I Tasted The Incredible Color-Changing CANNONBALL FRUIT!

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  • Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
  • Episode: 703 Cannonball Fruit
    Species: Couroupita guianensis
    Location: Taiping, Malaysia
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    00:00-01:07 Introduction
    01:07-04:47 What Is Cannonball Fruit?
    04:47-09:00 What Does Cannonball Fruit Taste Like?
    09:00-10:32 Cannonball Fruit Turning Blue
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  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer  Рік тому +87

    If you enjoyed this, you may like this episode on Bael Fruit (aka skull fruit💀) - ua-cam.com/video/yVkpL5eEniI/v-deo.html
    If you want to see the time I reviewed an unripe cannonball fruit in Jamaica, go here: ua-cam.com/video/C7ZxM8eUaPQ/v-deo.html
    Or... maybe you would like a mystery video?🕴: ua-cam.com/video/EkLPUONrAFc/v-deo.html

    • @SnarkNSass
      @SnarkNSass Рік тому

      You are so brave, UA-cam Nephew! I'm not sure I would have tried again after that first try. 💪🏼👍🏻✌🏻🤟🏼

    • @edgarburlyman738
      @edgarburlyman738 Рік тому

      If humans have been cultivating it for millenia, it would make sense that the fruit is good for something besides novelty

    • @TomsBackyardWorkshop
      @TomsBackyardWorkshop Рік тому

      Have you ever had fruit from the Sal tree? Its very similar looking to the cannonball but the fruit has a reputation for smelling bad. What I was told when I was in Thailand Budda was born under a Sal tree.

    • @chrissonnenschein6634
      @chrissonnenschein6634 Рік тому

      The polysaccharides like Konjac / glucomannan / Elephant foot yam - like starch there is a chemical reaction btw acid base … forget now how to tackle this has been 15 years for me. Likewise many wild plants west sciencevsays dubious or poisonous if you parboil several times changing water and doing acid base it now edible .. Siberian and Far East Asian tribes even eat clay and charcoal to absorb toxins from some wild native foods…

    • @MrGarthboy
      @MrGarthboy Рік тому +2

      I was thinking this was 1 of the most interesting fruits you've done, but the 1st time you went over it you said it was some old dino elephant that used to keep the plant alive

  • @mysaintcomputer
    @mysaintcomputer Рік тому +841

    In the Fast forward of the fruit turning blue, you can see bugs getting close to the pulp but rapidly running away after inspecting it, now thats a scary fruit if bugs avoid it.

    • @hoodyk7342
      @hoodyk7342 Рік тому +71

      that could just be something the fruit has developed over time to keep pests away. im very curious t oknow more about why it turns blue and what exactly the burning is. i wonder if you can send it to a lab or something

    • @John-qn6ex
      @John-qn6ex Рік тому +90

      I imagine that would be due to enzymes, terpenes, or metal oxides. The fact that it turns green and then blue suggests to me that there is ionic nickel and/or copper present in the flesh of the fruit. The nickel reacting faster, and the copper taking a little bit more time to create the blue hue in the mixture. The fact that bugs want to run away from the fruit suggests that something about it is irritating. Bugs can eat things that we can't. They are disturbed by things that disrupt digestive flora, because they rely on them for digestion of food. I'm guessing that there are proteolytic, cytotoxic, or neurotoxic chemicals in the fruit pulp. Possibly a receptor-blocking chemical. Maybe in the kinesthetic communication channel, hence a lack of feeling in general, causing numbness.

    • @yoshtg
      @yoshtg Рік тому +44

      it could be variegatic acid. usually when you cut open scarletina bolete mushrooms they also turn into this blueish color and in their case its due to variegatic acid. it looks almost the same so maybe the cannonball fruit also contains variegatic acid which is btw not toxic to humans

    • @emberframe6994
      @emberframe6994 Рік тому +24

      ​@@John-qn6ex copper is a common insecticide, so maybe that is why the bugs run away.

    • @John-qn6ex
      @John-qn6ex Рік тому +17

      @@emberframe6994 Copper turns both greenish and bluish colors, so if it's a single substance causing all of these effects, I would have to say that copper is most likely (in my mind).

  • @mangethegamer
    @mangethegamer 11 місяців тому +111

    I love the cannonball fruit but you have to prepare it proberly before you eat it. The first step invoves burying the fruit in a casing of sea salt to draw out the bitter compounds over several days. Once it's done you need to wash the fruit and then heat it up really fast before you toss it with some sugar. Then let it cool and eat the deliciousness that is the cannonball of all fruits.

    • @clemecleme8208
      @clemecleme8208 7 місяців тому

      Oxidation takes place. Better avoid eating this fruit. Can be poisonous for humans.

    • @xHomu
      @xHomu 5 місяців тому +28

      This fruit is weird enough that I can't tell whether you're speaking from experience or yanking our collective chains.

    • @talhaayub8183
      @talhaayub8183 2 місяці тому +1

      do you have video or anything with the recipe of it?

    • @critterjon4061
      @critterjon4061 18 днів тому

      @@talhaayub8183this is what is referred to as a “joke”

  • @SenHai
    @SenHai Рік тому +544

    Since it turns greenish blue, I wonder if it has sort of copper compound in it. It's really strange. I would love to see a chemical analysis of the fruit to find out where the burning is coming from

    • @Jahkrel
      @Jahkrel Рік тому +66

      Yeah there's definitely some kind of oxidation process occuring.

    • @radionoakmont7756
      @radionoakmont7756 Рік тому +31

      yes indeed copper like apples have iron this fruit lives off of copper rich soil and or mix of both silver and copper this would do good in Cerro Gordo in a green house there.

    • @ariariaris
      @ariariaris Рік тому +118

      The blue oxidation reminds me more of something cyanogenic. I don’t see how a plant would have so much copper to turn that blue that fast, but plants are very good at making gyanogenic glycosides. So I’m thinking cyanide. Would also explain the burning sensation! Very bad idea to eat these if so!

    • @DeathMetalDerf
      @DeathMetalDerf Рік тому +2

      I said the same exact thing when I saw the first one of these videos.

    • @jonwesick2844
      @jonwesick2844 Рік тому +28

      @@ariariaris Aren't the chemicals called antrocyanins? They're the chemicals in blueberries that turn red in muffins due to baking soda.

  • @StuffandThings_
    @StuffandThings_ Рік тому +196

    A lot of plants dispersed by megafauna are ever so slightly toxic, since very large animals aren't harmed by the small amounts of toxic chemicals yet smaller animals which cannot properly disperse the seeds are. Some people argue that many Annonaceae fall under this phenomena, and some cucurbits are like this too. I imagine something similar is going on here, its probably ever so slightly toxic which isn't great if you aren't elephant sized.

    • @dankline9162
      @dankline9162 Рік тому +11

      That makes sense, unless of course the fruit is in season, and large amounts are consumed. But if the two species have already developed their relationship, the megafauna may also be more proficient in processing those toxins as well!

    • @helgardhossain9038
      @helgardhossain9038 Рік тому

      The subject about edible versus toxic is a really vexing one:
      A few kg of parsley kills a person, because parsley is toxic in large amounts.
      However 3 twigs of comfrey mixed with 1/2 kg of stinging nettles is wholesome.
      (Stinging nettles are an absolute SUPERFOOD.)
      And in times when people have foods from the supermarket which are sprayed and bathed in poison and declare them "edible" even though every now and then consumers die of strawberries (US recently) or tomatoes (Spain 10 yes ago) I find this attitude strange.

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @dawnkirk2838
      @dawnkirk2838 Рік тому +5

      I have Asimina triloba
      " Paw paws" fruiting in my yard. They're supposedly an achronism type fruit. We eat them. The leaves however smell like petroleum.

    • @theblobconsumes4859
      @theblobconsumes4859 Рік тому +3

      I read into it, and yeah, the fruit is indeed eaten and animals smaller than elephants like them also. So, it's more likely that allergy is causing the burning rather than it actually being toxic in any way.

  • @Salmagundiii
    @Salmagundiii Рік тому +219

    Amazing coincidence, I'm such a botanical/chemistry geek I was just reading about this plant and its family at wikipedia. It's a source of a dye called Isatin.

    • @MUtley-rf8vg
      @MUtley-rf8vg Рік тому

      Isatin hazard statements:
      H302 - "Harmful if swallowed";
      H315 - "Causes skin irritation";
      H319 - "Causes serious eye irritation";
      H335 - "May cause respiratory irritation".
      Yeah, maybe best to avoid this fruit.

    • @corywilliams9895
      @corywilliams9895 Рік тому +2

      Is a bolete similar? I am also a bio Chem geek

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому +2

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @marcelcharbonnier297
      @marcelcharbonnier297 Рік тому +7

      Isatin is chimically linked with indigo. In France, in the middle ages, the region of the city of Albi, in the Southwest, was famous for the cultivation of a plant (scientific name Isatis Tinctoria) which produces a prestigious blue dye called pastel (which was used for the royal garments).

  • @amelade
    @amelade Рік тому +67

    i really appreciated the blueing timelapse. a man who knows what the people want

  • @StuffandThings_
    @StuffandThings_ Рік тому +82

    Fruits borne on cauliflorous stolons never cease to look absolutely crazy. Ground figs are another fun one, and sometimes the stolons grow underground along with the fruit (which gives rise to their name of ground figs). Some Baccaurea species are like this too. I know there's a lot more like this that I don't know off the top of my head. An entire garden of such plants would be hilarious.

    • @louielouielouee
      @louielouielouee Рік тому +1

      Informative comment award

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @willeats
      @willeats Рік тому +1

      What is a ground fig? Do you have the scientific name I want to look into those but I don’t see anything upon looking up ground fig

    • @dylantaylor5829
      @dylantaylor5829 10 місяців тому

      Have a scientific name for the ground fig? Struggling to find.

    • @LordGertz
      @LordGertz 4 місяці тому

      Ficus Geocarpa - Ground Fig
      Another trippy looking one is Ficus Sur - Cape Fig
      *Be prepared for entries on Ficus Microcarpa to dominate any search attempt as it is a popular house plant/bonsai to grow, sell, buy, So more internet listings.

  • @DrDingsGaster
    @DrDingsGaster Рік тому +109

    Your original cannonball fruit episode was so interesting to me. Plants are fascinating and I've only seen some mushrooms do this blue oxidation before, super cool to have it happen in a fruit too. Gotta love nature.

    • @wpc456cpw
      @wpc456cpw Рік тому +8

      Some mushrooms eh 👀

    • @beamer.electronics
      @beamer.electronics Рік тому +3

      @@wpc456cpw Ah, a giant puff-ball will give it a run for it's money.

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @DrDingsGaster
      @DrDingsGaster Рік тому

      @@wpc456cpw Definitely. I do not partake unfortunately.

    • @AFMR0420
      @AFMR0420 11 місяців тому

      Orange peels can grow a blue-green mold. The thick rind and lobed fruit even reminds me of citrus in many ways, which certain types have acid so strong it will burn your mouth.

  • @tomelko
    @tomelko Рік тому +120

    Fascinating. There are bolete mushrooms that turn blue after you cut into them too.

    • @unknownhours
      @unknownhours Рік тому +2

      I've heard some of them are edible.

    • @gartengeflugel924
      @gartengeflugel924 Рік тому +4

      ​@@unknownhours yes the ones that are edible cooked are tasty

    • @oldfartgaming148
      @oldfartgaming148 Рік тому +6

      @@unknownhours Pretty much all boletes are edible once cooked. To my knowledge there is one european variety that can cause intestinal discomfort but generally speaking, any mushroom that resembles a bolete with spongy gills is edible.

    • @AgataStrucka
      @AgataStrucka Рік тому +8

      ​@@oldfartgaming148are several inedible and poisonous boletes in Europe. Definitely don't all of them are good cooked.

    • @Tsuchimursu
      @Tsuchimursu Рік тому +1

      never heard of a toxic bolete in Finland.

  • @Ipernova9
    @Ipernova9 9 місяців тому +8

    What you forgot to mention how strong yet sweet the flowers smell...you can smell them from hundred yards away...I used to have some happy childhood memories that were associated with that fragrance and these trees are kinda rare here now in India where I am from, so the memories came rushing back when I encountered that same fragrance at my Uni...there it was, a majestic Cannonball tree❤

  • @alanelassad
    @alanelassad Рік тому +110

    We used to have many of those trees ( planted by someone in the past) in my family’s vacation house here in Brazil when I was young. There is a perfume-like smell in the flowers that turn into a kind of a putrid smell and attracts many bugs, the balls are huge, heavy and might cause accidents when they fall. People always told me that they were inedible and poisonous though, so I never tried them.

    • @alanelassad
      @alanelassad Рік тому +15

      I just googled the brazilian tree name “Abricó-de-macaco” and wikipedia says it’s native, originated in the amazon and adapted well to the south east where I live. This makes things really confusing as it looks exactly the same as the ones you show in the video.

    • @alanelassad
      @alanelassad Рік тому +1

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couroupita_guianensis

    • @matta8508
      @matta8508 Рік тому +10

      @@alanelassad Should be the same plant. And it's not that strange, once people started sailing and moving stuff around there's been a fair amount of successful exchange of plants between southeast Asia and south/central America because of the not dissimilar weather. Think of how ubiquitous stuff like banana and mango are in Brazil even though both are native to tropical Asia.

    • @quietcat
      @quietcat Рік тому +34

      The tree (Couroupita guianensis) is native to Central and South America. It was introduced to Asia by the British in the 19th century, and it has been misidentified as being a sacred tree from Buddhist scriptures as well as Hinduism. The Sal tree (which is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and across the Himalayan regions) gets confused with the cannonball tree. Sal tree is Shorea robusta. Another that gets confused with this one is the Saraca asoca, Ashoka Tree. You can look it up better in Wikipedia, English version.

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jamestouchet1514
    @jamestouchet1514 Рік тому +20

    Thank you for being on UA-cam I have trying many of the fruits you had on your show like durian soursap mangosreen ice cream bean and many more

  • @4evaavfc
    @4evaavfc Рік тому +35

    That very unusual fruit deserves more research. Well done for finding it.

  • @renorzeta
    @renorzeta Рік тому +8

    it look tasty when you open it up and cut it piece by piece before it turn blue.
    the misconception about Buddha is that some area called 2 different Sal tree using "Sal" tree but it actually from different Genus, Diptercaroaceae and Barringtoniaceae which has different leaves and flower.

  • @justafrog5641
    @justafrog5641 Рік тому +20

    Reminds me of the kentucky coffee tree, another evolutionary anachronism. I planted a few myself, and it took days of on and off soaking and filing to get through the shells on the seeds. They have the single most resilient material I've ever met. You already made a video on them, though. Always amazes me to see the variety of things you've documented here.

  • @Hax936
    @Hax936 Рік тому +42

    Cool video, i think the blue colour change is from the chemical indican oxidising into indigo from the atmosphere, would also explain the burning taste too. Indigo is fairly non toxic roughly 0.5% of your body mass to kill

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  Рік тому +8

      Ah ha.. that could be

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter Рік тому +17

      @@WeirdExplorer The blue is indigo, indirubin and isatin - which are found in many unrelated plants, not just cabbages (woad) and peas (indigo, the plant not the chemical) but also relatives of Acanthus, Hoya and buckwheat. Analysis in "The structure and properties of some indolic constituents in Couroupita guianensis aubl". Tetrahedron 1985 These are pretty innocuous and not likely to be related to the burning sensation.

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

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  • @hollywebster6844
    @hollywebster6844 Рік тому +74

    Recently discovered your channel and subscribed right away. How wonderful to travel the world with you and explore the amazing diversity of fruit!

    • @psykkoman
      @psykkoman Рік тому +4

      It is a really cool channel ran by a really cool guy... Wait till you find out about his day job. Lol

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

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  • @patesandpains4303
    @patesandpains4303 Рік тому +23

    Wow 1.4 million views? I was shocked to see. I’ve always loved this channel and great to see you’re doing awesome!

  • @jaymeez
    @jaymeez Рік тому +13

    Similar to avocado being green but turning brown once left out after being cut

  • @rhyndawatson4173
    @rhyndawatson4173 Рік тому +18

    I feel like the color is a warning DO NOT EAT ME 😆

    • @Tida999
      @Tida999 Рік тому

      YEP DO NOT BECAUSE ITS POISON ☠️ and Only mostly are at the Temple in Northern Thailand 🇹🇭 Chang San, Chang Rai

  • @LordRaptor
    @LordRaptor Рік тому +6

    What a fascinating fruit...I'm glad you made another episode about it, because the first Cannonball fruit video left me wanting more.

  • @ARVash
    @ARVash Рік тому +53

    You should take a slice to a lab to get it tested. Also you should try scuppernong grapes, the skin can create a similar burning sensation but it's edible. I usually don't eat the skin but i like biting through it for the sour sweet contrast.

    • @sazji
      @sazji Рік тому +6

      The irritation from some grapes is caused by large amounts of tannins in the skins.

    • @zhoufang996
      @zhoufang996 Рік тому +4

      Collab with NileRed when

    • @wpc456cpw
      @wpc456cpw Рік тому +1

      @@zhoufang996 i would die of joy, two fave youtubers!!

    • @masacatior
      @masacatior 11 місяців тому

      ​@@zhoufang996plus CodyLab

  • @JTMusicbox
    @JTMusicbox Рік тому +26

    Been long awaiting your follow up review on this! Ever since your first review I have remembered 2 things about these. They turn blue and bring to mind Ralph from the Simpsons. (Tastes like burning)

  • @jrcorsey
    @jrcorsey Рік тому +6

    I skipped this video yesterday, because I thought it was the old one. Great update! I loved the time lapse greening / bluing. I read that the burning means you are allergic, not everyone feels it. Please don't eat it any more. But thank you for tasting it again this time!

  • @Konarcoffee
    @Konarcoffee Рік тому +7

    Sad tree waiting for a giant sloth to come and eat it's bad blue fruits :( Very interesting video

  • @frankmacleod2565
    @frankmacleod2565 Рік тому +1

    Wow right off the bat, you can tell this is gonna be another stellar, in-depth video. Love the soundtrack too.

  • @hongvo8207
    @hongvo8207 Рік тому +1

    I was just in Vietnam and was wondering about this fruit ! Thank you for answering my question . It is an incredible looking tree !love your show ! Thanks again !❤

  • @Alaskan-Armadillo
    @Alaskan-Armadillo Рік тому +11

    I have heard about this fruit! It is called jagua in the Caribbean and was used as a form of tattoo ink in pre-columbian times!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  Рік тому +2

      Thats a different one. Looks similar though

  • @corolla94
    @corolla94 Рік тому +10

    Surreal watching this as I've been to that grove many times. This may be the best English-language record of the taste of these fruit so far. I feel like if these were secretly good there would be a cottage industry around them, although that dovetails with Monstera, another well-regarded fruit that can cause burning and bleeding when unripe. The poison in that one is calcium oxalate I think. I wouldn't dare impose it on you but I wonder if these have to be well overripe or even rotten to be edible, sort of like Shibugaki.

  • @dankmemes212
    @dankmemes212 Рік тому +1

    Im happy you returned to this fruit, i found it so interesting the first timw you made a video on it

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify Рік тому +1

    CANNONBALL FRUIT RUNBACK LET'S GO

  • @John-qn6ex
    @John-qn6ex Рік тому +45

    Take note of the little blobs that stay yellow inside of the parts of the flesh that turn blue. Maybe they are the part that is edible. Maybe those portions don't burn your insides. If so, this is a time-consuming fruit to eat, because you have to wait for the reaction to happen at least twice. Once after slicing in, and again after picking out the non-color-changing parts to make sure that no part of those chunks changes color.

    • @JonHop1
      @JonHop1 Рік тому +15

      those are seeds and the seed pods..

    • @pokemonbacon1237
      @pokemonbacon1237 Рік тому

      ☝🏼🤓….. you rn shut it dork

    • @dankline9162
      @dankline9162 Рік тому +3

      Perhaps cooked into a pudding would prevent the sting?

    • @resortgarden
      @resortgarden Рік тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @jamaicataekwondofederation5013
      @jamaicataekwondofederation5013 10 місяців тому +1

      I planted a couple of trees. One at my old high school and one in a traffic island. Nice fragrant flowers but I'd never try to taste it because the fruit has a very bad odor. Had to stand upwind to get the seeds to plant.

  • @pattheplanter
    @pattheplanter Рік тому +4

    I seem to remember commenting on the last video about a historical reference that you don't eat this until it is liquid and drinkable.

  • @iqubalmansoor823
    @iqubalmansoor823 11 місяців тому +2

    It is found in plenty in our sayaji park garden at vadodara the smell of its flowers is so intense that we can recognise it from 10 meters and small insects are on flowers
    It flowers in between winter and summer season.

  • @foxfritter4389
    @foxfritter4389 Рік тому +2

    Awesome follow-up! Certainly more along the lines of what I think we were hoping for the first time around. 👍

  • @fornoroadsforallroads4708
    @fornoroadsforallroads4708 Рік тому +17

    This tree is called as Sal tree in India and the flower is called as shiva lingam and fruit is edible and contains sugar, gum, malic, citric and tartaric acids. Sal is a crucial plant for veterinary medicines (used as vaccine and medicine for respiratory diseases)

    • @waitandsee9345
      @waitandsee9345 Рік тому +1

      He just ate unripe one

    • @panko2848
      @panko2848 Рік тому +6

      The Sal tree is different, they are very frequently confused for each other

    • @talkback6094
      @talkback6094 Рік тому +1

      Couroupita guianensis, known by a variety of common names including cannonball tree,[3] is a deciduous tree in the flowering plant family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of Central and South America,[1] and it is cultivated in many other tropical areas throughout the world because of its beautiful, fragrant flowers and large, interesting fruits. Fruits are brownish grey.[4] There are potential medicinal uses for many parts of Couroupita guianensis,[5] and the tree has cultural and religious significance in India.[5] In Sri Lanka, the cannonball tree has been widely misidentified as Sal, after its introduction to the island by the British in 1881, and has been included as a common item in Buddhist temples as a result.[6]
      Description
      Couroupita guianensis is a tree that reaches heights of up to 35 m (110 ft).[7] The leaves, which occur in clusters at the ends of branches, are usually 8 to 31 centimeters (3 to 12 inches) long, but can reach lengths of up to 57 cm (22 in).[7]

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv 11 місяців тому

      That’s actually not true. Cannonball trees are often confused with sal trees.

    • @rekhabhagya3726
      @rekhabhagya3726 6 місяців тому

      Yes, I know this tree

  • @apatel15
    @apatel15 9 місяців тому +3

    This reminds of wood apple, at least the hard shell outside and similar looking inside except the color. I loved the chutney made out of it, almost tamarind like flavor.

  • @SouthFloridaSunshine
    @SouthFloridaSunshine Рік тому

    What a wild looking tree and fruit, thank you, love learning from you. I think you really need a streaming show. Your research on each fruit you try is great too. Besides the information on your experience tasting these unusual fruits to us in the US and other countries. That avocado like slice was fascinating.

  • @rtroyer8963
    @rtroyer8963 Рік тому +1

    What a fun video, I've always wondered if they were edible! Such a beautiful tree & flowers, and the scent of the flowers is great too!

  • @AlexanderPoznanski
    @AlexanderPoznanski Рік тому +4

    Thank you for introducing me in the new world of fruits ). And special thanks for selection of suitable "outer space music" in the end of episode ))) More such music in next your videos will be appreciated more.

  • @skeletorx8529
    @skeletorx8529 Рік тому +7

    It turns blue like some mushrooms

  • @ahagouel
    @ahagouel Рік тому +1

    I like the new style of videos you're making! Clean production 🤘

  • @anthonyburke5656
    @anthonyburke5656 9 місяців тому

    I think you’re the greatest, finding and testing these fruit, love it, keep it up. Don’t forget to tell me when the book is out.

  • @sazji
    @sazji Рік тому +4

    Interesting revisit of this tree! I thought of you in Saigon a month or so ago when I saw these planted as street trees (What on earth were they thinking?!!) down in District 7. They were still somewhat small but already covered in fruits. The fallen flowers on the sidewalks were beautiful though.
    I was not tempted to eat the fruit. 😅

  • @hotaru8309
    @hotaru8309 Рік тому +5

    Very interesting to see it again.
    Pineapple burns and does a bit of damage.
    It's always hard to gauge danger until a LOT of people have eaten it for a significant amount of time. Caution is fine, but curiosity is hard to kill.

  • @ariariaris
    @ariariaris Рік тому +12

    Very cool fruit. I think the VERY fast blue oxidation reaction when exposed to the air is as beautiful as it is concerning. I have no idea what compounds would make it do that but it’s not surprisingly it burns when you eat it. Very pretty though!!

    • @ariariaris
      @ariariaris Рік тому +10

      My guess is cyanogenic glycosides. Plants love to make those! Cyanide would also explain the burning.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter Рік тому +5

      The blue is indigo, indirubin and isatin - which are found in many unrelated plants, not just cabbages (woad) and peas (indigo, the plant not the chemical) but also relatives of Acanthus, Hoya and buckwheat. Analysis in "The structure and properties of some indolic constituents in Couroupita guianensis aubl". Tetrahedron 1985 These are pretty innocuous and not likely to be related to the burning sensation.

    • @GaiusCaligula234
      @GaiusCaligula234 Рік тому

      How's it concerning?

  • @MotoHikes
    @MotoHikes Рік тому +5

    Haha, yes Jared! I was hoping you'd revisit this one day.

  • @cynthiajohnson6747
    @cynthiajohnson6747 Рік тому +8

    Every time you taste one of these “the internet says it’s edible” fruits I have to remind myself that you edited and posted this video so I know you survived 🤣

  • @Mookle123
    @Mookle123 Рік тому +16

    I'd bet this fruit would a great candidate for fermentation! I wish I had some to experiment with...

    • @bongmuon
      @bongmuon Рік тому +2

      That is what I was thinking when he talked about needing processing. Wonder what it would be like if processed like cocoa?

    • @Mookle123
      @Mookle123 Рік тому +1

      @@bongmuon That's such an interesting thought! I forget how unique the cocoa fermenting process is.

  • @walkwithhim5258
    @walkwithhim5258 11 місяців тому

    You inspire me to further explore the fruit kingdom and taste all fruit also. Great review

  • @gumihou7802
    @gumihou7802 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm so glad you put this up! We found some on the ground the other day and were trying to figure out whether it was edible or not! There's a tree at the church ground, hehe. No clouds of mosquitoes here.

  • @Rainforestdelight
    @Rainforestdelight Рік тому +17

    Correction: Buddha could not have been born under a cannonball tree since it is native to central and South America and has only been brought to Asia as an ornamental tree in the past two centuries or so.

    • @markchinguz4401
      @markchinguz4401 Рік тому +2

      Exactly, I thought it was weird cuz of the natural range of the ground sloths

  • @TheAfroNoah
    @TheAfroNoah Рік тому +3

    Can't wait to see what fruit you find in New Caledonia.

  • @woodglove
    @woodglove Рік тому

    I'm so glad you circled back around to this. Cuz I really respect your palette. And I was today years old the first time I ever said that😅

  • @TheJoaogameiro
    @TheJoaogameiro Рік тому +2

    Thats an amazonian fruit. In Brazil is called abricó-de-macaco (monkey peach). monkeys are the natural seed dispersor.

  • @Promatim
    @Promatim Рік тому +3

    Reminds me of when garlic turns blue - very similar shades.

  • @enuad1986
    @enuad1986 Рік тому +12

    Hey Jared, thanks for this additional showcase of the cannonball fruit.Definitely not going to try this one although we have a few specimens here in Trinidad at some random locations.

    • @klm20079
      @klm20079 Рік тому +2

      ASK LOCAL NATIVES.. best choice history

    • @janicejames3005
      @janicejames3005 Рік тому +5

      @@klm20079 I am from Trinidad and have been aware of the fruit all my life and I don’t have a clue if it’s edible . Just another fruit around

  • @alaskansummertime
    @alaskansummertime Рік тому +1

    Gautama Buddha was both born and died under Sal trees, Shorea robusta. The cannonball tree is native to South America an ocean away when Buddha was born.

  • @surayaabdullah5828
    @surayaabdullah5828 Рік тому +1

    You are in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. My home town. Tq for acknowledging the cannon ball tree... the flowers are beautiful... you know the fruit is not enjoyable cos no other animals eat it, even monkeys n squirrels n birds stay away from it.

  • @dataquester
    @dataquester Рік тому +4

    It tastes quite good,,,, "spit" 😂
    Very cool vid!

  • @theblobconsumes4859
    @theblobconsumes4859 Рік тому +5

    I'd love to see this fruit being better studied. Beyond that, I'd love to see it being cooked, having more things done with it.
    Also, you might just be allergic to it.

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv 11 місяців тому +1

      That is true. If it tastes like burning, that could be a food allergy. I’ve heard some people discovered they’re allergic to celery when they describe it as “spicy.”

  • @Pyroific
    @Pyroific Рік тому

    so cool! reminds me of certain kinds of mushrooms that also turn blue when theyre cut

  • @thanoscube8573
    @thanoscube8573 Рік тому

    Wow what an exotic fruit. Thanks for the vid!

  • @danhalo1405
    @danhalo1405 Рік тому +3

    I think the Cannonball fruit is edible the internet says the ripe fruit is edible (the unripe ones lead to allergic reactions somethimes) and not poisonous and gets commonly feed to pigs and other livestock so if it is safe to eat for pigs it is very ulikely that it would be poisonous for humans because pigs are omnivorous just like humans and in general quite similar to humans in a lot of ways.

  • @P0SSPWRD
    @P0SSPWRD Рік тому +6

    I am disappointed you did not load one into a cannon lol

  • @deenzmartin6695
    @deenzmartin6695 Рік тому

    you're one of a kind. keep it up.

  • @carina_loves_cats
    @carina_loves_cats Рік тому +2

    I saw those trees in Thailand. I was amazed! They look almost unreal!

  • @New_maker526
    @New_maker526 Рік тому +6

    Could you try the whitebark raspberry please

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  Рік тому +6

      I'll keep a look out for it

    • @mikella959
      @mikella959 Рік тому

      nothing very special about blackcap raspberries

  • @burrburr6816
    @burrburr6816 3 місяці тому +4

    Mỹ việt girlfriend says you must cover it for three days in buffalo dung remove it and throw the fruit away and eat buffalo dung for best taste

    • @malkavianloner8808
      @malkavianloner8808 14 днів тому

      ahhh much like the Australian recipe for Parrot.
      put the parrot in a pot with three large rocks, and boil for three to four days.
      drain the water, toss the parrot and eat the rocks as theyre going to be more tender/tasty than the parrot

  • @iqubalmansoor823
    @iqubalmansoor823 11 місяців тому

    I was wondering from seven years to find the properties of the tree and fruits and I got it from your channel thank u .

  • @seanmcfadden8989
    @seanmcfadden8989 Рік тому +2

    I've had one of your durian shirts for a few years, but the design is starting to peel and I was wondering if you had any new merch? Love your content!

  • @terrytartu
    @terrytartu Рік тому +5

    Burning like chilli or like an acidic fruit?

  • @Nirian_vigora
    @Nirian_vigora Рік тому +4

    Why does it weirdly remind me of an osage orange? But like the mushy tropical version. Similar seeds (kinda), nothing eats them minus extinct megafauna and they are horrible/unpleasant to eat 😂

  • @faresalhawaj9936
    @faresalhawaj9936 Рік тому

    Great video, as always

  • @oleksiishekhovtsov1564
    @oleksiishekhovtsov1564 Рік тому +2

    The sequel we didn't know we needed. Can't believe the thing is palatable when ripe! Oh, also, what's the song playing during the time-lapse? It sounds wonderful

  • @ML7WL
    @ML7WL Рік тому +3

    I've watched all the previous videos about it, kinda surprised of the return to "making things right" xD. Here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil we have some of those around the city...sometimes next to homeless people, with top 3 kg a fruit and bearing so many them sounds like a potential good source of sustenance right? Well...I would like to discover a satisfactory way to eat this...

  • @RunEscaqe3
    @RunEscaqe3 Рік тому +4

    Is there a difference in the flavor of where it turns blue vs. where it stays yellow?

  • @TheWeirdestOfBugs
    @TheWeirdestOfBugs Рік тому

    You are one insane dude for giving it another chance.

  • @CreeperKiller666
    @CreeperKiller666 Рік тому +3

    Is it possible you're just allergic to these things, and that's why you're burning when you eat it?

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  Рік тому +2

      It could be but after eating all these fruits this would be the only allergic reaction.

  • @hymajaya8347
    @hymajaya8347 Рік тому +3

    It is called naga linga tree or Shiva linga tree in Kerala India. Considered as sacred tree. You can see these trees here. Beautiful flowers...

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Рік тому +1

    There is a lot of these in Penang Malaysia

  • @JazzyFizzleDrummers
    @JazzyFizzleDrummers Рік тому

    Finally! A follow up!

  • @wiwingmargahayu6831
    @wiwingmargahayu6831 Рік тому

    this is my first time watching this fruit and from your latest vlog Sir

  • @Earth2McKay
    @Earth2McKay Рік тому

    You sir... Are a legend amongst legends.

  • @okay9906
    @okay9906 Рік тому +2

    *The tree is actually named after its flower Naaga Linga Flower Tree and not after its fruit. Its connected to Lord Shiva @ Shiva temples. Check the flower carefully you will notice a Multi-Headed Snake with a Lingam underneath it. The tree is actually native to Southern India.*

  • @fcgalaxy233
    @fcgalaxy233 Рік тому

    I like that trees too , a lot in Singapore park, they are so beautiful...

  • @charliemahoney2912
    @charliemahoney2912 Рік тому

    Thank you Sir for the fun😅😅
    That was 😎

  • @jackievo8965
    @jackievo8965 Рік тому

    I saw those fruit trees in Hawaii! Thank you for making this video.

  • @4thecultureco
    @4thecultureco 10 місяців тому

    I saw this for the first time in Rio De Janeiro and I was so intrigued

  • @uesdtosignin1038
    @uesdtosignin1038 Рік тому +1

    No, the Buddha born under Sal tree not cannonball tree. The cannonball tree is native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It is introduction to Asia in the first time to Sri Lanka by the British in 1881. The cannonball tree has been widely misidentified as Sal tree which is sacred tree in Buddhism. Then it become another sacred tree in Buddhism after that.

  • @leon22081994
    @leon22081994 5 місяців тому

    Malaysian here, there one of these trees growing in my area and I had no idea it had any culinary use

  • @elizabethmcglothlin5406
    @elizabethmcglothlin5406 Рік тому

    Whoa! Pretty flowers, too!

  • @GolosinasArgentinas
    @GolosinasArgentinas Рік тому +2

    Amazing fruit. Would love to try it, even if it isn't a good idea.

  • @101life9
    @101life9 Рік тому +1

    That's a weird fruit. Never seen before while living in Malaysia, near Taiping 😅. Thanks for sharing.

    • @mir7684
      @mir7684 8 місяців тому

      Lake garden KL ade..

  • @custos3249
    @custos3249 Рік тому

    Seems like a great sci-fi visual effects prop

  • @oscarschell
    @oscarschell Рік тому

    You should try Harum manis, its a mango but its only available at Perlis Malaysia and only this time of the year (APRIL, MAY) ONLY.

  • @maryanneville4397
    @maryanneville4397 7 місяців тому

    I really love the aroma of this fruit like a perfume and at the same time peanut butter like scent, but I will not eat as I have a sensitive stomach

  • @mastermind1099
    @mastermind1099 Рік тому

    The flowers of this tree are very fragrant. i was in the botanic garden howrah in the june 2022 and the fragrance of these flowers was radiating upto 10 meters, may be more.

  • @MrBern91
    @MrBern91 11 місяців тому

    Many species of mushrooms also change color fairly quickly after being exposed to the air. But many of these are edible and actually quite delicious :)