World's Most Expensive Mango - Egg of the Sun Review - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 167

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[@WeirdExplorer]

If you enjoyed this episode, check out this feature length documentary I made on the Coco de Mer. Its the most interesting fruit I have ever found! kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLMlKZ_eb6gnbc

[@commenter7893]

Why don’t you try crowdfund to try the $20,000 cantaloupe?

[@marilynlawson8216]

Personally, I would spend about US$2:00 on a really big delicious mango! Am from Jamaica, the island.

[@redpilled4781]

I'm no fruit is worth $20,000 not even if it's the last one on the planet- geez you guys like getting ripped off?

[@sureitsdanny]

How much would you pay to make every variety of fruit you try this quality?

[@AbdallaSafwat]

Have you tasted Oweis Mangoes in Egypt? I bet you will love it more than this one and 1Kilo is about $2 due to the exchange rate.

[@rayl7225]

I once spent $5 on a bottle of water at a hotel. I had to convince myself it was the best water in the world.

[@grash4435]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theblandcharlie822]

you know, there's hints of both two hydrogen and... * sip *... one oxygen

[@n34x57]

@@theblandcharlie822 and is that *sip* amonia

[@CarlosGonzalez-vu1ew]

But did you stay in a Best Western...

[@InSammity]

I cant tell whats worst the fact that you didnt just go to the nearest store or the fact that you spent $5 on a bottle of water

[@Verlisify]

My Dad had a crazy crossbreed mango tree in Miami. He got the tree from some old fruit grower and it was the culmination of his life cultivating Tropical fruit. Its serious business and seriously delicious

[@Ana-ko9px]

Cool wish I could try. The mangos in TX aren't always amazing.

[@DasOhneEnde]

seriously stupid...

[@Verlisify]

@@DasOhneEnde Maybe if you had a real mango at some time in your life you wouldn't be such a bitter thing

[@danariola9169]

Would you happen to know the variety’s name? Or maybe the varieties used for the hybrid?

[@Verlisify]

@@danariola9169 unfortunately no.

[@andrewredican1413]

I pick up mangos that fall from the neighbor's tree into our backyard. Very tasty, and free.

[@WeirdExplorer]

lucky

[@HarryPotter-ed8dh]

Do ur neighbors allow you to do that?

[@originalman6599]

its his yard my dude, he can do whatever he wants with it

[@dudeineedaname4005]

@@originalman6599 your the kinda dude who would call the cops on a kid for having a lemonade stand.

[@toffee4176]

True. Same goes for me 😂😂

[@nono-fg5iq]

I'm glad to hear that an American (really a non-Japanese in-general) says that although the price for a high-end gift fruit is very expensive indeed - you can see how people will see value in this, even if you only value it as 25% of it's sticker price personally. Americans treat this gift fruit thing as a very bizarre thing but if you take a second to think about it, in the US there's a relatively similar thing being done with flowers and diamonds. Flowers are a bit more globally recognized as valuable and paying top-dollar for high quality flowers is a common occurrence in weddings, birthdays, etc. But for many non-Americans paying two complete monthly salaries on a rock is absolutely crazy. Yet they fail to compare the cultural significance of diamonds in their culture to the cultural significance of gift giving (especially for fruit, since in Japan people also gift different things and some might seem more understandable - such as gift chocolate or gift booze). Also, these "tiers" of quality produce don't exist outside Japan because it's economically unsustainable to do so. I mean, there is a certain kind of "produce lottery" when choosing individual fruits off a pile and a customer might get a very good value or pick very bitter or starchy fruits which the quality tiers in Japan mitigate this lottery aspect a little-bit, especially when choosing to buy top-quality produce, one can be sure they'll get top-quality. This cultural appreciation of fruit in Japan has it's pros and it's cons - A big pro is that the quality of produce in Japan in WAY higher (not just the over 50USD per individual fruit, also the 20-25USD per fruit is such a high quality it's hard to find such quality and care for an individual fruit outside Japan. Meanwhile, a big con is that fruits are very expensive in japan in-general and most shops won't charge per weight but will charge per fruit (mostly) and it's a very wasteful thing since unlike the produce section in the US, in Japan the fruits are packaged individually (sometimes a package contains more than a single fruit) and sold as such. Another con is that a lot of produce made in Japan doesn't make it to store-shelves because it's "too ugly" (not just talking about the gift fruit, mostly talking about grocery store produce section tier) and perfectly good produce with the smallest brown-spot/blemish or the smallest deviation in shape gets thrown out even before it gets outside the field which is very wasteful and contributes even more to how expensive fruit can get in Japan. Not only the gift fruit has to pass very strict quality-checks, regular everyday fruit needs to pass rigorous tests (much stricter than anywhere else and not for health and safety reasons - it's 100% aesthetics) and if it doesn't pass (while being safe and probably very tasty to eat) it's left in the field to rot on the ground. Maybe if Japan will adopt the "ugly fruit markets" that exist in France, Netherlands and maybe elsewhere it wouldn't be as big as a problem it is today and I can promise that if Japan will have this "ugly fruit" stands that sell perfectly good produce that only LOOKS less appealing than produce in a grocery store (or even a gift shop) in bargain prices - The "ugly fruit" being sold there would qualify as beautiful elsewhere. I'm rambling about - sorry for anyone who read this.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Very good insight on it. In the case of this mango it did indeed taste superior thanks to the care that went into it, but I have had some fruit such as the white strawberry, that was utterly flavorless and sold purely for aesthetics. Being brown and spotted is often an indicator of a fruit being at its optimum ripeness, its sad when those fruits are trashed in favor of inferior fruits that only look better. That happens in the US to a degree as well but in Japan that seems to be even more strict.

[@wildercerrate7295]

Jesus I wish someone would buy me a 80 dollar mango for my bday

[@Nonexistent_creature]

@@wildercerrate7295 RIGHT

[@Ephemeral_Style985]

I’m a year late for reading this and while I do agree that diamonds for example are ridiculously overpriced and dumb to purchase they at least last and stay the same for hundreds of years while a highly over priced fruit would only be at its peak for a few days to a week tops before rotting away into nothingness. Reminds me of what’s probably the beginning of this tradition in the 17 and 1800’s being when the pineapple was the most expensive fruit in the world, and high society would only really use them as table centerpiece decorations for guests to see not even to eat. (Fun fact, when the pineapple was removed from the table it meant you were no longer welcome there as a guest)

[@innerecho9468]

Bro I’m not reading that!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Dang, now all I can think about is MANGOS.

[@motivationthruhistory]

I know right. Like I can taste the mango now. Dang it🙋‍♀️

[@Abznth]

bad praise the Lord Jesus Christ

[@poor_youtuber1390]

@FroZen SH4Y YT both is right, you smartass 😂

[@AwakeAndGrateful]

So happy we’re coming into mango season in Australia! 😄

[@yeetmaster1607]

It’s currently 4am and I have fallen down the youtube rabbit hole

[@BIGT-tg4gu]

yeet master You call this falling down the rabbit hole . You must have a sheltered life

[@yeetmaster1607]

lol

[@alexandraflores5837]

Lmao same

[@Marilyns888]

Me too. I started with Tyler at Secureteam

[@PystlPete]

Same here

[@fjellboi2391]

I will now eat my 1$ mango i picked up at my local food store...

[@WeirdExplorer]

Paul Anton haha

[@asmartbajan]

I don't pay for mine, because I have a tree. (Unfortunately, it hasn't borne anything this year as yet.)

[@heydaddy2471]

1dollar is too much for 1 mango for me

[@YoungFree213]

its kinda hard to grow a mango tree up here in the northern weather xD

[@jennifermesa2065]

I steal my mangoes from my neighbor's tree

[@MistyMightBeManicShaklefor7416]

Best mango I ever had...at the Honolulu Zoo standing in one of their painted smoking sections, I hear a loud thud behind me. I turn around and a gorgeous ripe mango the size of a football had fallen from the tree. I immediately picked it up and ripped the skin back & savored the sweet tropical deliciousness nature had gifted me. We had mango juice everywhere. It was outstanding. We ate half of it & left the rest for the 15 or so beautifully plumed hungry birds that had gathered to watch. Wonderful memories💗🌴

[@wildercerrate7295]

That sounds like the most natural experience void of all the problems the human experience brings. Just a animal eating a tasty fruit n giving it to another animal.

[@moonjelly454]

It probably didnt even happen.

[@oofbrpp4960]

And then the birds clapped

[@squadteam2309]

I am sure a mango isnt the size of a football

[@gandalfthegayasinhappynothomo]

@@squadteam2309 I live in Trinidad and i can guarantee ur wrong

[@johnjohnsonson1186]

If you’re standin in front of two mangos in japan, and one is $75 and one is $100, you gotta go for that $100 man, cause if you don’t you’ll never know, and that $25 will haunt you for the rest of your life

[@WeirdExplorer]

It keeps me up at night.. the mango that got away...

[@johnjohnsonson1186]

Haha! I did say that with mostly humor in mind (but really, you gotta go back man... lmao). Great vid man!

[@Exiria]

You should better go for both. Then you will know

[@agentbarron9768]

Haha yeah the 100 mango was definitely 25% better which is a world of difference the viewers will never experience.

[@underdawg47]

When I was in Honduras in the late 1980s while serving in the US army, I acquired a large orange mango from one of the native children. I kept it hidden in a backpack. It had the strongest most amazing smell that filled our campsite. As people passed by my tent they would comment about the delicious smell surrounding my tent. One night my sergeant came to me and demanded that I share the fruit with everyone. It was seriously the best mango i every had in my life. Sweet creamy and just as wonderful as it's smell.

[@WeirdExplorer]

What a nice memory. Funny how the mango was driving everybody crazy haha

[@donolinger6904]

Weird Explorer - Mangos are supposed to be psychoactive when fully ripened on the tree.

[@user-np2ui1yu9r]

Thats a great memory and thank you for your service!

[@t-.-t.]

Wow! I loved reading your comment

[@MilahMeia]

Honduras is beautiful place and lovely memory. Thanks for your service.

[@jasongomez5344]

My mouth is literally salivating while I watch you eat that mango.

[@JimmyB2772]

Right? Now I gotta get mango

[@ZiadIsEpic]

P

[@Danchamp07]

Title: World's Most Expensive Mango - proceeds to buy 2nd most expensive one in the shop

[@WeirdExplorer]

Its the most expensive variety is what I mean. The actual worlds most expensive mango was bought by some Japanese company for thousands of dollars and who knows if they even ate it. Its more of a status thing to buy than anything else.

[@Danchamp07]

You are on point with replies.

[@kmccurtis19]

🤣

[@michealwhite8071]

I'm not paying that much for fruit even if I was a billionaire

[@dra6o0n]

@@WeirdExplorer A cultivator would buy one just to grow a tree out of it in a greenhouse then produce more mango to sell or own... Or... A cheaper way to get one is to know who buys it and stalk when they throw away the fruit, so you grab the husk in the garbage and re-grow the tree.

[@shmevanriceballz2857]

Dislikes are from people who say he is overreacting WHICH HE ISN’T. This guy reviews so much fruit from everywhere around the world. He knows what he is talking about

[@basementboy1910]

the dislikes are from people that saw that he infact didnt get the "worlds expensivest mango"

[@timothyoswaldtei3047]

Weird Explorer would never steer us wrong. He is an angel.

[@deangoldenstar7997]

Who would even call it overreacting? I could understand if he was screaming omg 😱 or some shit, but he's very reserved in his reactions.

[@deltabeta5527]

What dislikes? I don't see any.

[@kevinzheng2898]

Had a small amount of it on a cake shit is no joke on how good it is.

[@takumiyamamiya8877]

I'm physically cringing at all those people going 'you got ripped off!' and `-insert nation here- mangoes are better and much cheaper!' Like, this is clearly not meant to be an 'eating mango'; the box it came in speaks that clearly enough. It's a status symbol, a gift meant to flatter. Almost like diamonds and sapphires fine wine and what not. And as a status symbol, it's pretty amazing; who wouldn't be flattered to get one of these? It's so... perfect.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Exactly. Thinking of it like a fine wine and the like definitely puts it in perspective.

[@d.w.stratton4078]

I would be grossed out to receive something like this. I have always thought the rigid tit-for-tat practice of funeral money, birthday money, etc. was appalling and just about as transactional as anything the West's worst Capitalists manage to scourge us with. If someone gave me this, I would tell them to take a week off, see their children, work remotely so they don't kill themselves in a two hour commute into the city or living at work 5 days a week. Karoshi is a *problem*.

[@takumiyamamiya8877]

@@d.w.stratton4078 That's your opinion and I'll have to respect that, but not only do other cultures have their own expressions of opulence, you're also conflating two different elements of japanese society. Karoshi is one thing, gift culture is another. And many cultures have their variations of gift culture. My own even has that 'funeral money / birthday money' thing you pointed out; it seems to be an Asian thing. Or at least a sinosphere thing. And regardless of your thoughts, at least when it comes to my own culture as we have those exact same things you pointed out, we don't see birthday money, new year's money, or funeral money as transactional. My grandfather died two months ago, and we received funeral money from guests, and neither us nor our guests thought it transactional and the money helped fund his burial. And of course, birthday money and new year's money (given in little red envelopes) are seen as a 'you buy what you want instead of us buying things for you' kind of deal. To bring the point to Karoshi, it is indeed a horrible thing. Thankfully awareness towards the ills of such culture seems to be at the very least acknowledged; my favourite japanese-based game-dev forces his employees to take breaks to counteract Karoshi. However, the act of giving something to one's betters in hopes of impressing them is not Karoshi, and nether is the act of growing something for the purpose of it being given to one's betters. The act of giving something excessive to one's betters, as well as the prerequisite cultivation or creation of something that one may give to one's betters is not exclusive to Japan. And while they might be taking it to an extreme with examples such as the above, they are not alone in such either. Westerners brew ridiculously expensive fine wines, or farm rare fishes for their extremely expensive roe. Native Americans would destroy as many of their most expensive belongings in potlucks. One could argue that growing and burning incense in altars, as well as the ancient mesoamerican flower wars is the same phenomenon, where here the 'betters' are nonexistent yet nonetheless important supernatural beings. As for gifts of this sort, it would be hurtful if you were to not show your appreciation to someone who has gone through the effort of acquiring one of these for you to enjoy. Furthermore, were you to go a step further and express any sort of displeasure, disgust, or otherwise reprimand the gift-giver, it would be incredibly rude and offensive. If someone gives you a gift, accept it. If you dislike it, show your appreciation and dispose of it when you are certain they cannot see you disposing of it. Such is the Asian way, unless it's not offensive for you to turn away gifts there in the West?

[@redpilled4781]

If anyone have me one to impress me, I eat it & tell them sorry I'm not impressed with people wasting money. If it was something that could go up in value that's different.

[@redpilled4781]

Spell correct mistakes, I'm sick of correcting it.

[@angelgames3507]

You're actually not paying for the taste of the mango, more of, the effort and care placed on growing it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah... I think there is something about the care, something also about the taste and the packaging. But most of it I think is the meaning behind spending so much money for "the best" of something for a gift.

[@ignemuton5500]

a bit late but something must be noted that if you are only paying for the labour without extra results, why? this line of thought implies that i could find a mango that tastes the same but has less effort put into it for cheaper.

[@johnr797]

@@ignemuton5500 that's a bad example because the price on these mangos are hugely inflated even with added labour. It's a luxury tax. But otherwise I think you're right.

[@retosius7962]

@@ignemuton5500 you have to remember, it's Japan. most of the cost is basically to say that you got an expensive present

[@infamousdrunk]

i wouldnt pay 80$ for someone to read my mango bed time stories and give it sippie cups with whole milk.

[@kmccurtis19]

I don’t like the fact that that mango looks perfect

[@mindflowers1792]

More like they have to. In order to make $80 on a Mango it better be perfect. Except its not perfect, its an illusion... Its made that way, and that's against nature. Nature that is not touched by man creates perfection on its own, it doesnt need the help, and the fruits from that kind of tree may not look perfect but when you eat it, it's a taste you cannot compare to anything bought from a market

[@mindflowers1792]

@@michealwhite8071 Bugs are nature's police force...they see plants unhealthy or stressed they want to destroy it...it becomes eliminated so the strongest survive...

[@mindflowers1792]

Try just adding a covering to the soil, 4 to 12 inch layers of mulching all around... Give it a year or 2 depending on how much rain you get where you live while still fertilizing and watering but only fert with organics, after that time you.May then pull back mulch to find beautiful soil and worms, plant your seeds and let nature do the rest

[@elderlyoogway]

Mind Flowers funny because most fruits, originally without man intervention, were small and not sweet at all. But with the invention of agriculture, we picked only the best fruits to plant, producing over the years the version of fruits you know today. Just look at prehistoric corn or banana and you’ll see. The supposedly perfection is actually man made.

[@mindflowers1792]

@@elderlyoogway Sure I know this, but hence the word "most". You are correct, but it's also shown that nature can take care of itself, the reason the bugs eat away stressed unhealthy plants is to wipe out anything but the best. Not every seed is a good one in nature, but the good ones are the ones that made it 100 of years (trees ofc). It's cool what people did, even in the B.C dates, they were domesticating plants

[@thecollector5887]

The Japanese do take pride in their work and effort, and this mango is pure hard work and intentional skill put in to one fruit. Maybe not $80 but what is the dollar value for human effort?

[@PhoebeCamui]

Depends where you look in Japan. Animators work themselves to death and barely get paid a thing.

[@viotio7358]

Admiral Nyxes life choices. That’s because a lot of them choose that work for passion, and there are literally people that would work for free for a famous production house (mostly outsiders from other nations). And also because animators market is near saturation, with all those outsiders...

[@viotio7358]

I wonder what would happen if japan opened its borders lol.

[@wisono7857]

@@PhoebeCamui "mangoes was a mistake" -Miyazaki

[@Kamamura2]

@@viotio7358 Well, in 1868, they got their borders open forcefully by American warships. What happened then is history.

[@CavemanSynthesizer]

*Spends $80 on a mango* "I would absolutely not spend $80 on a mango."

[@sanseiryu]

The farm doesn't sell them for $80. The store, in the city, with employees, with rent, with overhead, with gift wrapping, with high spoilage, since fruit doesn't last long on display, sells the fruit for $80 dollars. The fruit is hand grown in green houses, bred for it's texture and sweetness (15 times sweeter than standard mango), no fibrous strings, protected in bags, then soft nets until they naturally fall off the branch, insect and blemish free, individually selected from the crop, uniform in size shape and color, beautiful in appearance, then packed into custom presentation boxes, only shipped to the store at the height of it's sweetness before it gets overripe. When I buy mangos from the supermarket, it is always hit or miss. Either I cut them open and find them full of fiber strings, or tasteless and other times nearly perfect flesh. But when a mango only costs 99cents each compared to $80 I guess I can't complain too much.

[@sanseiryu]

Yes? It is stated in the video that it is an Irwin that came from Florida. Bred in Florida but grown in Japan. Two different things. I explained why it is a higher quality fruit. The video explains why it is a higher quality fruit.

[@elviacorona9042]

Homestead Florida mangos #1 in the USA....only $1.00 each.

[@MartialBachoffner]

In my humble opinion, those mangoes are the perfect representation of the Japanese state of mind. Find perfection in everything you do.

[@cryptomon86]

Idk man kroger got some fire dollar mango.

[@Marewig]

Your words make me wonder, though. If someone took the effort to go all the way to the farm to buy some, how much would they charge? Especially if you're not finicky about getting a fruit with an unblemished and perfect skin, or one that's a bit lopsided in shape that might not even make the cut to be sold at the high-class fruit store.. After all a perfectly even shape and perfect skin, scarcely affect the flavour (if at all). You just need to find one that's healthy and evenly ripe.

[@erin9868]

The pinky up is the best part. Super expensive mango? Eat it like a proper gentleman!

[@tokayamamoto4578]

lol!

[@lordeverybody872]

Unpacking

[@thuffman44]

I'm in SW Florida... send me the pit and let me grow it for you, LOL... great video. Love your channel

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks Tim!

[@morafarms]

It's an Irwin Mango, commonly found in Florida already. What makes that fruit special is how they grew and harvested it.

[@AllGoodLongchenRabjam108]

I'm in SE FLA!

[@Ryan-re1rs]

Mora. No, not that simple. Yes special care was given to the fruit, but Those trees were selected for their traits, then year after year only the best seeds were kept to produce the best product.. just because you say it's the same type of tree doesn't really mean it's the same quality... selective breeding in a way.

[@xethal5665]

Mango usually isn't true to seed. That's why people graft them: to ensure you get the same variety you are expecting. Eating an amazing mango then growing out the seed is of course fun, but can be disappointing after waiting 8 years for fruit to find it being completely different than what you were expecting.

[@jenniferhakamata9591]

And now Japan is cultivating the most expensive banana that u can literally eat all including the skin.

[@supersmilyface1]

I've heard of bananas that are blue before they're ripe and now this. I wonder how much banana knowledge I'm missing out on.

[@lie-rose]

I would buy that

[@grash4435]

That's bad , what about to slide on banana skin......???? We will miss 🤣

[@jamesroseii]

"Would I spend $80 on this mango?" "No." Spends $80 on a mango. Lol! Damn, that looks good!

[@WeirdExplorer]

haha well almost. I said "is it worth $80?"

[@lisoskdkodod]

Jared Rydelek I have a question for you?! Where did you buy your yellow pitayas ( dragon fruit, well of course you know 😂😀👍🏻) and your achachas?? I've been looking everywhere on the internet and in shops. I found normal and red dragonfruit but never yellow so where did you get yours? I know achachas are sold in Australia but where did you get yours? Sorry for long question but thank for reading this! Love ur vids! Bye

[@WeirdExplorer]

Lukas Loehrl Ll Where are you located? very tricky to get these fruits outside areas that they grow them because of import regulations. I found both in West Malaysia

[@flowerpower111]

so you dont have to!

[@rockets4kids]

I bet he made at least $80 on this video, so...

[@Nullzeros]

Weirdly I think if I had the money and lived there I would probably buy this fruit. Whenever I get fresh produce I always try to find the best ones, probably in part because that’s what my family has always done, so the idea of someone hand caring fruit like this to get the best ones sounds great to me.

[@motivationthruhistory]

I have always been very picky. Organic or non gmo but mostly organic. It must not have scratches or blemishes and if a stem fruit must be closed on both ends. Must be naturally ripened on the tree or vine or bush. Must have great color and be inviting. Must be the exact ripeness etc.. I could go on but you get the idea. I do not buy fruit that often because of this reason. Plus I live way in the middle of nowhere. But I enjoy fruit when I can find it at the right price and the right quality.👍👍👍👍👍

[@spanishDoll1]

Same, I like nice things. I work hard enough

[@davidgeorge6713]

I work as a cook in a hotel, and I see about 100 mangos a day. Have never seen one this uniformly good.

[@phaniefernandez846]

With 80$ you can eat 800 same mangos in indonesia

[@slimpickens9135]

Phanie Fernandez you know prop want to feel special!!! If you present a $590 mango some idiot will offer up the money just because it’s expensive

[@agungms26]

Not at all, you can buy different mango allot

[@DanielTheCooliest]

Eating 800 1$ mangos would certainly make for an interesting video.

[@theepicpeguin]

Vince // oh shit you is right.

[@perryallaga7148]

Auzzie G yes it could be 1US cent. and it's the same here in the philippines, actually it could cost 2-3 mangoes per 1US cent when it's in season here in the phil.

[@mytropicalbackyard5696]

Save the seed! Plant it and try to grow a mango tree, even if you don't get fruit off of it mango trees are great container plants :)

[@australiacrazy8882]

He can't take seeds back.

[@morafarms]

It's an Irwin mango though - If he really wanted, he could purchase one even in the US. That cultivar is actually pretty common in nurseries.

[@urwow9]

ambidextrousfapper well even if he were to plant the pit the fruit wouldn't naturally come out the same. They reason they are how they are is due to the labor.

[@AllTheCloudsArePink]

Lol

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@australiacrazy8882Why

[@donolinger6904]

- This comment has nothing to do with mangos. When I was a young man my dad grew two varieties of tomatoes called Stucky's (Stuckies' ?) Delights. One was red the other was yellow. I didn't like yellow tomatoes but these were different. The yellows were just as good as the reds. These tomatoes were as sweet as the sweetest navel oranges I had ever eaten. Tomato haters became tomato lovers when they tried either color. My dad sold them for 15 cents a pound. Some tomatoes were close to the world record in weight. The heaviest were 3 and a half pounds and they almost covered a full size plate. The world record was at that time about 3 and 3 quarters of a pound. The last I heard I think the record of a few years ago was 6 and a half pounds. Dad's tomatoes were the same diameter as those more current record holders of a few years past. Dad's were more flattened, the record holders were twice the height of Dad's tomatoes. I will never eat better tomatoes than my Dad grew. I will never eat better peaches than my Dad grew. He grew a yellow and a white variety. The white ones were better but I will still never eat better peaches even if I compared the yellow ones only. The best apples I have ever eaten were also grown in Middletown, Ohio where I grew up, 2 blocks from Dad's house.

[@WeirdExplorer]

What a nice memory. Thanks for sharing that story here.

[@augustwestmusic]

Thanks for the story Don.

[@donolinger6904]

- You're both welcome, thank you.

[@ColdfFlare]

I would love to buy some of the seeds!

[@figgledoi]

Thanks for this don

[@shivamaraj7055]

A mango for that price i will be eating the skin, greetings from Trinidad, lots mangoes here

[@spanishDoll1]

Aye ah Trini, I was now saying we have too many mangoes lol. I got fed up of eating them

[@deanaogorman5592]

The skin prob tastes like the sun

[@longyoa2070]

And the seed as well.. lol 😆

[@broccoligirl9019]

I aint wasting none of it I'm growing the seed too

[@majo4149]

I'd save the seed and plant it in my backyard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@motivationthruhistory]

I know that's right. Great minds think alike. 😘

[@shawnkay5462]

Yeah they probably can’t grow abt there in Japan unless in a green house

[@DiegoPrs]

it'd just be a regular tree, unless you'd be willing to turn it everyday so it absorbs sunrays evenly or put a net on the fruits so they doesn't fall to the ground

[@GreyeHazel]

@@DiegoPrs ordinary mangoes are nice too. And the lifelong value of a fruit-bearing plant would likely offset the cost of an 80$ individual mango

[@TheChzoronzon]

Mango rarely breeds true, they are almost always grafted from cultivars due to their "heterozygousness" (is that even a word? lol)... bottom line: you'll fail

[@watchdealer11]

You can get the same quality from the farming villages directly for around $30. You just have to leave Tokyo, and the prices are so much better!

[@mefuri_k]

I love how you eat it, You give a lot of respect to the mango, I somehow gets happy to see you really enjoying it.

[@hermes5456]

Those mangos are a common thing on south america here people call them pineapple mangos, i have a tree and eat them all the time XD

[@bartacomuskidd775]

You can send me seeds? My mango started here I Texas.. but I'm worried seeds started from produce grocery won't product fruit

[@Lucifer-vc2uy]

Bartacomus Kidd - they will produce fruit unless the mangos were frozen for shipping so find a mago with a label that states that its from your area or go to a roadside stand or a farmers market and pick up a mango from there

[@melslapper9476]

I worked nurturing and clearing canopies of these and a few other varieties of mangos, and at home we have a few trees of these, I feel so blessed cause I love fruits and in this case, MANGO!

[@zelosmiman5533]

Just found this channel today, iam very entertained by the concept of this channel as i feel like noone else on yt does this kinda fruit hunting.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks!

[@adan4905]

noone

[@bernardosax]

"An avocado! Thanks!"

[@mpenney23]

Thanks I enjoy your channel. You don't blather around wasting time. I just ordered a seed from this mango. Hopefully I can grow it!

[@anastasiasegovia5329]

Just discovered this channel and immediately loved your videos! 🎉 Thanks for continuing to post more fruit reviews!

[@raphaelrenzo8404]

So thats why Elden Ring isnt out yet, Miyazaki be out there growing mangos

[@shen6250]

The trailer dropped today!

[@joewebster903]

Thank you for sharing this expensive experience

[@WeirdExplorer]

Hey! If you enjoyed the video, speak a language other than English and want to help support the show, I am looking for people to help by making translations. Its easy to do and a big help! Please click this link to find out how: kzbin.info_video?ref=share&v=xateP2qrgMo

[@miki19dec2005]

pls do try chaunsa mango of pakistan. its the best mango on earth

[@donsancho6690]

Spanish speaker here, I'll try

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thank you, thats a big help

[@donsancho6690]

Hey man I'm back, it's done. I sent it for revision :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thank you so much! I'll be adding it once it shows up. I think youtube has to process it first.

[@jeffm3283]

I've been watching your videos the past couple of days and they're really great. Thanks for making them

[@92angelguzman]

Thank you for bringing a review!!! I'll keep supporting your channel thank you!!!

[@aquaeious16]

Hey sir try Phillipine mango too, the "Manggang Kinalabaw" is one of the sweetest mango in the world...😊😍

[@k8eekatt]

Give the camera Folk a bite! I want more vicarious deliciousness. Hahaha! When I traveled in Japan we got mango custard at Lawson's it was so good!!

[@jeffreygallo7568]

I feel like going back to the Philippines and harvesting mangoes in our backyard.

[@AwakeAndGrateful]

Growing up, we had a big Bowen mango tree in our backyard. It was fantastic! We often lost out to the possums & flying foxes, though. We also had an Indian lady who would walk past our home with her daughter. One day, she stopped in and offered to buy our green mangoes. Mum said she was welcome to them, without charge. The lady made a wonderful chutney from them and would gift us a few jars each time she made a batch.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

I'm glad you did this so we can learn, it's fascinating to learn about an aspect of another culture I knew nothing about. I'm doubly glad you went with friends so we get multiple camera angles and maybe that $80 mango got shared

[@spiritualcoconut4478]

I live next to a mango tree of that same variety. They are pretty sweet, smooth, and delicious.

[@spiritualcoconut4478]

Thank you for your love. 😘

[@boosterflareon6040]

Great unboxing 10/10 mangoes

[@thevia1976]

You need to come to the Caribbean during the mango season...there are quite a lot of varieties and you can get them for free. When mangoes are in season there's no cooking at my place. :-D

[@slicelifetv]

1:43 such an old ThirtyTwo jacket. So dope.

[@2sdd]

i love mango too and just by the look of it i can tell how tasty it must be. cheers brother, you deserve every piece of it!

[@lifepath3817]

your reviews are great, thanks

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@marlboro_19]

imagine a tree able to produce 100 fruits, but the farmer choose to let just 10 instead, so that the 100 sweetness are compacted into 10... that's how i think it gets it's price

[@שגהש]

He doesn't seem to be enjoying the best mango he's ever had

[@rosesaredainty5638]

I work at an Asian market and yesterday I noticed the Red Mango it’s so big and beautiful. We sell them for $11 a pound, One was $30. I’m buying one this weekend for myself. 🥭

[@maggiee639]

Wow, the color of that mango is beautiful

[@hallo-xp2wh]

We have almost 1-2 super sweet variety from every state in india. Sometime try our indian mangoes, They are not that costly also.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I made a review comparing 6 mangoes when I was in India last year. they were absolutely wonderful :)

[@EliteXtasy]

Have you tried Pakistani Chaunsa mangoes (sold abroad)? I've tried around 4 different varieties of mangoes so far, and that's my favourite variety. It even beats the Sindhri variety I grew up eating (they taste the same, but Chaunsas are more likely to be sweet and lasts longer, albeit fibrous).

[@WeirdExplorer]

I've heard of them, but haven't had one yet.

[@786mra]

Weird Explorer You are missing out

[@lisagriggs9267]

EliteXtasy mmm

[@aiebeie4u]

In early mango season Sindhri is best then for longer period Chonsa is best....Yummy!!

[@jervispendleton463]

Have u ever heard of the philippine carabao mango? My friend search it at the guiness world record 1995 edition. You will know that is the sweetest and the best mango in the world

[@ullynavar-ramos7880]

The fact that the guy used a tray to take your money says something lol

[@topfamous297]

Ully Navar-Ramos oh no that's actually a norm in Japan, even if you buy a tooth paste from a mall, they will take your money in a tray.

[@Skankhunt-xr5lb]

soham roy howcome

[@bigskooma3452]

I love what you're doing with your channel! Who knew the world of fruit was so broad :)

[@jimmymisle910]

Forget the EXORBITANT Mango, this guy has the most well kept fingers/nails. So delicate looking

[@waqarghulam3548]

Only the Japanese can do something like this, extreme quality

[@melovescoffee]

That's so exciting to watch. :D I can kind of compare it to these girls trying out the really expensive make-ups or perfumes. It's a status thing too i think. The more you can spend on a gift, the higher the esteem. Or the bigger the car you drive, blaah, just human nature i guess, but that was interesting. I was wondering how those expensive fruits would actually hold up in a taste test. It does look gorgeous. The Japanese sure have an eye for perfection. To treat fruit with such reverence does say something about the culture.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I do some comparisons in future videos and (spoiler)... its a bit of both. For this one it would have been interesting to eat the $100+ mango as well and see if there is that much of a difference.. maybe another time haha.

[@melovescoffee]

Naah, i think the difference would just be external anyway.

[@WeirdExplorer]

yeah I think that is the main reason for the price difference.

[@cristymakes6026]

Sorry but expensive makeup does have a quality difference. If that doesn’t matter to you then that’s cool everyone is different, but some yahoos cultivated a mango personally and took care and time into it, and someone’s time isn’t free or cheap. Knowing the difference between quality and what goes into what you buy is important if you’re spending a lot of money, but scoffing at things that cost a bit more to make is kinda juvenile imo

[@GuberShep]

4:52 heck that's mouthwatering! Amazing.

[@stephaniez2]

You made my mouth water. Thanks for the excellent video.

[@Invrexs]

Wouldve preferred you to blind taste a regular mango vs that thing. And have your buddies do it too. To make sure your mind doesnt just think its great because of the price

[@jackytang1709]

Look just like mangos in my backyard in Florida. Our mango tree grow one of the sweetest mangos. Wanna sell for $20 each.

[@WeirdExplorer]

These are just sexed up Irwins which are originally from Florida. So yeah I don't doubt yours are great too.

[@Peleski]

The ridiculous amount of packaging for Japanese products drives me nuts!

[@priceandpride]

Harry and David does the same ridiculous thing

[@Peleski]

@@priceandpride I'm sure there are individual companies who do that, but I'm talking about a nationwide issue

[@imwithstupid086]

That's how they are. They're ridiculously wasteful with packaging.

[@sisronweasley2074]

Just came upon this channel and I have to say, my interest in piqued! You now have another subscriber, dear sir!

[@WeirdExplorer]

welcome aboard

[@randamcgahee4323]

That sapphire box is gorgeous and so is that mango🤗🤗

[@kanokyusuki]

Sometimes the best things need not be the most expensive! try Himsagar Mangos, its found mainly in West Bengal State of India, I promise you will understand what a mango is actually meant to taste like. Btw it cost less than US$1 per kg.

[@tusharkantighosh1857]

at peak of d season it costs half a dollar per kg....no sugar cube can beat himsagar,gopalvog,khirsapati,lengra ,,fajli..if it ripes at tree,,,,,btw im from malda district(famous fr its mangoes only)

[@ronniedizon3349]

Philippines also has that kind of mango. Philippine mangoes are also one of the best.

[@mohameddemerdash7172]

If you haven't tried Egyptian Mangoes you don't know what you're missing

[@WeirdExplorer]

Hah I've been told so far Indian, Pakistani, and Egyptian mangoes are the best. I do hope to visit Egypt for an upcoming trip, so I'll have to compare.

[@Blank-lp4fz]

This man went to Japan for fruit, unlike other people.

[@GazaAli]

Once I was proctoring the SAT in my hometown, and a colleague approached me with whether I wanted anything from the coffeeshop. I said sure, get me some coffee. It turned out they chose the hipster coffeeshop from down the street where coffee costs three times as much elsewhere. I still haven't gotten over it.

[@WeirdExplorer]

ha! I'd be happy about a hipster brew now, but not when I was in school..

[@GazaAli]

@@WeirdExplorer I hate to admit it, but it was some of the best coffee I had in my life.

[@jameslegako2264]

Pakistani mangoes by far the best mangoes. Pakistan has over 250 types of mangoes. Being a crazy lover of mangoes i have tried many in the world but no compare to pakistani mangoes.

[@Aodhan_Raith]

250?! Holy fuck, looks like I need to visit Pakistan lmao. I love mangoes.

[@tonymultani]

@@Aodhan_Raith then India have 1600 of them ( origin country of mangoes )

[@rohithiyer2002]

I don't know if you have tasted indian mangoes, they are of different varieties and best ones are called alphonso or badami variety

[@steamerSama]

nope, kalapadi is the best

[@slimpickens9135]

steamerSama nope mango mango is the best

[@jervispendleton463]

Rohith VISHWANATH IYER then try the carabao mango and sweet elena of the philippines. I bet after you taste them you'll forget bragging about alphonso and badami mango.

[@heydaddy2471]

Jayryan Alipio stfu Alphonso is the best mango, everyone know it

[@heydaddy2471]

Slim Pickens Indian and Filipino are just desperate for attention, I have notice this in KZbin comments sections

[@bimmerman9839]

Yuuuuuumy mango!!! But not worth no stink'n $80!!!!!.... I'd rather just choose some yummy ripe mangos here in NY for 77 cents a piece and have a feast!

[@timfrey2358]

the etiquette of the clerk using a tray to accept money, Japan is so proper in everything. Such a simple gesture is both hygienic and respectful, even in the US if you take a proper course, you're told to accept money as openly as possible (hiding money with the hands can be a shady gesture to some) and state how much money you're handed aloud so the customer cannot be short changed, but very few people here honor these marketing honor codes.

[@1233-p5f]

YUM!! I want to try this mango. The best mango I've ever eaten was in the Philippines. I ate so many while I was there.

[@OrangeCatBlackHat]

Don't mind all the negative comments on this video, dunno why you're getting them. I thought the video was great. On another note, have you ever tried any Pakistani/Indian mangoes? I grew up eating them by the crateful and I was appalled by how expensive they were overseas. My favorite varieties would have to be Anwar Rataul and Chaunsa. Anwar Rataul have almost no fiber, are incredibly sweet and juicy and look like the one you have there on the inside. The Chaunsas are very fragrant, not as sweet as the Ratauls but still very tasty and "mango"-ey. If you haven't already, please try to find them sometime, they're both delicious and leagues ahead of the usual central/south american mangoes you can find in the US/Canada.

[@WeirdExplorer]

All the negativity is because this video was featured on the front page of reddit videos for a day, so with that came all the cynical redditors trying to get a laugh. I'll have to track down more mangoes from that part of the world; thanks for the suggestion :)

[@youwhat.]

India has the best mangos ever..l

[@WeirdExplorer]

Check out my atlas obscura article: www.atlasobscura.com/foods/egg-of-the-sun-mango

[@Abc-io3jc]

Try philippine mango dude👍

[@p.r.i.o.u.s6845]

80 dollars??? dude come and grab 240 kilos of the sweetest mangoes from Bangladesh with that price. And im not joking 😊😊😋😋

[@redpilled4781]

480 POUNDS of mangos for only $80?

[@p.r.i.o.u.s6845]

@@redpilled4781 yep

[@fizixx]

Very interesting. I had no idea fruits were regarded in this way, in Japan.

[@bredstyks4702]

Stumbled upon this channel and I can't believe this was 3 years ago, honestly glad to know I'm learning interesting things that are this unique and loving it at the same time!

[@ti71ti]

You should try "harum manis" mangoes variety from indonesia. If you buy special selected one which ripen on tree, It smells and tastes very sweet without any single sourness, the sweet is double than nam dok variety from thailand and the flesh is very orange, But their skin are ugly dark green campare to other mangoes that's why this variety fail on export market. Again you must try one^^

[@thondupandrugtsang]

Indias Alphonso mangoes are the best in the world.

[@Diogenesthedog0]

Thondup Andrugtsang We call them Ratnagiri Mangoes in Hindi

[@Nat.ali.a]

Yes, I’ve heard about it, I wish we had that one in Brazil, please export to us, we love mangos too.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

@Sunil I I love dried jackfruit chips. I've had alphonso mango and its alright. I think Julie mangoes are superior in taste but a bit stringy.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

@Sunil I I have only had the jack fruit dried and it is a bit like plantain, carby/bready and mildly sweet with a bit of tang, a hint of strawberry or peach. Somewhere between sweet and Savoury. I see it in a can all the time but have never tried. What is it like raw? Have you had it in curry and what is that like?

[@viotio7358]

That could be the specie, not THE mango, pretty sure THE best mango in the world is in japan. I don’t think Indian farmer put this much effort in each mango, prove me wrong.

[@monster762]

I'd rather have 80 standard mangoes

[@nicolewatson3225]

Man:grows a huge amount of Expensive Mangos Slug:I’m gonna end this mans whole career

[@endor8witch]

in japan, everything is an artform. a fruit is not just a fruit - it's a workmanship of the attentive gardener and hybridizer creating the perfect balance of qualities that the japanese want in a fruit such as colour, flavour, acidity and shape.

[@intjhazel8318]

It looks too soft and mushy, I didn't think that stage of ripeness would be the best quality

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

INTJ hazel To tell if something is ripe or not from its texture varies with each fruit.

[@redaafandi]

The best mango in the world The Egyptian mango

[@tastytechaddictsmtb]

How does it compare to the nam dok ?, as arnt they supposed to be one of the best.

[@sylvia3980]

You can buy mango at where I live,but sometimes it isn’t always ripe.It taste sour sometimes,but other times it’s like eating pure sugar.It’s so delicious whenever it’s ripe.

[@awalkthroughtorah6897]

They had huge Mango's like that at a local store. They were $20 a piece, but the fruit was the size of a large boule of bread.

[@acamelwholikescoke4641]

Sad thing is a lot of the people who dislike don’t even watch the entire video, they watch a small part or just read the title and decide it’s bad

[@karenmurphy5179]

red coloured mangoes look good but they taste is never good. try Alphonso variety of Magnifera indica, they are the top level in flavor in mangos

[@sylvesterhurt3502]

I'm in the wrong business SMH