Melinjo Fruit Review (Gnetum gnemon) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 142
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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"019 Ffuge No Five" by Miranda taylor and Mike Hunchback
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Despite the leaves looking nothing like it, this plant is related to conifers and not fruiting plants. So technically it's not a fruit but a fleshy seed coating that looks like it's a fruit
Close relative of ephedra (mormon tea) and welwitschia mirabilis.
Hey! I'm growing this but more for the edible young leaves. The belinjo crackers are delicious, but an acquired taste, either salted or sweet n spicy, easily available in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
young leaves, the tender ones are great when stewed in coconut cream based sauce, like basic curries with ginger n turmeric.
It's technically not a fruit. It comes from gymnosperms.
Vlogger sees a snack at the airport: These are super popular!
wow pretty cool, thanks for this video & review very very interesting. I am in aus & was looking for a video on germinating these & came across your video as I am planning to plant them from seed as an experiment & let it go into a tree if it wants to.
just deep fried them, Jared! and seasoned it with salt. very delicous!
yeah wish I could get these in the USA. i want some right now :)
@@WeirdExplorer I had some for the first time today in the sayur asem my fiance bought. I am currently on a trip in java. Looked it up and found your channel! What a pleasant discovery! Fruits will now become one of the new things to discover in this amazing land. Thank you for the inspiration.
I love melinjo chips glazed with caramelized chili 😁
sounds tasty
Just bought yesterday.superb
great im craving munchos now
Its related to ginko, its a nut.
I love it! We use the fruits for cooking and the inner seeds for crackers. I wonder where I can find the fruits in the USA.
Technically, that is not a fruit. Gnetum is not an Angiosperm
4:30 The background looks like a greenscreen
In indonesia, people use the seed for chips!
Yes, I made a video about them. Just click the play button. ;)
My partner managed to find some Haskap at the grocery store today. I was wondering if they are on your radar as a fruit to review. They're good!
Oh? what area do you live in? I haven't seen them for sale before, but I would certainly review them. :)
It was at a local Whole Foods-style grocery in the Pacific Northwest. What I read about them inferred that they are not uncommon in Japan, and also that there is a push to cultivate them in Saskatchewan, of all places.
right! I think I heard about them being grown in Canada in The Fruit Hunters documentary. I was in Japan a couple months ago, but didn't see them anywhere. Maybe I'll have better luck out here in NYC. :)
If you have any advice on proper packaging of fruit, especially soft fruit, for shipping, I could try shipping some to you.
Sasha Anne is this any help? www.ehow.com/how_6906959_send-fresh-fruit.html
thanks bro i owe you one
great vid!
thanks!
great vud
First!
its a seed, not a fruit
the area around the seed is the fruit, which I do review as well.
Gnetum is a gymnosperm. And the 'fruit' its a fleshy outer integument, developed from the ovule and not from an ovary.
Oh wow... I didn't know that. I am not a botanist, from appearances it is very fruit like and I've heard these referred to as "fruits". thanks for the insight
No problem. The plants are precisely fantastic because of these unique characteristics.
d a r k n e s s read about gymnosperm plants
cool... but wouldn't this be more like a vegetable review?
Botanically speaking this is more like a seed review, because the plant is a gymnosperm, which don't bear fruits.
Yeah, its more like a nut review than a fruit review. My rule is that if I can find the fresh fruit of something, then I can review the seed of it.
oooh ok i see
Hi Jared.. I am in ozone park.. Where in the city can I find darian I am crazing the taste of darian.. Thanks
You can get fresh durian on Mulberry street at the intersection of Canal in Manhattan. there are vendors there that have a lot of south east asian fruits.
also, in Chinatown flushing... which should be closer to Ozone park, Queens.
The asian supermarkets in flushing have some great stuff, but I've only seen frozen durian at the markets. Mulberry and Canal in Manhattan is the only place I know that has it fresh.
+Bisma N (D0rkusmaximus) thank you very much. Will definitely check it out.
+Jared Rydelek.. Getting on the 6 train and going. I never crave something I never even touch. Thanks you very much. Hope you can make your way to Guyana one day. Lots of selections there too.