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I tried it three times actually, twice fresh and once deepfried. Each time I couldn't hardly eat a nibble. It is true though that when reviewing a fruit in particular there are a lot of factors at play, such as ripeness.. which is why I try to get several fruits when I do these reviews. Thanks for watching. :)
Ira Phakira, I try to do some research whenever I have a fruit, I also try to be completely honest. If I don't like something I will say so. I do love many of the fruits here: jackfruit, rose apple, langsats, pulasans, mangosteens, the list goes on and on. But cempedak I simply do not like.
0:57 I am normally a fiction author, but I am thinking of expanding my genres. I too love cooking and especially exotic foods, and I was thinking about writing an exotic, uncommon fruit book, possibly like a picture dictionary. I will probably reference your videos for some of the information about the fruits. What do you think? There aren't too many books like that that exist.
NOW YOU'RE A MAAAN!!! LOL. I'm so glad someone else knows that song (Trey Parker and Matt Stone have some very funny songs as well as a cartoon).. It's funny, I've been a major fan of this channel for years, and this is the first time I've seen this (or heard you play DVDA lol)..
Notice that cempedak and nangka are two different fruits with similar shape and smell.. The textures of a cempedak fruit is similar with durians which are mushy and custardy while Nangka is more firm and kinda crunchy?? Their taste are like bubblegum and honey but very few Malaysians eat cempedak raw but with Nangka yes! Maybe that's why you didn't like it, we usually deepfry cempedak with flour... It's not something that we eat everyday...
Thanks so much. Glad you are enjoying them. :) And yes, they are a part of the same genus as Jackfruit and Breadfruit. Surprisingly Durian is from a different Genus despite the similar funky taste
Perhaps, like durian, it's a genetic thing (like some people hate fresh cilantro and think it smells and tastes like soap). My Singaporean friends told me that generally you either loved durians or hated them. I fell sort of in the middle. So that could be part of it, beyond the appearance/texture.
being honest, brutally and/or blatantly is a good way to be... love your videos I always appreciate the time you take to explain about the fruit and the interesting recipes you try out (quince cheese, candied almonds, etc.) I am however quite curious you almost always have knives once in a while a plastic knife, do you stow them in checked luggage or pick them up during your trips?
+Jared Rydelek I see thank you for the reply, at least that way you'll have nothing to remind yourself of that experience ;) lol btw I love your performances you seem to be a brilliant, talented individual keep doing what you do!!!
NOW YOU'RE A MAAAN!!! LOL. I'm so glad someone else knows that song (Trey Parker and Matt Stone have some very funny songs as well as a cartoon).. It's funny, I've been a major fan of this channel for years, and this is the first time I've seen this (or heard you play DVDA lol)..
I'm so glad i randomly found one of your videos it has made want to go out find new fruits and try them i dont know how you force yourself to eat the fruits that you find discusting a second time live your videos I use to go thru the markets and get what the same ole basic fruits but now im looking for new fruits to try also been trying new vegetables. I love your videos .
Found fruitfiends dark backstory lol. Like batman and his parents only Jared is traumatised by a lovecraftian sewer fruit.Ive been watching WFE mow down on some many bizarre and awesome fruits Im invested in the lore lmao
Probably not a fruit I will ever try. I don't think I would be able to handle a bad smelling fruit, even if its taste was different. You're description of the cempedak as being like a small animal was nauseatingly hilarious. A spinal cord! What really turned me off though was the way the flesh kind of clung to the rest of the fruit as you pulled it out. I don't know why that was the grossest part to me, but it was. The cempedak lovers of the world can continue to enjoy this one without me! Thanks for braving it!
What kind of Cempedak that you bought?? You really need a local people to show you how to eat all these weird fruits! Cempedak is actually one of my favorite fruit.
One of my favourite fruit.Loved it fresh and also deep fried with flour.Btw it's a close relative to the jackfruit.Unlike jackfruit which can grow in monsoon and equatorial climate the chempedak tree only grows in areas which receive year round rainfall (equatorial)
there are 2 type of fruit in malaysia. seasonal and non-seasonal. non-seasonal such as banana, papaya, pineapple, pomelo, jackfruit can be found throughout the year whereby seasonal fruit like mangosteen, rambutan, duku, pulasan, langsat, durian, cempedak etc may only be found during a certain time. normally 1st fruit season between june till sept and 2nd time(minor season) between dec to feb. but its not applicable to all fruit like mango season normally april to june. but somehow now we can get durian throughout the year. i dont know whether it is a new scientific approach or maybe imported from thailand because they normally pick fruit from tree even the fruit not ready yet.
I personally think cempedak tastes better fried. (When it's fried, there's less smell, too, and you don't need to deal with all the stickiness.) But there's a method of frying. If not done well, it won't be good either. It's hard to find really good fried cempedak.
Peel the skin and marinate the white rind with loads of toasted coriander seeds, fresh garlic or garlic powder, white pepper or black pepper,msg and salt for 30mins to an hour then shallow fry til golden brown. Taste like meat, delicious Borneo style.
Now I have to try this one. I wonder if it's like durian in that the smell and taste seem to be completely disjointed, until it sort of clicks. Creamy jackfruit sounds great!
I would try putting the unopened fruit in a ziploc bag and refrigerate it first before opening it up outdoors. That might cut down on the "fragrance" which is off putting. Try to think of the core as like a pineapple core instead of a spine. You are zoomorphosizingthe dang fruit too much. "Cempedak’s yellow, custard-like flesh12 and its hard seed are edible. The flesh is eaten fresh or cooked - it can be fried or its pulp creamed to make jams and cakes. Its flesh can be salted to make a pickle called .15 The hard seeds are boiled or roasted and eaten, a popular practice among the Malayan jungle tribes. Cempedak’s young leaves and whole young fruits are cooked as vegetables."
How do you know it is a cempedak or durian and the other varieties that looks like it? I always thought they were all durian so dismissed it as I've seen durian many times growing up in the Philippines. I don't like the offensive smell of the durian so I cannot say I tasted it nor had the desire to. I came close to putting one on my mouth but the texture was also not appetizing so I didn't eat it. Thanks for reviewing the cempedak. What do they call this fruit in the Philippines or do they grow in the Philippines also?
I didn't see them in the Philippines when I was there, but they are very popular in nearby Borneo, so I wouldn't be surprised if you could find them somewhere. The way to tell is from the elongated shape and small spines. Good luck!
I don't think he would've been able to stomach going through that process back then.😅 He already seemed rather disgusted by it's creature like appearance.
Cempedak, Durian, and a few other fruits smell like fresh baby diapers. They're forbidden on public transportation as well. (Obviously if you can conceal the smell they won't get upset; the rule is to keep people from making a public bus, plane, train etc. into a place where everyone is puking.)
You obviously grabbed a cempedak that is not ripe. Ripe cempedak should be orange not yellow. The yellow does not taste sweet at all. Its very hard to recognize a ripe cempedak. I'm sure there's a trick to it that I don't know because I made the mistake several times myself. I always eat the ones that were chosen by my parents. If you ever come back to Malaysia again, please find a stall that sells afternoon snacks that sells deep-fried cempedak. It taste amazing.
This cempedak tasted very sweet. I've had cempedak more than once and each time the vendor assured me it was ripe. I've also have had the fried cempedak and didn't like it either. Maybe its the variety or just my taste buds, but I 'd prefer durian over it any day.
I have no sense of smell; at all. I also can't see, so that might help too. Sounds like someth I might enjoy. Often I watch videos yours and think just plug your nose and you'll have a better experience with the more unpallatable things you come across.
Admirable to see the effort you're willing to put in for us, but this is disgusting. I doubt I'll ever get a chance to taste one of these, and I'm perfectly fine with that. (Boss choice of music though!)
It’s smell bad because it is over ripe it’s not fresh at all is rotten! If you want a good cempedak buy a fresh one ☝️ when the fruit is over ripe the smell is horrible 🤧😷
I've tried it lots of times, even fried and still don't like it. Maybe now would be different though, its been a few years since the last time I tried it.
Omg it smells soo good..and it has a uniquely sweet aroma that a ripe mango would have. It tastes super sweet! In fact it is way sweeter than a jackfruit! I don't understand why you have to pinch your nose hahahahaha
Jared Rydelek its easy open jackfruit actually which like a rotten jackfruit./its also considered as type of jackfruit here in the philippines/my favorite is marang.by the way what a small jackfruit in the video?its the small type of jackfruit./some jackfruits weigh more than 50 kilos here in the philippines to tell you.
Jared, I looked at a few of the videos from Malaysia and you don't seem to have enjoyed many of the fruit. What a pity. Your comments also suggest that you may need to do some more research on the fruits that you review.
Jared Rydelek I'll look forward to that! In my family, 4 of us love durian and 2 of us hate it. I'm sure you can tell from my comment where I fall. ;) I hope to try cempedak someday.
Chouwakun Tanthawa some picture www.bloggang.com/data/plaipanpim/picture/1341219668.jpg . it's sweet flour and juicy flesh and yet u can eat they seed .