KHO FRUIT - A Shiny Blue Fruit that Tastes Super Savory

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Episode: 775 Kho Fruit
Species: Livistona speciosa
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
0:00-2:50 what is kho fruit?
2:50-5:50 what does kho fruit taste like?
5:50-6:25 livistona tree footage
6:25-9:20 can you eat livistona seeds?
9:20-10:10 Conclusion
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Пікірлер: 211

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

Now that you've seen a palm fruit that tastes meaty, how about one that tastes cheesy?: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6qgoLRqv96WmZs.html

@PolarUnix 26 күн бұрын

slugcats favorite fruit

@martinlopez534 22 күн бұрын

Hey I want to go to one of your tours and I put my emails when will I get information 😊

@WeirdExplorer 22 күн бұрын

@@martinlopez534 there aren't any planned tours right now, but I am hoping to get one ready for next year soon. 👍

@martinlopez534 20 күн бұрын

@@WeirdExplorerthanks dude

@W9e0e2e3e4pizza 26 күн бұрын

Jared I was at an urban forestry confrence a few days ago and there was a whole slide of one of the presentations dedicated to you, the presentation focused around osage orange and they mentioned we should watch your video on cooking the seeds and it was cool seeing your channel promoted as a great source of information! Super interested in this fruit too. Love fatty fruits.

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

that's awesome! I want to see that slide now 😄

@gabriellakadar 5 күн бұрын

I have some Osage Orange treelings growing in Toronto. One of them is now a rather bushy six feet tall. I named her Edith Prickly for obvious reasons. The fruit is indeed interesting in that if left mature indoors for a couple of months it has a very pleasant citrus aroma. When I removed the seeds for planting, the white pith was no longer exuding latex and the flavour was not inoffensive. Not astringent. Some people recommend to 'rot' the fruit to get the seeds but I found that allowing it to mature made it much easier and I have a staggered 50% germiination. They just seem to randomly germinate which makes sense from a survival perspective.

@konjuer 26 күн бұрын

The awkward moment your tour group out-tours you

@marieelisa1 26 күн бұрын

"who are this people, were are they coming from?? Why they want my obscure fruit?? How on earth they know III have it 😱😱""

@999Giustina 26 күн бұрын

It would be very cool if tourists keep going to see her!

@Greippi10 21 күн бұрын

@@999Giustina One or two a year, just when she's forgotten the last encounter a new mysterious foreigner visits hero only to buy this fruit!

@Embassy_of_Jupiter 26 күн бұрын

When an avacado and a blueberry love each other very very much...

@Nordisk11 26 күн бұрын

Finally, blue tomatoes

@MLUE444 26 күн бұрын

Don't give them ideas, they'll make a bigger GMO version

@Embassy_of_Jupiter 26 күн бұрын

blue tomatoes already exist, you just have to paint them with cobalt(II) oxide-aluminium oxide

@arnoldmmbb 26 күн бұрын

The gmo blue tomato is not the only blue one, there are heirloom blue cultivars, I grow them they are pretty cool

@martinjansson1970 26 күн бұрын

Blue tomatoes exist. Was maybe more common a century ago (at least here in Sweden). Tomatoes (and potatoes) was first cultivated for use as ornamental plants here in Europe, so there exist a lot of weird looking variants that doesn't taste good and some are slightly poisonous. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_tomato

@daliacastello2608 26 күн бұрын

Lol I guess you heard about the blue tomato saga with Baker Creek

@arcane3464 26 күн бұрын

In Assam state of India, it's called Tokow. Here people used to eat the seed after peeling the outer flesh and then inner seed protection. It's seed is very hard and people used to chew it like a chewing gum for a long time just like beetle nut. The peel or the outer flesh isn't eaten . The colour of the outer flesh peel is naturally dark blue especially after it's ripen and falls on the ground. The leaves were used to make thatched roof for huts in the olden days.

@matthew04101 26 күн бұрын

I don't think they are the same fruit. If you can't bite into it I don't think you can chew it like a chewing gum.

@blackmber 26 күн бұрын

@matthew04101 Maybe the other variety has a softer seed, or it’s picked at a different ripeness?

@arcane3464 26 күн бұрын

@@matthew04101 not like chewing gum per say, it's more like hard bettle nut. Due to being very hard, it can be chewed for a long time.

@jsmith7701 26 күн бұрын

I would totally sell those as Smurf turds.

@teodorcamaj14 26 күн бұрын

LOL 😂😂😂😂😂

@Siddich 24 күн бұрын

aou are a true businessman...or women...

@StuffandThings_ 26 күн бұрын

I swear palms have such a diverse array of fruits/edible parts that its hard to believe sometimes. Everything from tomato soup (peach palm) to bran muffins (doum palm) to dates to coconut to jackfruit (snakefruit) to lychee (nypa palm) to flour (palm sago) to cabbage and asparagus (heart of palm) to sugar (palm jaggary) to oil (oil palm, coconut, etc) and probably dozens more variations that I'm not thinking of right now or not even aware of. You could probably make a full 4 course meal solely from palms and have an unsuspecting guest not even notice. Plus for the most part they're very resilient plants. Absolutely miraculous family of plants.

@Mark-ql2wp 26 күн бұрын

Also pacaya, which is the male inflorescence of Chamaedorea tepejilote. It is widely available in jars in the US in ethnic markets.

@xaviercruz4763 18 күн бұрын

Which have you tried and found the most delicious ones? I saw a date palm today (same leaves and fronds and fruit clusters, yellow ones) but the trunk was not like scales but round and with horizontal lines. Are there at least two other types of date palms?

@MaguroNi 26 күн бұрын

I'm Thai and don't even know this fruit. After some search its "หมากค้อ" (read as Mak Korrr), its also an exotic fruit in Thailand.

@Beefaroni_Bert 25 күн бұрын

This is a literal MAGICAL encounter. You met a SINGLE OLD LADY in a HUGE MARKET and she gave you a fruit that tastes like meat? This has to be a rare instance, like a .0001 encounter rate lmao

@toryumau6798 25 күн бұрын

... Bro found the elusive "Little Old Lady" merchant encounter that sells "Exotic Fruits" that you'd swear were not from this planet. >)X^D

@NamTheDawg203 22 күн бұрын

@@toryumau6798in an older video, he says don’t trust the old people who sell you fruit (in random places) in one of those “soursop” videos

@avicohen1930 26 күн бұрын

I had a similar one in Laos, I'm not sure if it is the same. I found that lady selling it in the market, but it looked like small blue eggs, with some polkadots. The lady said that it is makkow, which is the hog plum that is eaten in Thailand. But inside it looked very similar to this fruit. The same savory taste, that reminds olives.

@dingdonglong803 24 күн бұрын

“Mak Koh” is correct and is eaten throughout Laos, but it isn’t hog plum, hog plum scientific name is spondias mombin which comes from a tropical tree. What we’re watching on the video is “major jenkin’s fan palm fruit” or as you said “Mak Koh” which as the name implies comes from a palm tree.

@albertozino1474 25 күн бұрын

I had this in Luang Prabang, Laos. First two ladies refused to sell it to me raw, so i thought it was just decorative or religious. Then i understood i had to buy it cooked because it's otherwise inedible. Tasted pretty much like imitation smoky bacon (maybe they added some spices)

@shannabolser9428 26 күн бұрын

Makes me want to get a ticket just to fly over and find this old lady to try this

@tktyga77 26 күн бұрын

One thing you should do in more videos is look into what it would take to grow the fruits one's self you're reviewing and/or uses of the other plant parts (fun fact: edible or otherwise usable plants usually have more than one such part)

@DelfinoGarza77 26 күн бұрын

Little lady went viral

@ShellyS2060 26 күн бұрын

Ah ha! A really blue fruit! 💙 This is perfect for my "Hey, did you know..." conversation starter.

@carlosvalezx6426 26 күн бұрын

I truly long for your videos… best way to be educated on various fruit.

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

@SarahLovesFood 26 күн бұрын

That face you made when you tried to eat the seed said it all 😂

@jamm8284 26 күн бұрын

What's the best smelling fruit or vegetable ect you have ever had and what's the best smelling place you have been? I can imagine when you go off track looking for stuff, all the tropical flowers and trees that grow alongside, it must feel like what a fabric softener advert looks like 😂 I think you should put out more travel and local cuisine content. I'm sure plenty of your audience will be interested in that too.

@nicoelgreeko 26 күн бұрын

Avatar Olive

@erdoganahmetoglu6847 25 күн бұрын

Hi Jared my friend Livistona chinnensis is all along Acland street St.kilda Melbourne Australia were I work they fall down and people kick them along the street cheers mate .

@5naxalotl 25 күн бұрын

so rare to see something mentioned in my neck of the woods. this thing is _really_ cold tolerant

@LaChona420k 26 күн бұрын

Def my fave horticulture channel Thanks man, I strive to continue my research in creating perfect indoor ecosystems for " exotic " fruits and vegetables. Specially peppers yummmmm

@GiabsCauws 26 күн бұрын

bring this man more views i love his fruit videos there are SO much fruits

@Faustobellissimo 26 күн бұрын

Yeah, many palm fruit species have oily/savory pulp: Kho, Major Jenkins, Moriche, Açai, oil palm drupes...

@wdwerker 24 күн бұрын

I really noticed the effort you put into these episodes. Both while you are in a country and then narrating and filming the scenes plus editing and even adding music that enhances the story.

@WeirdExplorer 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@sharendonnelly7770 26 күн бұрын

When you first cut open the fruit, my first thought was: is the seed edible? Was glad you expounded on the seed and tried it. Very interesting fruit, and you are definitely driven to explore all the different aspects of fruit, even their "edible" seeds. Enjoyed the video very much.

@jguitar23 26 күн бұрын

The fruit might not be sweet but the video sure, as usual, is !!!

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@ConstantChaos1 26 күн бұрын

The visuals aline from this in a red and gold tomato salad alone are intriguing enough A primary colour salad lol

@CricketsBay 25 күн бұрын

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds sells seeds to grow your own blue tomatoes. And green tomatoes.

@ConstantChaos1 25 күн бұрын

@@CricketsBay oooh thanks, I'll definitely have to check them out, though I would still love to get my hands in this fruit to up it one further if that makes sense. I do genuinely appreciate this tho as sourcing slightly rarer products at reasonable rates is a big part of a business plan I'm working on so that's very helpful.

@al145 26 күн бұрын

It looks metallic and unreal

@toomaskotkas4467 26 күн бұрын

If it's oily, there must be some cooking oil that is made from this fruit.

@CricketsBay 25 күн бұрын

No. Due to the astringency.

@toomaskotkas4467 25 күн бұрын

@@CricketsBay Astringent oil? That's can't be right.

@vanhoe0 26 күн бұрын

Are you coming to Malaysia for the durian season?

@brittanydaniels1102 9 күн бұрын

@vanhoe0 Durian is not a rare exotic fruit unless there are some rare varieties not well known growing in Malaysia.

@buckythepunky 26 күн бұрын

Awesome. Thank You.

@JTMusicbox 26 күн бұрын

Awesome review! Savory fruits are neat!

@motomo5281 25 күн бұрын

Very enjoyable, thank you!

@TEXAS2459 24 күн бұрын

THAT IS FACINATING!!

@stevenmurray3238 25 күн бұрын

Great video

@cathybrewer8958 26 күн бұрын

Your video's have always interest me. The way you explain the fruits lets everyone know whether you would eat it or not.

@youtube.commentator 25 күн бұрын

3:56 ohhh okay, like the dabai

@ConstantChaos1 26 күн бұрын

I need this in my cooking i wish i could help support its farming

@shelleyhodgkinson1341 26 күн бұрын

Always interesting 🤔

@jo1e-de-v1vre 23 күн бұрын

Dude, love the story with the old lady. Thats awesome

@snarfbot 4 сағат бұрын

It's a very vibrant blue

@mqnwbevrcyxuzilopkajshdgf 26 күн бұрын

Hey, I love your videos, and if I ever need to learn about an obscure fruit this is just the place i go, but I'm curious, where do you find information on some of these fruits? Oftentimes when i google search some of these fruits, I get maybe two results with a small description on the plant, and I wonder how you learned about the fruit. Thanks!

@chubbygardengnome 18 күн бұрын

This video on Kho is very moooooooving

@brightblackgrouse6236 26 күн бұрын

Very interesting channel

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for visiting

@brightblackgrouse6236 26 күн бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE!!! 🔥🤬

@duck8353 26 күн бұрын

@@brightblackgrouse6236 Thanks for visiting

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

@@duck8353 thanks for visiting

@kmoecub 26 күн бұрын

I wonder; Is this a fruit that would be pickled and not only eaten out of hand?

@FishareFriendsNotFood972 26 күн бұрын

6:23, finally, something for all my seed sadist homies

@user-tk4gr9zo7t 26 күн бұрын

Wow. I am floored!!!! Earth is so wonderful and beyond imagination. One day when I finally get to travel to Thailand I MUST try this absolute delicacy 😭💙

@oivinf 26 күн бұрын

You mentioned that foreginer is Thai is "farang". Funny thing is it really means like, "frenchie", because of the colonial history of South-East Asia. So they're literally calling us all French

@WeirdExplorer 26 күн бұрын

I never knew that 😄 Makes me think of when I went to the Philippines and everyone yelled "hey Joe!" to be because of GI Joe's

@Mark-ql2wp 26 күн бұрын

The Ferengi in Star Trek got their name from "farang".

@chandratamraz8616 24 күн бұрын

Sooo crazy!!! Like an olive. Oily. I love nerding out on this shit.

@JediMasterKal 26 күн бұрын

Lol. Is that "down by the riverside" in the background?

@mandab.3180 26 күн бұрын

super cool looking, doesn't sound super tasty but definitely cool.

@afnasp.a5521 24 күн бұрын

Came here after seeing your green almond video which was uploaded 8 years ago 😊

@T.AC. 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for this new video KZfaq man.

@TomsBackyardWorkshop 25 күн бұрын

I think I know that market. I cant remember what its called but the food court is in the basement the top floor is all t-shirts and luggage.

@Sparkina 26 күн бұрын

This fruit sounds plenty of tasty! I can totes see this on a relish platter or in appetizers or salads

@AdrianLee 26 күн бұрын

I think you were given the farang price, my friend. I bet the locals get the same thing for only 5 or 10 baht 😅

@spadetheace5934 23 күн бұрын

Beetleborgs fruit collab goes kinda hard tho

@notashroom 26 күн бұрын

IIRC, the Indigo Girls' first album, before signing with Sony Music, was called "Blue Fruit." I expect they'd get a kick out of this.

@gBaldaconi 26 күн бұрын

I'm new here, have you tried tucumã?

@lanasinapayen3354 25 күн бұрын

Have you ever tried Chrysobalanus Icaco? The size and seed ratio reminded me of it. It's eaten but not sold, where I'm from.

@hardshengpizi 26 күн бұрын

is this same as major jenkins palm fruit?

@anthonyterlizzi2405 26 күн бұрын

Would it go well with meat & cheese on a charcuterie board like olives then? I was hoping you'd make a dish with it! Cool what you said about it maybe being a betel nut alternative - it would make sense that there might be multiple arecoline containing palm fruits. Betel nut has always fascinated me - i would think it must be a pretty decent buzz if people chew it til their mouths rot lol

@frankmacleod2565 26 күн бұрын

interesting

@killsalot78 26 күн бұрын

5:07 holy cow dude I wish I could anything like fresh olives that cheap per unit, way better than US prices

@karndrogo 26 күн бұрын

I’m from Thailand and I didn’t even know that is a thing!damn

@jerryfox7229 26 күн бұрын

Man, I was looking for any information about that fruit for a very long time. Thanks so much! Seeds may contain oxalic acid? Which would explain the dry weird taste, just saying!

@ewasomeerewa2316 26 күн бұрын

Kia Ora E Hoa! If you ever make it to Aotearoa I can show you all of our native fruits. You cant buy them you have to go into the bush to find them.

@chloedamone3014 20 күн бұрын

would live to go in a fruit tour… do you have a link? or how do we male reservations??

@phillippinter7518 25 күн бұрын

I've heard it described as tasting like olives and meat.

@mkwilson1394 26 күн бұрын

I bet this would have been nice during your fruitarian experiment!

@leticiavega3493 25 күн бұрын

Three words for it counts

@goiterlanternbase 26 күн бұрын

I would not agree that Betle nut don't taste good🤔 The mouthfeel is a lot of, but otherwise, it is ok.

@h.Freeman 22 күн бұрын

She's probably gonna stock up and be confused when nobody else buys them that often anymore 😂

@leticiavega3493 25 күн бұрын

Do you plant the seeds or save them?

@Pizza-gb1ch 22 күн бұрын

What are the coordinates?

@mads.arnautov 10 күн бұрын

'This could be a drug' *eats it immediately*

@Atantuo 26 күн бұрын

An interesting one for sure, although I couldn't help but be a bit disappointed. The thumbnail made me think of another kind of extremely vibrant blue fruit that I'd previously seen in pictures of wild cassowaries, who are said to love them. But that one is apparently called "blue quandong". Would love to see you try it if you're ever in Australia.

@yugimuto9763 26 күн бұрын

Major Jenkins palm fruit?

@enenzRadz 20 күн бұрын

Hellooo! Im finally back after a year or so i cant remember! I lost My original account Ryan$gaming but im back again i missed watching your video every single night im glad im here again! Hoping you remember me!

@haydenamaro 26 күн бұрын

Isn't that a Fan Palm Fruit?

@Mark-ql2wp 26 күн бұрын

Livistona species are indeed fan palms. Many are fairly hardy and can be grown in horticultural zone 9a and higher.

@Burn-aye-doe 26 күн бұрын

This would prob be amazing in any Gin based drink

@joophunt5569 20 күн бұрын

Can I get seeds for this

@zephal 22 күн бұрын

Hey you should do a collaboration with the Thought Emporium. He made “Meat Grapes”….

@h7opolo 26 күн бұрын

cow print made with kho fruit 🐄🔵

@RedThunder-kc9je 25 күн бұрын

When are you gonna try Eugenia Complicata ?

@earkittycat5421 25 күн бұрын

Oh fitshortie was kinda right then, almost all of the comments were roasting him lol

@Melody-qf5oy 26 күн бұрын

Giant Olive?

@Mat-ii8co 26 күн бұрын

Going to Pakistan soon! i have similar hobby as you with one difference. I grow my catalog of fruits (sometimes they die or dont grow at all). Could you recommend some rare friuts? I already know i will be on the hunt for black sapote, im looking for it since the beginning of my journey. . Again please give me recommendations for fruits in Pakistan (the rarer the better).