MESQUITE BEAN : A Fascinating & Useful Fruit (+ Mesquite Coffee & Atole Recipe!)

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  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Who else is surprised that mesquite isn't just a wood for barbequing?

    • @Riff.Wraith
      @Riff.Wraith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Not me! Live in Arizona and we have one growing in our front yard (its pods look about like the one you're holding second-from-the-left in the beginning of the video.
      I've even had cookies/biscuits made from mesquite flour! It tastes good but leaves quite a dryness in the mouth.

    • @JTMusicbox
      @JTMusicbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was surprised to hear this, but not surprised to learn it on your channel.

    • @kaiganardea9275
      @kaiganardea9275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Being a hick from the woods I'm just happy to see city people discover that food is everywhere

    • @gnarlytreeman
      @gnarlytreeman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome commercial plug man!
      Also don't eat mesquite uncooked is has something in it bad for you, but i forgotwhat it was, and intestinal irritant or something.

    • @NigerianLandOwner
      @NigerianLandOwner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am surprised, I know mesquite bbq and mosquitos! :xD

  • @KC-nh3mp
    @KC-nh3mp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    I would have never have guessed you’re a contortionist! What a surprise you’re even cooler than I already thought you were :)

    • @thecovfefe340
      @thecovfefe340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I KNOW RIGHT? I've been curious about their job for a couple years now, but just figured he was a journalist or something who wrote or talked about different fruits and vegetables

    • @cheetahpiss1328
      @cheetahpiss1328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Gotta watch all the episodes ,he talks about it in earlier videos

    • @cbob7423
      @cbob7423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I found that out from his Twitter recently

    • @fuckgoogleforever
      @fuckgoogleforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He's also a fire eater lol

    • @ballekitt5001
      @ballekitt5001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Account didn’t he also mention something about swords?

  • @ssplintergirl
    @ssplintergirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    You have single handedly made the most left field audible ad I have ever seen and I have been on this site for years

  • @unnatural_log6472
    @unnatural_log6472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Trevor here. Glad you liked the Mesquite! I agree, screwbean is definitely the winner. I think the reason it's talked about less than honey/velvet is because the tree is less common (only riparian areas, super sparse in AZ) and the pods are less plentiful on the trees. Good vid man! Hopefully I find something else to send to you soon.

    • @extropiantranshuman
      @extropiantranshuman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hear a lot about screwbean, less about honey, and almost not much of the velvet from my sources.

  • @squonkhunter8994
    @squonkhunter8994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I grew up chewing Honey Mesquite pods in Central Texas. My aunt made a fine jelly from those seed pods. Thanks for reviving old pleasant memories. Love your videos.

    • @samiliasregina7670
      @samiliasregina7670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I’m also from central Texas but I had never really tried them with the assumption that I would get poisoned

    • @katrinakollmann5265
      @katrinakollmann5265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yummm

    • @xxwizurdxx
      @xxwizurdxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      king crimson

    • @Sabbathissaturday
      @Sabbathissaturday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live I. Far west Texas and the honey mesquite that grows wild here is super sweet. I’m roasting my beans to make the most delicious coffee. You can also make poor mans honey or grind it into flour. All super tasty.

    • @KerriEverlasting
      @KerriEverlasting 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sabbathissaturday I'm Australian and never heard of this! Fascinating!

  • @charlescoult
    @charlescoult 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    This has got to be the weirdest audible commercial I've ever seen....

    • @austincarlton8900
      @austincarlton8900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Best though

    • @Faustobellissimo
      @Faustobellissimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      For the next commercial I expect an autofellatio...

    • @iaw7406
      @iaw7406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Faustobellissimo he is a contortionist. He has definitely tried it

    • @rickg3191
      @rickg3191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it's fucking hilarious

    • @stellartoad
      @stellartoad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tf

  • @grandbean9031
    @grandbean9031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your ads are so entertaining that there's no reason to skip them. They're genuine content, not boring promotions, or even worse, a stupidly long skit that has stretches too far so it can explain why the segway either was or wasn't too forced.

  • @cs5384
    @cs5384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I've never enjoyed an ad so much.

  • @Giratina493
    @Giratina493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I live in AZ and I never knew you could eat these! When I was younger I'd play with the bean pods as little makeshift maracas.

    • @conanseibel4464
      @conanseibel4464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They make great slingshot ammo too.🤣

    • @AlbinoAxolotl
      @AlbinoAxolotl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aww! “Little makeshift mascaras” is the cutest possible application of these I can think of. I love it!

    • @anotherhuman8211
      @anotherhuman8211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You might not have known because landscapers tend to plant argentine and chilean (or a hybrid) mesquites which have pods that don't taste good.

    • @a.l.8001
      @a.l.8001 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Theyre great in pancakes

  • @Fallen_Grove
    @Fallen_Grove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This can also be ground into a flour and was traditionally used to make mini-pancakes in Mexico using a metate y mano.

  • @haroldsaxon1075
    @haroldsaxon1075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Speaking of mesquite, it's nectar and honey are also amazing! It has a strong and unique flavor.

  • @Mesa877
    @Mesa877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "tastes like a burnt bean" holy that whole scene was so amazing the faces you made while chewing like hmm in this actually good. I am laughing my ass off right now. Thanks for the lol's

  • @candlehawk
    @candlehawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was staring at that honey mesquite pod for nearly 20 minutes, wondering why it looked so familiar, before I realized I recognize it from Fallout NV.

    • @horacegentleman3296
      @horacegentleman3296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best fallout

    • @werepyne
      @werepyne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@horacegentleman3296 seemingly so as of this time.

  • @gresvig2507
    @gresvig2507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    While dealing with intense boredom on an oil rig in NM I decided to try some mesquite beans. Sorta looked like the last pod you tried and was really bad. Only slightly astringent, but like unwholesome dirt with an old raisin aftertaste. Tried several (intense boredom, remember) and they were the same. Must have been a less diverse area.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ah yeah, there's a bunch of species but most of them aren't great in flavor. at least its a way to pass the time :)

    • @Alex-ji9sz
      @Alex-ji9sz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This sounds like another transition for an Audible ad. xD

  • @Salty4eva
    @Salty4eva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As I’m watching this I’m like hey I remember the strange couch and dark wall. This guy is always interesting. Lol

  • @thebadgersdenvaletudoclub6254
    @thebadgersdenvaletudoclub6254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The property that I live on is covered with mesquite trees. The beans are super sweet. Mesquite is great for BBQ too. Perfect for smoked foods.

  • @KingLion22sa
    @KingLion22sa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I must be honest... I normally skip passed people's promotions because it's just boring and sometimes too long... The way you did yours was just 💯 on point... And content as usual always worth watching!

  • @let_uslunch8884
    @let_uslunch8884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Congrats on being an Audible affiliate. I will watch this interesting looking beautiful bean footage later on.

  • @wesleytownsend8214
    @wesleytownsend8214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember a while back you did a taste test with your performance group and while I would never miss one of your videos, I really enjoyed that one. I think it is oddly refreshing and comforting when a host as intelligent and popular as you lets your audience have a glimpse of your personal and vocational life while still reserving your privacy and you great sense of mystery. Thank You!
    I wish good health, happiness and all the best to you and yours!

  • @radionoakmont7756
    @radionoakmont7756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the first one my mom used when she lived in arizona at humbug creek she made flour from the beans even a jam from it when done she told me it tasted like apple mixxed with a little coconut flavor and the honey made form the blossoms is highly medicinal and tastes sweeter and not bitter like clover honey this is truly my first lifelong dream for the first greenhouse i wanted to grow ever since i was very little, thank you for posting this one day i hope to follow my moms notes and try this myself and did what she created from them she also cultivated ones in around the sonoran desert area oh thank you again this has brought back many happy memories for me.

  • @Kiu_8
    @Kiu_8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm late to the party but I'll comment anyways: I am currently researching an extinct language that the natives from the northeastern region of Mexico spoke, during my research on some stuff related to their gastronomy, I read that they really enjoyed making bread (e.g. date bread, prickly pear bread, etc.), mesquite bread is one of those, I haven't found an ancient recipe yet but I'll keep on looking for one; seeing a video centered on mesquite is quite a sight to see, hopefully you keep on trying these common yet pretty ignored things!

    • @itzocelotlbocanegra5986
      @itzocelotlbocanegra5986 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm late as well. But I believe you're referring to the Coahuiltecan language. I'm from the Tap Pilām band in San Antonio, mesquite is still a big part of our diet to this day

  • @Failedprodegy42
    @Failedprodegy42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I remember Hoss yelling at Lil Joe on Bonaza because he was sick of eating Mesquite beans everyday.

  • @dougatfuto5
    @dougatfuto5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    You should try acorn coffee. is that close enough to a fruit? Probably many nuts can be roasted and ground up at least to add some flavour, eg hazel nuts. I made some by grinding up fresh white oak acorns in a blender then roasting. tasted somewhere between coffee and tea.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Sounds good! did it have any of the tanin flavor after roasting? I made some acorn brittle in an earlier episode, it took a while to get that flavor out of them first

    • @awalkthroughtorah6897
      @awalkthroughtorah6897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes please! We have a lot of oak around here (and the deer that love them) so it would be a good survival food!

    • @darriendastar3941
      @darriendastar3941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Acorn coffee was used a lot in World War II in Europe because real coffee wasn't available.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@WeirdExplorer Some varieties of acorn can be roasted and eaten like a chestnut. Really nice - no preparation before roasting. It tends to be very select oaks, not all of a particular species will be edible. In Spain they go round tasting the holm oak acorns and planting the sweetest.

    • @dougatfuto5
      @dougatfuto5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WeirdExplorer there was some in there even though I did soak them before roasting to leech out most of the tannins, but yup that's probably why acorn coffee was something like tea

  • @kohdiphoto
    @kohdiphoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great video! Glad to see the Southwest return. You were spot on with your assumption that mesquite atole was (and is) a popular drink, though what you ended up with was more like a light syrup (mesquite soda?). Pound the beans to flour and sift out the seeds, then add enough water to make a thin porridge and that's an authentic desert meal! We've all found out the hard way that Chilean mesquite is no good to eat, but it's used extensively as a landscaping tree so it's many people's introduction to the pods. Keep it up!!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ah ha thanks for clearing that up. Yeah the recipes I found for it did not give an amount of water.

  • @AdmiralJellypants626
    @AdmiralJellypants626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was without a doubt the greatest, most unexpected audible ad that I have ever seen

  • @Uchoobdood
    @Uchoobdood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mesquite is actually an incredibly versatile fruit. You can make a jam, among many many other ways. It is a survivalist blessing.

    • @Uchoobdood
      @Uchoobdood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also. Honey mesquite and screwbean are very different!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah! Now I want to make mesquite muffins using mesquite wood, spread mesquite jam on it and wash it down with a cup of mesquite coffee.

  • @MeAuntieNora
    @MeAuntieNora 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow, I wouldn't have remembered that finger ball toy if you didn't reference it, but I definitely had one of those! I can almost feel the weird rubberiness.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hadn't thought of that thing in 20 years, this fruit brought back the memory

  • @yefefiyah
    @yefefiyah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wish you would incorporate more contortion in your fruit vids! You rock. Always entertaining!

  • @anne-droid7739
    @anne-droid7739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ahhh, smart--you've discovered that featuring your kittycat is good for business!

    • @benny_lemon5123
      @benny_lemon5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vostok has been an occasional guest star for some years now. I highly recommend checking out ep 200, where he tries ice-cream bean, and the cat in question absolutely does not have any parties the second he's left alone lol

    • @anne-droid7739
      @anne-droid7739 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benny_lemon5123 Yes, I'm aware he's filmed his cats sometimes, but until now he hasn't made a habit of giving them their own "bits". I vote for more! =D

  • @I.amthatrealJuan
    @I.amthatrealJuan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I usually skip over in-video ads but this one from you was genuinely entertaining. Congratulations on getting a sponsorship.

  • @alanhyt79
    @alanhyt79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    This video was sort of like a mesquite pod cast.

  • @kylewinstead5212
    @kylewinstead5212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how more of your personality is coming out more recently. Adds a lot of flavor to channel my guy. Keep putting out bangers bro

  • @glorygloryholeallelujah
    @glorygloryholeallelujah 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok… you definitely need to incorporate your contortionist moves into EVERY ad read! It’s such a super unique and fascinating skill -that at no point did I ever think of hitting the “skip ahead” button!😱👍

  • @stevenmurray3238
    @stevenmurray3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dang, finally showing people your contortionist skills on the channel. Great that you are getting supported from Audible, well done commercial

  • @gobowwoewow3752
    @gobowwoewow3752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Lol those harvest pea snaps are one of my favorite snacks ever. Amazon inflates all their grocery prices. You can buy then at Walmart for $2.50 they also sell them at gas stations

    • @hannakinn
      @hannakinn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my grocery stores they're always in the fresh veggies section intended to be salad toppings, I eat them like chips. I like to dip them into my hummus.

    • @Tam.I.am.
      @Tam.I.am. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Dollerama.

  • @chetlockwood1491
    @chetlockwood1491 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Arizona and have the luxury of sampling the mesquite beans at the various stages of maturity, when fresh off the tree before they have hardened at all, they have a pea/fresh bean taste with a hint of sweetness.

  • @richardportman8912
    @richardportman8912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like those screwbeans mesquite because there are 3 trees of them right here. Tornillo. I've never cooked them because nobody told me how.
    One way i imagine is to toast them, grind them and make atole.
    The deer eat the flowers especially. Tornillo. Screwbean mesquite.

  • @samrichardson8388
    @samrichardson8388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey, this is from my neck of the woods! Mesquite is everywhere in Arizona, but you don't necessarily associate it with "the woods." It's more a desert than the woods, so instead of growing among oak and maple, you find mesquite among saguaro and prickly pear, and other desert flora.

  • @feralkevin
    @feralkevin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The mesquite flour is great in certain baked goods. Also an uber sustainable crop for hot arid regions. Very nutritious as well.

  • @brandasar7913
    @brandasar7913 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live here in phoenix Arizona in the Sonoran desert. Mesquite trees are everywhere. In the spring when they flower, it is very fragrant. My favorite time of the year. Mesquite pods are a legume. Eat them when young not dried

  • @ernestoalmazan7953
    @ernestoalmazan7953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I loved eating mesquite visiting family in Mexico, I would suggest trying them when they are not dried and has some meat on them still

    • @richardportman8912
      @richardportman8912 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the information. I do love those tornillos. It is because i am lazy that now they are deer food. The three trees are looking pretty good.

  • @kattkatt744
    @kattkatt744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had no idea that mesquite wood is used for barbeque. On the other hand I had heard about using mesquite as food, if I remember correctly it was making some kind honey substitute with it and suger.

  • @bunyu6237
    @bunyu6237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm happy that you finally got sponsor! Nice to see that you are getting more recognized

  • @KayentaRojo
    @KayentaRojo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up eating screw bean mesquite pods here in Southern Utah. They grow all over the area along with honey mesquite. There are certain stages of ripeness where they are extremely sweet, like almost candy sweet and really delicious. I have found the hotter the temperatures we get, the sweeter and better the seeds taste for some reason. When we get huge monsoons and have a milder summer they aren’t as good. I used to sit and eat these for hours as a kid, and they also make REALLY good pancakes.

  • @alexroberts223
    @alexroberts223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One thing you'll have to try is when the Palo Verde starts fruiting. The pods taste like Sweet Peas with the texture of Edamame

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sounds great to me

    • @anotherhuman8211
      @anotherhuman8211 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should get palo brea, jerusalem thorn, blue palo verde and foothill palo verdes

  • @TheAverageNooob
    @TheAverageNooob 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is one of these trees on the corner of my street and once a year a flock of parrots fly by and eat all of them at once. Its a cool event for me to look forward to every year.

  • @mirandamom1346
    @mirandamom1346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is absolutely the only time I have passed my husband my phone during a TH-cam video so he could watch the sponsorship part. Nice work!

  • @amangaming5760
    @amangaming5760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Arizona, and as a child I would eat the mesquite beans fresh and green off the tree. I might try out these recipes. Thanks.

  • @mari0n333
    @mari0n333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you absolutely win most entertaining sponsorship segment. Bravo, watched the whole thing lol

  • @Lobotomobillionaire
    @Lobotomobillionaire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honey mesquite pulp is really tasty. Sweet & mild & honeylike. Next time you're down south in the late summer try to find them to eat the pulp.

  • @seth468
    @seth468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Southern US mesquite you have to get fresh and ripe. Yours looked pretty dry. I get the corn and pea flavor, but you should also be getting a sweet flavor from the pulp, which is grainy and like spreadable butter in consistency and I swear has a honey butter flavor (probably closer to a super sweet corn, but my brain can't help making the comparison). I never ate the seeds on expedition. I would find a nice tree to rest under, grab a few pods, split them open, and scoop out the buttery pulp with my teeth, discarding the seeds as a reward for the tree's hard work. Delicious.

  • @normaljohn6035
    @normaljohn6035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel! Please never stop making videos. Who would’ve known there’s so many fruits and such that I have never heard of

  • @Sea_Roadkill
    @Sea_Roadkill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mesquite beans are awesome. I grew up in the middle of nowhere AZ and as a kid, chewed on them all the time. I never bothered with them when dry though. When they are fresh and reddish, like the honey one you tried first, they are great. They taste like watermelon with a chlorophyll hint.

  • @theZCAllen
    @theZCAllen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was BY FAR the best paid endorsement that I have ever seen on TH-cam and I have seen so.. soo many lol
    10/10 would watch again, I hope that you get paid for your creativity! :D

  • @brettsuydam
    @brettsuydam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up in Texas, and we were always taught that mesquite travelled north due to the cattle industry since the mesquite seeds survive the bovine intestinal tract (cattle drives to ft worth and kansas city spreading the mesquite).

  • @claire-ls7fk
    @claire-ls7fk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you are so likable and enjoyable to watch that I didn't even skip through the ad

  • @thefeatheredfrontiersman8135
    @thefeatheredfrontiersman8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've mesquite is excellent for wood working! Strong as steel, dry rot resistance and beautiful grain orientation!

  • @evanwilliams8908
    @evanwilliams8908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG. What a surprise. Always wanted to see your contortionist act. Best commercial for audible ever!

  • @chrissonnenschein6634
    @chrissonnenschein6634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best Commercial Break ever❣️

  • @cbob7423
    @cbob7423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is by far the best Audible segue.

  • @gekolvr0734
    @gekolvr0734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Casually chatting while being Rubberman... I did not expect this

  • @jasonharris2291
    @jasonharris2291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always glad to see a new video up. Keep on fruitin'

  • @shannonmowatt746
    @shannonmowatt746 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the ad you've done for audible. Cooking and exercising at the same time. Also beautiful cat.

  • @LackofAmbition
    @LackofAmbition 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been watching you for years and had no idea toy were a contortionist! I adore you're content! Sending love from snowy Montana!

  • @Pinkhair3d
    @Pinkhair3d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just moved into a house with a nice big mesquite tree dominating the back yard, though I've not identified the species yet. Looking forward to see it yield more than vicious spines that go right through shoe soles.

  • @TheWeirdestOfBugs
    @TheWeirdestOfBugs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    8:32 A certain Vostok has left her mark. Also, I REALLY like her eyes. Vostok is a cutie!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      she's such a sweet kitty.. even when she judges me

    • @TheWeirdestOfBugs
      @TheWeirdestOfBugs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@WeirdExplorer I can imagine. Give her some ear scritches from all her fans, please (I'm sure there are many)

  • @melgloss1522
    @melgloss1522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have always thought you were a fascinating individual, but now you have added a new layer to that. Next time I have a party I want to book you.

  • @owllover3752
    @owllover3752 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Musket flour makes amazing ginger snap cookies. Had them on a field trip once and always wanted to make them.

  • @em4384
    @em4384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    your channel has kept me so entertained during quarantine! thank you so much fruit guy. if you ever get the chance, maybe try out the cosmic crisp apple. it’s supposed to have up to a year of shelf-life when kept in a fridge, which I think is pretty awesome.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sounds cool! I'll check it out

  • @subredditsandorigami7274
    @subredditsandorigami7274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    audible: audiobooks wherever you are.

  • @StonedtotheBones13
    @StonedtotheBones13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol I really enjoy your creativity. You can tell you really enjoy what you're doing, and put a lot of thought into it and humor.

  • @goblin1873
    @goblin1873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best ad read ive ever seen

  • @bconsilio3764
    @bconsilio3764 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a potter I like the pod textures. They would be nice to press into clay. Fun! Wish I had known when I lived in Texas and NM.

  • @Deepwaterjew
    @Deepwaterjew 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to pick these off the trees out back and chew on them as a kid. Never really knew what they were, I just knew they tasted good.

  • @carlaeskelsen
    @carlaeskelsen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOOOVE atole of all stripes! That said, my mom grew up in AZ during the depression, and she remembered her aunties making a kind of lemonade from mesquite pods. I've always wanted to try. Thank you for your video; based on your observations, I'll probably start with the screwbean mesquite pods.

  • @bonice7772
    @bonice7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:40 all atoles are made with corn, that´s the base to prepare it, if the beverage is made out of cacao they usually receive other names.

  • @andy-gt2kc
    @andy-gt2kc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    my aunt used to have these in her yard when I was younger, like 5 or 6. always wondered what these were!

  • @andresamplonius315
    @andresamplonius315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Debes de probar el sirope de Algarrobina, elaborado con las vainas del Algarrobo, Prosopis pallida, el "Mesquite" que tenemos en Perú. Se usa para endulzar postres y para la preparación de un cóctel con Pisco, el destilado típico. También se consume tostado como "café" y como harina a la que se da distintos usos. El nombre viene de una especie similar de la zona mediterránea, si no me equivoco se trata de la vaina conocida como Carob. Otro proyecto, si vas a España.

  • @enabledgaming7424
    @enabledgaming7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    as a person that was born and raised in Arizona and still currently live here, I never would have guessed these were edible. I have so many trees in my back yard with these on them. thanks for the info man. ill definitely try some recipes.

  • @frankmacleod2565
    @frankmacleod2565 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to eat fresh green mesquite pods on my travels in the desert. Remember them tasting like honey.

  • @BrandanLee
    @BrandanLee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have several tons of these dropping on my yard absolutely every year.

  • @goednieuwskrantje-nl
    @goednieuwskrantje-nl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a tip for you: try making a cold drink called "Kompot" from dried sour cherries that you simmer with water and then cool. Add ice if you want. No need for sugar, it's more like a refreshing natural lemonade.

  • @kaykepop4084
    @kaykepop4084 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been binge watching a bunch of tv series during covid that I missed out on and not watching much TH-cam. Now catching up on my fav yt channels. Looking forward to watching your milk and coffee series.

  • @awalkthroughtorah6897
    @awalkthroughtorah6897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Emmy Made in Japan tried mesquite bean jelly.

  • @minnesotabirdman1033
    @minnesotabirdman1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos, thanks for sharing. Just wanted to say that that ball of fingers thing looks cool as heck!

  • @katrinakollmann5265
    @katrinakollmann5265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think that was the first ad in someone's video that I didn't IMMEDIATELY want to skip.

    • @horacegentleman3296
      @horacegentleman3296 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't you report me on Twitter?

    • @katrinakollmann5265
      @katrinakollmann5265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@horacegentleman3296 I don't use Twitter.

    • @horacegentleman3296
      @horacegentleman3296 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@katrinakollmann5265 might have been tinder now that I think about it.

    • @katrinakollmann5265
      @katrinakollmann5265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@horacegentleman3296 lol I used tinder.. for 1 month. So maybe. ♡ whatever you did, kindly piss off.

  • @-jank-willson
    @-jank-willson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    locust pods, which are closely related, are also edible

  • @matthewbainbridge3319
    @matthewbainbridge3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aww i didnt notice the kat has different color eyes, what a pretty

  • @emmahardesty4330
    @emmahardesty4330 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very neat you're a contortionist. Good ol desert is actually packed with wild foods. Come see sometime. In the almost-springtime you can roast the beans of Ironwood and Palo Verde trees. Mesquite most often just snapped open and gnawed while playing, hiking. Tasty.

  • @juliusebola9712
    @juliusebola9712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats on the sponsor! Glad to see your channel has been getting so much growth recently you deserve it

  • @Apostrafi
    @Apostrafi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have these at my middle school and when those pod looking things once fell one of my old friend ate one and all of us were shocked because we didn’t know they were edible.

  • @gavendb
    @gavendb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    growing up in texas, we always had local mesquite bean jelly available.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll have to try making that some time

  • @MCNarret
    @MCNarret 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lived in Arizona all my life, never knew you could eat those, just thought they were inedible.

  • @oldgoatshome7092
    @oldgoatshome7092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boil it and add in tea. Gives it a honey flavor. Honey mesquite should have had a sweet flavor.

  • @sweetxgirl1357
    @sweetxgirl1357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou for making a video of this. This is all new to me! It's cool because I just gifted myself a smoker grill for Xmas and this is connects!

  • @pamelaprudencio8115
    @pamelaprudencio8115 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are very good if u pick them young put them in a pot with ham or a ham hock they taste like snap beans which is pinto beans that are young. Very very tasty

  • @SealiioNahka
    @SealiioNahka 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over here in Canada we have these little black pods that grow on little shrubs. don’t know what they’re called but it might be something for you to check that out.

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Is there a playlist for the not coffee series?

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes there is! th-cam.com/play/PLvGFkMrO1ZxLM_37jJhm8972Zij4BjAZF.html

    • @Verlisify
      @Verlisify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@WeirdExplorer Thanks!

    • @ehoc5248
      @ehoc5248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Verlisify pokemonman and fruitman crossover

  • @Quarksi
    @Quarksi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woah, had no idea that was your profession. Not even a slight inkling you were that flexible, how cool! Also love the way you integrate it into a commercial, almost felt like one of those funny insurance commercials where crazy things go on in the background as the agent is casually strolling through

  • @meisteremm
    @meisteremm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny you mentioning bug parts being in all food.
    Had a buddy who used to work in grain elevators and he said that he'd find everything from snakes to rats to lizards to spiders in a lot of batches.