existed. Now I want one!

[@jannetteberends8730]

Yes, same here.

[@Faustobellissimo]

I assure you, it's not worthy, it's very bland and sticky, you can't eat more than a few spoonfuls.

[@JTMusicbox]

@@Faustobellissimo but with sugar added like in the video?

[@Faustobellissimo]

@@JTMusicbox everything is good with sugar...

[@SuperXzm]

@@Faustobellissimo well good enough for me lol

[@-beee-]

This looks SO COOL! I love young coconut, and I feel like the jelly experience would be even more fun.

[@ysag.1227]

Coconut. Extra nut. Sorry. I've been following you for 3 years and im ashamed to say this is my first comment.

[@SuperXzm]

Really puts "nut" in a coconut

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

I didn’t see this one cumming

[@WeirdExplorer]

🤣

[@stemdeckesupreme164]

3:08

[@danielmurphree5846]

I love the soundtrack choice for your back in NYC epilogue. It was bold yet appropriate! I love your deadpan delivery, makes me laugh

[@gaefrogge5806]

That’s not a coconut, that’s a bustanut

[@nhatminho7661]

In Vietnam, we also have this kind of coconut as well. Tra Vinh is a specific area in Southern Vietnam so famous for producing this variant that we include its name when we refer to macapuno. The trees that can produce this fruit don't produce macapuno consistently, it's kind of hit and miss. I have seen some coconut farmers sell them on ecommerce platforms, trimming part of the peel and packing them in boxes. The price is about 6 or 7 usd per fruit shipping fee included. I have never tasted it, but one seller said it is best enjoyed with shaved ice, condensed milk and crushed toasted peanut. The jelly and coconut flesh is blander but creamier compared to normal coconut, so one person alone cannot finish a whole macapuno in one sitting.

[@kdonsky6]

The first thing you find the minute you landed? You are on the golden path Jared!

[@Anamisora1003]

That is quite common here in Pampanga San Fernando, mostly used to make coconut milk strained to make candy, curry, or ginataang (milk base) recipes

[@alienbeanboy]

would recommend spreading the macapuno strings on to the warm piece of pandesal or toast, tasty stuff 👌

[@i6eta325]

I’m Filipino and all this time I thought macapuno was just young coconut. Learn something new everyday. Thank you

[@DeathMetalDerf]

I have been waiting for this since I first saw your short video on this!!!!🥰 I'm supposed to be getting to the Philippines with my brother's wife and their family next year, and the very moment I get there I'm on the hunt for these guys!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

It took me a while to get around to it, but hopefully it was worth the wait 😉

[@Liz-sc3np]

@@WeirdExplorerwhat street was the farmer’s market located?

[@OGWimoTapia]

It might be that I’m really selective. But I’ve been seeing this coconut in every reel and video. Never cared about it. You made a video and i’m here intrigued now because you have the full dedication for these fruits.

[@ColtonBrummell]

Great work! I have been living in Thailand and love the Mangosteen fruit! I used to sell XANGO juice in the company back in USA. Will keep an eye open for this exotic treat

[@syd.a.m]

Macapuno is called maprao kathi in Thai, if that would help in your search.

[@bons244]

I am from the Philippines but never had this in raw form lol only in desserts of all kinds; like candies, pastries, icecream.. this is so good as a filling in a moist cake!

[@AlbertLloydy]

Macapono seedlings are actually very expensive and hard to find.

[@justlars6637]

Cheers from Manila. Haven't watched your channel in a long time. Happy that I received this recommendation. I remember your foam coconut video and found some e here as well. That's by far my favorite version of coconut.

[@keptleroymg6877]

That is awesome. I hate hard coconut meat but I love young soft meat. But it’s hard to get young coconuts where I love. I’m curious how that compares to young coconut

[@JacobthePoshPotato]

If you check out the wikipedia page on Macapuno, you will see that a technique to artificially propagate macapuno was developed all the way back in the 60s and has been improved upon ever since. They are only as rare as the will to grow them is.

[@tridi888]

We call it kopyor in indonesia, we have it cultivated farm kopyor tree but it still rare at market, most of them for industry

[@Tinil0]

No, Macapuno and Kopyor are not the same thing. Both are coconut sports, but their endosperm is completely different. Kopyor has a "brittle solid endosperm".

[@wilynbalisbis4125]

Brings back my childhood memories, my uncle has a macapuno and twice a year we used to have it during havest season back in Ph.

[@sdfkjgh]

4:19 Ok, why _don't_ we have soft cookies with pudding on top?! That sounds awesome!

[@kuyapags3280]

I'm a +50 something Filipino and I have never seen a macapuno fruit in my entire life. I have eaten macapuno ice cream, candy and halo-halo with macapuno though. Thanks for this vid. It's my FIRST time to see a macapuno fruit. 😂

[@nguyenloi6605]

You can find this one in Vietnam more easily I think, its quite popular recently, its call "Dừa sáp" - Wax Coconut

[@Jongbriz-u5h]

Its not rare in phils as the guy said.

[@agussusanto4453]

In Indonesia, we also have mutant coconuts. But the texture and appearance are very different from macapuno. We call it kopyor, with a crumbly, slightly oily texture and very little water. The taste more like coconut milk and the sweet taste same as young coconut. The price is also more expensive than regular coconut. This is the first time I've seen macapuno, it's very interesting.

[@johnharder5618]

Interesting I had never heard of it before

[@asianph]

Whenever we visited our grandma, we went to a nearby river and we tried to find a coconut with macapuno. We used to put a little bit of sugar and either powered milk or carabao milk and it tastes much better.

[@zaddyzeeseburgnutz]

I love coconut. I would drink the water religiously if it weren't $5 a jug nowadays.

[@JavenarchX]

Well you were so lucky . This coconut is definitely on my food bucket list

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Growing up in Florida I would find various seeds washed up on shore. A kind that I would find would be something that looks like a coconut de-husked about 2"-3" in diameter. My brother and I would try to break them open but they were so hard that it would rarely happen. However on one occasion when we did manage to open one it had apparently gone bad (smelled like sour milk) but the inside was gooey like the sport coconut you showed in the video. I don't know if it was a malformed coconut or a sport of a close coconut relative, but I had assumed that's just how they rotted for the longest time. Thanks for solving a childhood mystery for me!

[@2204thientai]

I and my wife found some of this Coconut when we travel to Florida for fishing. Even found the tree on an island in the Key. But unfortunately, the only Mutant Coconut tree that we found was dead due to the hurricane. Some Vietnamese farms in Florida had this mutants Coconut. One of the farm name : La Vang Orchard, locate near St James City, Florida. But it is special Coconut and rarely available, you better call them before visit, they also have sugar cane water which you must try.

[@stanley052380]

Macapuno jam is one of my fave. I love it in warm bun such a nostalgia

[@renorzeta]

is that Macapono ice cream is really macapono ? 😅 i bet they used normal coconuts tho even in Thailand finding this thing still quite a challenge. it more like a local pre-order things.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I was skeptical about it, but it does say it in the ingredients

[@syd.a.m]

It really is macapuno. The fruit is relatively rare to find by itself sold as is in markets, but the reason why there are so many products with macapuno is that the fruit itself isn't actually that rare. Regular coconut farms may produce something like 5% macapuno, but there are dedicated farms that produce 80% macapuno from their trees. But as you can imagine, most of these farms sell their products to commercial producers for use as ingredients, so not a lot of the fruit goes directly to market as is.

[@mrrd4444]

I had no idea macapuno was so rare given how common the flavor is in the PH!

[@oatmeal3013]

i am proud that i am past the point in my life so that my first thought was nothing particularly bad seeing the coconut until it was brought up.

[@childofcascadia]

Youre never too old to have the sense of humor of a 13 year old boy The only difference is adults can hide it better when they need to. Theres nothing wrong with seeing something that could be suggestive and snickering slightly to yourself. To pretend like you grow out of it means you arent really as old as you think you are. -an old.

[@Kallastar.]

All i though was that it looked like shampoo lol

[@greenham102]

ur videos inspire me every day to go out and try every fruit i can!! thanks for being you

[@acidblue8111]

They're not that rare, it is not common but you can get it in most markets during the 4th quarter of the year

[@Goodmanperson55]

I remember reading once that macapuno actually became commercially viable because they were able to force the germination of the macapuno itself.

[@Nako3]

Just the way it looks makes me not want to try it.

[@angelopacana7912]

It's really weird that there are a lot of macapuno delicacies, candy, desserts, and ice cream around the PH but few of the fresh macapuno coconut. Even being rare to find, it's not that much pricey. Also, you forgot to try the best iteration of a macapuno product: the macapuno balls candy! You will not find it much on supermarkets but mostly on stores that also sells "kakanin" or other Filipino delicacies like suman, ube halaya, and biko.

[@KurtWickham]

The name macapuno means "very full" with maca being the intensifier "very" and puno meaning "full"

[@WeirdExplorer]

I didn't know and now I do. thank you 🌈

[@KurtWickham]

@WeirdExplorer Well, that's how most people would translate it - the word maka can also mean "maybe" - so the alternative translation can also mean "maybe full" - considering how the macapuno strain can also throw off regular type coconuts - maybe this is a better translation...?

[@alfredxsiv]

I live in the philippines and i have not tried nor seen in person the raw fruit by itself. It is indeed a bit rare so you either have to go out your way to find it or as the video suggest... get lucky 🤣

[@purdoy25]

Yes you are right about it not being common. Maybe it's by region because I've never seen fresh macapuno or even heard of it being sold in our province...

[@KevinFeeley_KHF]

Curious if you're planning on having a digital release of your nutmeg film. I'm very interested in seeing it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

yes 👍 it will be going live on KZbin the same day.

[@KevinFeeley_KHF]

@@WeirdExplorer AWESOME! I really look forward to watching it. The history of nutmeg is fascinating and so key to where we find ourselves today as a culture. Keep up the excellent content. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@joshlebda6728]

As someone who hates the flavour of coconut, i find the macapono sport tastes so good

[@Faustobellissimo]

There's another kind of sport coconut from Bali, it's called Kopyor. Have you ever tried it? It's way better than the Macapuno.

[@natedigger5678]

sporting coconut full of gatorade

[@ssatva]

@@natedigger5678 Sports sport?

[@WeirdExplorer]

I haven't seen them in Bali. I've since seen them in Vietnam though

[@oxoelfoxo]

Kopyor versus macapuno coconuts: are these two edible mutants of Southeast Asia the same? Published: 28 September 2021 Volume 254, article number 86, (2021) Planta Adhityo Wicaksono, Reza Raihandhany & Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva Two coconut mutants are widely recognized in Southeast Asia, namely kopyor and macapuno, specifically in Indonesia and Philippines, respectively. Kopyor coconut is known for its brittle solid endosperm while macapuno coconut is known for its gelatinous solid endosperm. Both mutant types have many other synonyms in other countries. Over many decades, the biology of macapuno coconut, including endosperm anatomy, histology, cytology, physiology, and genetics have been described, while kopyor coconut is still understudied. However, some literature and websites erroneously describe kopyor as macapuno coconut, or consider them interchangeably, which is an unintentional consequence of insufficient scientific research on these coconut mutants.

[@tegarz]

Indonesian: kelapa kopyor. Add with a few raspberry syrup, taste amazing

[@philipplouden5892]

I grew up loving Macapuno. Years ago, when Zico coconut water was new and they were promoting it at an event in NYC, I tried explaining Macapuno to a rep from Zico and he pretty much thought I was crazy. 😅

[@ca8547]

Whoa, glad you've tried Macapuno as is and with sugar. What makes it's mutation is so unique is because not all coconuts it can grow from may produce Macapuno because I believe the .15% chance of still getting a Macapuno from it's varierty rare. It used to be my fave when I was a kid cuz of it's custardy plus the water is turned into this syrup with a very lightly hints of sweetness.

[@kiminielee28]

MACAPUNO IS USED FOR DESERT BECAUSE OF ITS MEATY BOUNCY TEXTURE WHILE THE NORMAL COCONUT IS USED FOR COCONUT MILK AND COCONUT OIL... They all used in differently

[@essie23la]

oh! Thanks to your explanation of a sport, I finally understand what berry I ate last summer: a white currant! I live in its native range and saw it growing in a nearby woods in early spring, recognised the plant from when I worked for a berry grower a few years ago, confirmed with plant ID app and google; it was definitely a red currant plant, yet come july, the berries were white! I tried one and it tasted ripe, so I was so confused. But your example of white currants... yep that was it 100%

[@fiendlybrds]

I now HAVE to find this!

[@LR-en2bq]

I used to eat them all the time growing up in the '70's in our hood in Manila and it's a very special kind of coconut. I remember it as being so good.

[@luckdemon3415]

love your channel, been here for years!! ignore my profile picture, i made it when i was 15 lol

[@Astroponicist]

Dude You never disappoint, Thank you for another weird & wonderful exploration of the weirder side of food.

[@thalesvondasos]

5:14 Do I even have to say anything?

[@nikmarkal8972]

*Khmm khmm* i'll shower you with coconut cream pies ©

[@angelocadena7094]

watched 1st 3 secs, recognized the place. this is a few mins from my house. this is in Aani weekend market, ARCA (formerly FTI), Taguig.

[@ZwrP]

its "macapuno" that spelling right at the start of the video when you were showing stuff made out of it lol.

[@doodzabrazado4612]

Hey! Welcome to the Philippines! Macapuno is common here. A trivia from the other guy is basically what im going to say

[@jonsey3645]

LOVED the nutmeg episode! You sure showed your research skills and taught me lots. Same with the leprosy show, wow. I have been watching you for a few years and really enjoy your presentation. One request, could you introduce us to your wife?