KING CEMPEDAK : Trying Jackfruit's Funky Cousin (And The Roasted Seeds!)- Weird Fruit Explorer

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  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    HEY! On a scale from 1 to 10 How funky do you want your fruit to be? Hit me with it down below!

    • @thomasswainston2821
      @thomasswainston2821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      0

    • @chewnip86
      @chewnip86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      5?

    • @mackwa
      @mackwa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      11!

    • @let_uslunch8884
      @let_uslunch8884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mango is the bench mark. No funkier than that. Although most fruit is kinda funky...Sometimes I forget strawberries are sitting in the fridge drawer and it will smell a little tart in there.

    • @barrett5195
      @barrett5195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      james brown

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    “I’ve tried Cempedak three times in the past. Each time, I didn’t like it. So I’m going to try it again.”
    Wow. No one can call Jared a quitter.

    • @zachb8012
      @zachb8012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      No way, this guy is PhD committed, dutifully married committed. I have returned every few months to binge the weird fruit guy for the like, no shit, the last 10 years. He's been systematically churning out content the entire time. There's an insect sting pain index made by a scientist who subjected himself to thousands of stings so he could rate them. Considering how subjective the human experience is, this is the only way to realistically compare a given domain to all its myriad facets. If there's another expert human more qualified to compare world's fruits, I certainly haven't seen them. If there is a kingdom of weird fruits, Jared would most certainly reign on high as the one true king.
      I'm waiting for that coffee table book. A decent editor, some entertaining ghost writing, lots of glossy photographs from all over the world and you'd have a book worthy of calling a magnum opus. Street contortionist to weird fruit scientist, content creator, and author (someday?), nobody can claim this man has led a boring life.

  • @dougatfuto5
    @dougatfuto5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    the new funk scale is a great addition ;)

  • @mandab.3180
    @mandab.3180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    i like the funk scale 👌🏻

    • @luke144
      @luke144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.

    • @dogbee
      @dogbee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The James Brown blerp made me crack!

    • @Mark-zu6oz
      @Mark-zu6oz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dogbee LOL

    • @JulioAvalos3000
      @JulioAvalos3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I Feel Good!

    • @theelectricant98
      @theelectricant98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here

  • @c0d1ngclips25
    @c0d1ngclips25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    this has just become one of my favourite youtube channels.
    fascinating how much fruit there is one would never hear of when just relying on what the supermarket offers

    • @JonHop1
      @JonHop1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ill NEVER buy supermarket fruit.. Not even Whole Foods.. I grow my own, and I try fruits that I cannot grow when I travel. Jared is lucky to have some good people supporting him that send him some amazing fresh fruit from around the world.

  • @haroldd7178
    @haroldd7178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    "spinal cord" is not a word I want to hear when a fruit is being described

    • @regulatorjohnson.
      @regulatorjohnson. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "snotty nuggets"

    • @oldschoolfunkster1
      @oldschoolfunkster1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol. It is when it looks like you're dissecting an alien looking plant.

  • @trex70
    @trex70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You show a big heart for your viewers by trying it again.

  • @-ftang.5-15
    @-ftang.5-15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    You have not even scratched the surface of the artocarpus genus... Pedalai, Kwai muk, lakoocha, keledang. all are amazing fruit I hope you can review at some point, especially the pedalai and keledang. You should also make a point of trying different jackfruit varieties, my personal favorites are j33 and amber

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes! it's such an interesting genus to crack in to

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't that the genus that breadfruit is in?

    • @-ftang.5-15
      @-ftang.5-15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@WeirdExplorer also I believe that "king chempedak" is another name for Cheena, or what you get when you cross a chempedak and jackfruit, not a variety of pure chempedak which would explain why it has less of a funky flavour

    • @mrminer071166
      @mrminer071166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WeirdExplorer Have 3 Kwai Muks in San Diego, supposed to be cold tolerant.

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

      @@WeirdExplorer And don't forget the _Parautocarpus_ genus!

  • @nimay13
    @nimay13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    We usually deep fry these suckers (cempedak fritters). I too never fond of raw cempedak. But fried ones are awesome. Provided that you nail down the frying batter right.

    • @SacredDaturaa
      @SacredDaturaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%! Don't really like them raw but damn they are nice fried (though super unhealthy).

  • @GrowAllTheFruits
    @GrowAllTheFruits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I got the King Cempedak bonus in a Year of the Durian box also and I LOVED it. I did a little Googling and learned that King Cempedak is actually a Jackfruit-Cempedak hybrid. That would explain why you liked it better than regular Cempedak!

    • @Austin.vanderweil
      @Austin.vanderweil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      No king cempedak is a cempedak variety. You're thinking of Cempejack which has more pointy pods rather than rounded and is less funky than cempedak

    • @JessHull
      @JessHull 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Austin.vanderweil exactly right.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I still need to try the cempejack

    • @GrowAllTheFruits
      @GrowAllTheFruits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Austin.vanderweil Don't take it from me, read this Indonesian article (use Google to translate). I quote: "Cempedak king is a cross between jackfruit and cempedak which is also developing in Malaysia," said the alumnus of the University of Birmingham, England, it. The Dean of the Faculty of the University of Borneo, Dr Lutfi Bansir, said the same thing. Malaysia is one of the countries that intensively collects variants of Artocarpus sp and its relatives. Researchers in the country crossed a variety of high quality Artocarpus sp brooders. One of the crosses was Cempedak King. "The advantage is that the composition of male flowers and female flowers is ideal, so it is not difficult to produce full fruit nyamplung," said Lutfi. According to Greg, cempedak king is a jackfruit variant that is more dominant to cempedak. That is why the character of the taste and texture of fruit flesh like cempedak is soft and very sweet. However, in terms of fruit shape, it is inherited from jackfruit which tends to be large round." thehijau.com/dua-varian-cempedak-raja/

    • @GrowAllTheFruits
      @GrowAllTheFruits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Austin.vanderweil and secondly, "Cempejack" is not a clone, it's a term that can be used to describe any hybrid of Cempedak and Jackfruit. So technically King Cempedak is a Cempejack, according to the article I referenced in my previous comment.

  • @Austin.vanderweil
    @Austin.vanderweil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Although I do like the more mild lemony yellow flesh cempedaks here in Vietnam. The king cempedak is probably my favorite variety. So funky, massive pods, intense sweetness. So filling. It's my favorite fruit ever

    • @trol_8889
      @trol_8889 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if it would make a good syrup? Put it on some pancakes

  • @NecroBanana
    @NecroBanana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    It may be genetics, my friend. Like some people feel cilantro tastes like soap. Maybe some people LOVE that fruit cause they're immune to its funk.

    • @roboticvenom1935
      @roboticvenom1935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cempedak sucks

    • @NecroBanana
      @NecroBanana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@roboticvenom1935 I couldn't tell you my opinion as I've never had it, but it kinda looks like offal. 😅😅

    • @roboticvenom1935
      @roboticvenom1935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@NecroBanana I tried it once in Thailand and it's just not a great fruit/flavor. There are hundreds of fruits, not all of them are good fruits(obviously)and it should stay that way.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Could be! I like to think it's an acquired taste though

    • @JonHop1
      @JonHop1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@WeirdExplorer Just like Durian... Super acquired taste..

  • @shaquillegamingchannel3130
    @shaquillegamingchannel3130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That funk scale is hilarious with the hey

  • @vitordantas4064
    @vitordantas4064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    in the scale, i like how "4" is like:
    "why are we still here? just to suffer?".
    kk

  • @adamdurrani1071
    @adamdurrani1071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Making cempedak fritters or have it frozen is literally heaven 🙌

  • @Ray_ray661
    @Ray_ray661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like the funk scale I could already tell where it was headed😂😂

  • @hipster_in_training_wheels
    @hipster_in_training_wheels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When you said you had another thing to try, I was fully expecting the ketchup song to play lol

  • @mahna_mahna
    @mahna_mahna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hah! I was just watching that first cempedak video a day or so ago! And I was watching the videos before you liked durian. I really like when you revisit things like this. Keep on doing what you do, man. You're getting it right.

  • @Lampyboi
    @Lampyboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really do love the James Brown funk metric

  • @WellWoopdidoo
    @WellWoopdidoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Would noni top the funk scale, or does that have a scale of its own? The vom meter.

    • @stickmanstudio6451
      @stickmanstudio6451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably a vomit scale and it would be 10

    • @eeeeeek
      @eeeeeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it would be 10 on my "oh hell NO" scale

  • @y.b4251
    @y.b4251 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    125g wheat flour, 50g rice flour, 50g corn starch. Prepare 500ml-750ml of water with 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix the flour first. Add the water slowly, it might varies according to the texture of the flour, it should be a little bit sticky. Put in refrigerator to cold it.
    Heat the cooking oil (enough to submerge the fruit), bring up the cold flour mixture (should be resting for 2 hours in refrigerator), mix 3-4 teaspoon of hot oil into the mixture. Stir quickly, put the fruit into the flour mixture, make sure there is a thin layer of coating, deep fry it.
    Viola, best cempedak.

  • @TheGreatDrAsian
    @TheGreatDrAsian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love your content, keep up the great work. :)

  • @controlledchaos8851
    @controlledchaos8851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:02 was not excepting that . I was dealing with a customer with one headphone in and busted out laughing . Good shit

  • @Randomkloud
    @Randomkloud 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My two favorite fruits are Chempedak and durian. Chempedak is really sweet, and the texture makes it feel like I'm eating bubblegum. Chempedak is also great coated in some batter and fried, the fried dough will temper the sweetness.

  • @SternMatthias
    @SternMatthias 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I rewatched the old cempedak video just a couple weeks ago and I've been hoping you would try it again. Seeing you fall in love with durian made me wonder if you would feel differently about cempedak now. This is something I really want to try.

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've always wondered if we're actually "developing" our taste buds, or if we're destroying them to the point where even cempedak no longer phases them. Either way, maybe someday you'll actually be able to appreciate noni...

    • @anne-droid7739
      @anne-droid7739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What we're developing are complex neural pathways. It takes about a dozen tries for a baby to become accustomed to a new and different flavor. I have no idea how many tries it takes for adults, but it took decades for mushrooms to click for me, so there's always potential! =)

  • @homebuck
    @homebuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love cempedak!
    My fiance is from Malaysia, whenever we visit there I have a hard time choosing between having cempedak or durian first. We found this incredible cafe in Penang that makes cempedak cakes.
    From what I've observed, your first ones probably weren't ripe if you ate them after buying. This one was probably a little over ripe. They aren't usually sold ripe because once they start to ripen, they ripen very quickly!
    Love watching your cempedak journey though, keep up these great vids!

    • @kwhatten
      @kwhatten ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in Penang RIGHT NOW! Any chance you remember where the cempedak cake shop is?

    • @homebuck
      @homebuck ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kwhatten look up the Passion Heart Cafe... It's been 2 years, but I hope they're still operating! 😊

    • @kwhatten
      @kwhatten ปีที่แล้ว

      @@homebuck LOL, 50m from my fav Indonesian Nasi place (Padang Minang). Haven't gone but will. Thanks!

  • @RealLifeFruitopia
    @RealLifeFruitopia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A good Cempedak is the ultimate fruit experience !! It is Jackfruit's superior cousin. I think you had bad examples in the past. Same happens to many beginners with Durian, I say keep trying. The King of fruit for many reasons!

  • @Patrick.Weightman
    @Patrick.Weightman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how the funk scale effectively starts and ends with a smile

  • @DiuQuy
    @DiuQuy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love fruit and so glad I found this fascinating channel. Love your content. So interesting!

  • @navidfarkhondehpay1142
    @navidfarkhondehpay1142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YESSS funk scale is what we needed! lol. You should call it the funk factor, throw some fun alliteration in there

  • @aeonking93
    @aeonking93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    deepfry it in tempura batter. absolute heaven.

  • @rooseveltisaac3640
    @rooseveltisaac3640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try the Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum), is a edible mistletoe (sorry my bad english kkkkkk)

  • @ArtSawce
    @ArtSawce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For those who dont know Jackfruit is called Nangka in Malaysia, its totally different from Cempedak. We usually fry cempedak as fritters, and it tastes great.

  • @tubingkoj6738
    @tubingkoj6738 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He don't wanna hate cempedak for the shake of people who love it. How sweet of him 😃♥️

  • @JessHull
    @JessHull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Every time I think of Cempedak it makes me think of some long lost moneky animal that is lost to science.

  • @neverhomecompanion5087
    @neverhomecompanion5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these!
    I'd buy one from the fruit unkle and eat the whole thing the moment I got home.
    (I'd skulk in the shadows, because these babies have an ODOR, and I was never sure how the neighbors would feel about such fragrant produce going into the building)

  • @yanj111
    @yanj111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this in the village of my grandma is called wild jackfruit, I love it because of its funky flavor, lol!

  • @gheefop
    @gheefop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    going back to revisit with more information & giving a second shot - love your channel Jared!

  • @SlametRiyadi-lt2ej
    @SlametRiyadi-lt2ej 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Notable mention! Yes, we never trash these seeds, we roasted them and eat it, double snacks!

  • @zot2698
    @zot2698 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG!!! A new rank system! The funky rank! Love it! This should be a staple just like the sweet & sour rank!

  • @alhassani626
    @alhassani626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "My tastebuds are not quite there."
    Exactly. Till the age of 25 I couldn’t eat jackfruits. They tasted horrible and I used to vomit after 7 or 8 pieces. Now I can eat entire Jackfruits. I think hormones affect how food tastes.

    • @foreveranon6940
      @foreveranon6940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting, what did they used to taste like to you? I’ve only had jackfruit once and it tasted sweet to me, a like a muted mango

    • @alhassani626
      @alhassani626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@foreveranon6940 They tasted the same. It's how my stomach handled it.
      What I meant was the taste was the same but the smell was disgusting.
      But soon the smell also changed.

    • @peemani
      @peemani 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      interesting! i’m not sure if it’s because i was exposed to it at a young age but i’ve always loved jackfruit, though i haven’t had it in years

  • @andreaodessa9181
    @andreaodessa9181 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG the funk scale is amazing

  • @ExtrovertCandii
    @ExtrovertCandii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fried cempedak is really good :D But understandable if people don’t like the fruit of course!

  • @sazji
    @sazji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m really glad you did this! I remember your first durian video and was thinking, “how is he going to do weird fruits without appreciating durian?” Then you warmed up to it…and that was exactly what came to mind when I saw cempedak pop up again!
    It’s one of the fruits I really want to try, but I probably can’t afford to buy one here, so it’ll have to wait till I finally get myself to SE Asia…

  • @WingofTech
    @WingofTech 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate you revisiting your previous tastes. :]

  • @sproutingresilience4787
    @sproutingresilience4787 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried jackfruit for the first time yesterday, I Love it sooo much! Like obsessed and wish it was a little stronger so now ima really excited to try this some time

  • @empithree
    @empithree 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have to try Cempedak Goreng. Or Fritters. It's our go to tea time snack.

  • @ardius9777
    @ardius9777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im not a fan of the texture myself, but the seeds are my favourite lol. Always saved jackfruit and cempedak seeds for boiling as a bonus snack.

  • @realblakrawb
    @realblakrawb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There needs to be a bootsy level funky. Love the editing lately.

  • @fashiharz8584
    @fashiharz8584 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try coating it with flour and frying it! Fried cempedak is sold at roadside stalls in Malaysia sometimes. ❤️

  • @kolokanbgt
    @kolokanbgt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should try it cooked, put in at a simple flour batter, fry it, make it a fritter, it will blow your mind!

  • @djadysiti7371
    @djadysiti7371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow the king variety cempedak🤩🤩🤩🤩
    by the way you can fried the cempedak not just the seed you can eat the whole thing when you fried it😆😆😆👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @blackoceancreativeuniverse
    @blackoceancreativeuniverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe something as sweet and funky as cempedak belongs in a nice hot salsa or a chutney. For some reason I also imagine mixing it with horseradish and a honey mustard.

  • @Oddity22
    @Oddity22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have found my happy place. This channel.

  • @dislikebutton9043
    @dislikebutton9043 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude congratulations on 250k subscribers I was watching your video like 8 years ago when you have 13k subs lol keep going to a million

  • @JTMusicbox
    @JTMusicbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! I’m loving the new funk scale!!!

  • @joaovitorreisdasilva9573
    @joaovitorreisdasilva9573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I lost it in the funkiness chart lmao
    Omg and later there is a James Brown scream, holy shit.

  • @Vasharan
    @Vasharan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love cempedak, I don't find it funky-smelling or funky-tasting at all, whereas I can at least acknowledge that people find Durian funky.
    To me, cempedak tastes more like a smooshy jackfruit than any of the varietals of durian (and durians have a very wide range of smells, tastes and textures depending on cultivar).
    Props to Weird Explorer for giving cempedak a third shot, I was just joking that he should try cempedak again, didn't think he would actually do it.

  • @anthonee293
    @anthonee293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your channel! I have a question, I hope you can answer. Can you eat Aloe Vera?

  • @hamidahadam548
    @hamidahadam548 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its easy to boil the seed to ensure is cook from roasting . If you roast later for few minutes for about. 10 mins

  • @william6509
    @william6509 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Weird frut reviews👊 keep it up Jared

  • @urbanfishing5937
    @urbanfishing5937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try the tree ripen and freshly picked Cempedak King. It taste better. 😀

  • @JJ-ji9xx
    @JJ-ji9xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You gotta try batter-fried cempedak. Popular indonesian snack!

    • @thatoneasiankid8734
      @thatoneasiankid8734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooooo that sounds amazing!!

    • @JJ-ji9xx
      @JJ-ji9xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thatoneasiankid8734 it's really good, but we usually only eat 2-4 at a time cus it's sweet as

  • @dopamine2655
    @dopamine2655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you tried cemepedak fritters? It's one of the main ways of preparing them.

  • @EmOrganically
    @EmOrganically ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL James Brown on the funk scale... that had me LAUGHING. LoL thank you for this honest and humorous appraisal :P

  • @mrminer071166
    @mrminer071166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm strong on the CHEENA from Top Tropicals, a Jackfruit/Cempedak hybrid. Tree can be kept to 8', fruits low, tolerates frost, has a flavor intermediate between jackfruit and Cempedak, which should be just right, since jackfruit is a little mild, and cempedak a little too much. Supposed to come true from seed as well. Haven't got one yet, but will order from TT this summer for San Diego.

    • @mrminer071166
      @mrminer071166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      2-3 more generations more of breeding, we should have a good-flavored San Diego growable artocarpus hybrid.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome

  • @avezan82
    @avezan82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Malaysian here. McDonald's now have cempedak sundae. Sweet as hell.

  • @technologistrevolution
    @technologistrevolution 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you ever had a Saw Palmetto berry? They taste like a funky cheese and bile imo. I've also heard there was once a soda made from the berries but it was discontinued in the '50s when, apparently, jello-encased shrimp meant people had even nastier things to waste their taste buds on. It's no mystery why its not on supermarket shelves but still it definitely qualifies as a "weird fruit".

  • @MrOverHeels
    @MrOverHeels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd boil the seeds with a bit of salt rather than roasting em tho

  • @MadeThisStuff
    @MadeThisStuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really excited for the annual retry of Noni!

  • @palarious
    @palarious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I was a kid in West Africa, my favorite fruit was Saba. It gets called different things, but the scientific name is Saba senegalensis.
    It is super sour when green and can get sweet(er) when ripened.
    This really isn't related to this fruit, but a suggestion if you get the chance.

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He'd probably get a better idea if you could provide like a link to more detailed information about the fruit you are talking about.

    • @palarious
      @palarious 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ANTSEMUT1 It's a common enough fruit across Africa that its scientific name is more helpful than links I could provide. For instance, it's known by half a dozen names, including Mabungo on the East Coast and Kabaa(what I knew it as) in Mandinka languages on the Western hump.

  • @Garethaxz
    @Garethaxz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It depends on the funk; I like funky (wild, sour, etc) beers, I like black garlic, I dig funky cheeses, I appreciate funky-smoky scotch, I like durian, I can eat an entire jackfruit (I usually stop after half because I'm sensitive to myrtles and latex), but there are certain funks I just don't care for.
    Pedelalai and Chempadek are two that I'm hoping to eventually try.

  • @JoRoBoYo
    @JoRoBoYo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can fried them, dip in batter and fried it. Deeeelicious

  • @jaedinthompson1845
    @jaedinthompson1845 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    funny, the other day my mom brought home a jackfruit (we live in the Caribbean and get lots of lovely tropical stuff) and it tasted really funky. It had that classic juicy fruit gum) taste .it tasted mostly like bananas and a bunch of other mild flavours I can't describe. but it also tasted a bit like onions and smelled a tiny bit like gasoline. this video is making me wonder if what I ate was a jackfruit or one of its relatives.

  • @joshri7183
    @joshri7183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tried a jackfruit because of your videos. It was good, but a bit sweet for me. Still need to try durian!

  • @cosmichippie7595
    @cosmichippie7595 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its very delicious actually

  • @fernandoferdinand4866
    @fernandoferdinand4866 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a slimy fruit. I enjoy eating jack fruit both as the ripe fruit and also unripe one used as a vegetable in cooking especially cooked with shrimps and coconut milk. Now does King Cempedak smell and taste like durian fruit?
    BTW I'm a new sub and really enjoy your fruit excursions. 💯👍🙏😎

  • @thefakephotographer3885
    @thefakephotographer3885 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should try fried cempedak,dip it in batter & fry 😋

  • @jeevanraj5305
    @jeevanraj5305 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice review. Please try this once again with medium ripe one. Fully ripped ones have too soft consistency and too sweet.

  • @nairbpenguinlizard
    @nairbpenguinlizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm purchasing a local cempejack (cempedak×jack fruit cross) in the spring!

  • @zaharuddintajularus454
    @zaharuddintajularus454 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should try chempedak fritters. Really nice without the funky smell.

  • @thanks600
    @thanks600 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder if you tried the processed/cooked version, young jackfruit > gudeg, cempedak > fritters/bread jams

  • @ScruffyNZ.
    @ScruffyNZ. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    your old music: *"019 Ffuge No Five" by Miranda taylor and Mike Hunchback* is definitely just a half speed cover of *"Intro" by The XX* It sounds just like City of the Suns version but slower.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like XX so maybe that's why it appealed to be ha

  • @bestmovieclips6510
    @bestmovieclips6510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New fruit to test in borneo it's called Matoa/Kristal sarawak

  • @stellamaggard3669
    @stellamaggard3669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always interesting ❤️

  • @bogbog
    @bogbog 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Champadak is called වරකා in my language (Pronounced "Waraka"). I love it with a little bit of salt and pepper. You should try it!

  • @mfaizsyahmi
    @mfaizsyahmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    tbf I have never recalled having it raw. You almost always find it fritter fried in Malaysia, and in that way the sweetness and the savouriness makes a good combo. Try frying it in batter next time!
    The funk is strong, even with the unopened fruit, but not a 10 when you recall there's durian!

  • @floweryvariable3607
    @floweryvariable3607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aye!!! I'm in the top ten!!

  • @dk439911
    @dk439911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When you say "funky", I'm curious what you mean. I've had durian, and I'd describe the "funk" as being a very strong fermented onion/garlic flavor. Would you say this is similar?

    • @alejandrorobles6865
      @alejandrorobles6865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I associate it with gasoline like flavor/smell

    • @dk439911
      @dk439911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I could totally see that. One of the kinds I had was much more "chemically" like petroleum or cleaner.

  • @slebetman
    @slebetman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Malaysia, both Nangka (Jackfruit) and Cempedak (Jackfruit) are called Jackfruit in English. Until your video I've only seen both fruits called Jackfruit in printed literature, spoken and online. Of course in Malay we have always had two different words for the two very different things: Nangka & Cempedak. I've always thought that they were the same species but different varieties (more like breeds). Didn't realise that they have different Latin names and so are two different species.

  • @riezkyimanmr9639
    @riezkyimanmr9639 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🇲🇾. Malay muslim as i am Love cempedak.. thanks brO 👍👍😍

  • @JohnBainbridge0
    @JohnBainbridge0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know you need a funk scale now.
    From "Play that Funky Music" to "Super Freak."

  • @stadiosports8690
    @stadiosports8690 ปีที่แล้ว

    In general, Malaysians don’t eat jackfruit and durian seeds, but they do eat cempedak seeds (mostly roasted).

  • @carefree85a
    @carefree85a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    james brown...perfect

  • @smellthedailyfresh
    @smellthedailyfresh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This almost sounds like a hostage video. Lol

  • @rebelcolorist
    @rebelcolorist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey hey... Have you tried putting Tajín seasoning on these funky types of fruit? It's great on mango, and probably would work on this! Cheers!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would work well on cempedak I think :)

  • @MrJasreen
    @MrJasreen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3 type Cempedak ….
    cempedak madu(honey) orange flesh
    Cempedak kampung(village) yellow
    Cempedak hutan(jungle)small,has less than 6 seed
    That one is cempedak madu(honey) oren flesh/pot ,big(mosty been hybric)too sweet..

  • @tokwan8510
    @tokwan8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Make sure to coat your knife with cooking oil before you cut the cempedak or jack fruit.rubbing the seed to your fingers will do the trick too.try it 😉

  • @SpookyHerself_
    @SpookyHerself_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the funkyness scale . Made me laugh for far too long .