JAPANESE RAISIN TREE - This fruit is so strange that it isn't even a fruit...

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Episode: 776 Japanese Raisin Tree
Species: Hovenia dulcis
Location: NYC, USA & Seoul Korea
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0:00-2:07 what is raisin tree?
2:07-4:15 What does raisin tree taste like?
4:15-6:25 how is raisin tree used?
6:25-8:25 Bottled raisin tree tea review
8:25-10:00 raisin tree leaves are very strange
10:00-12:52 improved homemade raisin tree tea
12:52-14:06 TL;DR: Raisin tree
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@WeirdExplorer Месяц назад

here is another fruit that isn't a fruit that you may enjoy. Cashew apple review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q8_y6lXsH4g.html

@user-xj8wy4uu1q Месяц назад

Strawberries are also a not-quite-fruit

@user-xj8wy4uu1q Месяц назад

Huh Interesting you say it tastes like apple and strawberry as they, much like the raisin tree are “accessory fruits” meaning that non-fruit parts of the plant are modified to be fruit like in appearance and function

@KeithYipKW Месяц назад

The stem tastes like fruit and the fruit tastes like the stem. Thanks, evolution.

@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676 Месяц назад

Darwn: If it works, it works. I don't know what to tell ya

@scibear9944 Месяц назад

If the peduncle is swollen with sugars and flavors, we can call it an "accessory fruit." It serves the function of a fruit (to entice animals to eat it and the nearby true fruits, and spread the seeds) without actually being a fruit. Strawberries and cashews have similar accessory fruits.

@noob19087 Месяц назад

Juniper berries aren't fruit either, they're cones apparently. Meanwhile fennel seeds technically are fruit.

@cam2351 Месяц назад

That's why Gin tastes like pinecone.

@ericd7532 Месяц назад

Mmmmm fennel

@noob19087 Месяц назад

@@ericd7532 Cumin is a fruit too, and so are mustard seeds. Technically spiced pickles could be classified as a fruit salad.

@erie3936 Месяц назад

@@cam2351an, I sure love my liquid christmas trees.

@lejardinierjardine8518 Месяц назад

@@noob19087 I love this 😄

@valterzc8187 Месяц назад

We call it japan grape here in Brazil, where it became extremely invasive species. It is so widespread that the wildlife adapted to it and now they are already dependent of this plant, as it fruits in late autumn, when there is very little food options for them.

@user-xj8wy4uu1q Месяц назад

Wow

@ML7WL 28 дней назад

Sabia disso não, qual região?

@flawed1 Месяц назад

I legit thought he was about to say “ I don’t normally……. Drink, but let’s get hammered” (to test the hangover care) 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@brucetidwell7715 Месяц назад

Now that would be comitment to the cause😆

@applegal3058 Месяц назад

I did too lol

@justsul1337 Месяц назад

I thought this as well lmao im drunk pls semt to me

@joeyjoejoejrshabadu Месяц назад

The anti sweet property is interesting. Please do an episode where you eat a miracle berry and raisin tree leaf extract at the same time to see if lemons still taste sweet

@WolvenCrest Месяц назад

Good idea. If it's miracle berry but for sweet flavor I don't know what it would taste like (maybe tasteless) but definitely worth trying.

@JHaven-lg7lj 24 дня назад

It would be interesting to try it alongside artichoke, too, since when you eat artichokes things taste sweeter

@wesleytownsend8214 Месяц назад

“It might not look like it but I am not hungover”. This from a gentleman that doesn’t drink at all. lol Thank you for the fantastic content as always! I wish the very best of prosperity, good health and happiness to you all and to your families!

@Shanask487 Месяц назад

In chinese it is called guaizao, meaning crooked date, or crooked jujube. They are related to jujube.

@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676 Месяц назад

Tastes like raisins, apples, strawberries, or bread depending on how you take it 😂 I've been wanting to get this plant, as it should be able to grow in zone 6 and 7

@dododododododonpachi Месяц назад

He said "let's go to Korea for a minute" like he was just going to go for a walk at his backyard lol

@cam2351 Месяц назад

Your channel is so high quality and consistant, I don't know how you're not 1,000 times more popular. I found your channel nerding out about bananas years ago, so it feels important to mention that the stem the banana fruit grows from is called a Peduncle as well.

@Zsy6 Месяц назад

I'm so glad you're finally doing this one!! I've been kind of obsessed with this species for a few years now. It's an interesting tree because it can grow all the way from New York south to the Brazillian rainforest (where it is invasive!). The Korean subspecies is a shorter tree that comes into bearing sooner. The biggest one I've seen in the US is an ancient specimen in Highland Park, Rochester NY which is definitely worth visiting. The "fruits" can be astringent before fully ripe and are much tastier dried.

@sashwap Месяц назад

yep, that’s where i picked the ones i sent to jared! the branches used to hang down to ground, but they trimmed them back substantially, making most of the fruit inaccessible.

@az55544 Месяц назад

@@sashwapwhen are they ripe in your area?

@sashwap Месяц назад

@@az55544 no, they are ripe in fall, like october/november

@Zsy6 Месяц назад

@@sashwap love that tree! I got to visit it when I went up to Rochester to see the eclipse. I collected some seeds to grow my own!

@sashwap Месяц назад

@@Zsy6 nice! that’s also where i got the date-plums that i sent to jared. there’s some other weird stuff there too.

@AviSan807 Месяц назад

Hi Thanks for the vid. I'm growing this tree for 20-30 years Closet tast is some between Date and Carobs , Sweet It is a big tree But no need to pic it After the second rain all frouits are falling down , it can be dry for preserv Cheers

@lagomoof Месяц назад

Went to look on a certain auction site to see if any of this stuff was for sale. It is. And it's really popular right now for some reason. Weird Explorer's reach knows no bounds.

@difficult1003 Месяц назад

I love eating while watching your videos, it always makes my appetite skyrocket. I was just about to eat, and a new video pops up!😋😛😋

@user-xj8wy4uu1q Месяц назад

😊

@BigboiiTone Месяц назад

Mmm cough medicine

@S4NSE Месяц назад

the way you explain the flavour is genius and I'm happy you optimized that, I never thought about it (even tho it's obvious) but it's probably one of the most important aspects of a tasting video

@KevinFeeley_KHF Месяц назад

Might help with the decoction (hot water steeping) if you first macerate the peduncles prior to adding the hot water. Increase surface area and expose some of that inner flesh to the water. A pinch of salt might also aid in the transport of the flavor compounds into solution.

@mariiris1403 Месяц назад

Yes, that's what I thought of too.

@WeirdExplorer Месяц назад

good idea

@nensondubois Месяц назад

Definitely interesting. The fruity stem part can be also dried and ground up as a spice and used for cooking.

@BigboiiTone Месяц назад

Right on

@richardbidinger2577 Месяц назад

I have to wonder what animal evolved alongside this that ate that tree. I also wonder if eating the stems and berries together changes the taste. Maybe mash the stems slightly to get a bit more flavor out of it when you brew the tea.

@toericabaker Месяц назад

omg these look so fiddly and fun to eat !! no wonder we need fidget toys these days. you used to have to work for every calorie dang!

@P0SSPWRD Месяц назад

These are great, been growing them for years now. The only issue with them is that June Bugs will go after the tree leaves like crazy, you really have to protect the young trees

@rinconcurioso Месяц назад

Here in Uruguay, Hovenia dulcis trees line many streets in the capital city, Montevideo. People are unaware that their stems are edible. At this time of year, the stems accumulate on the sidewalks.

@koushuu Месяц назад

Seeing a new notification from you always makes my day

@victoriafisher6934 Месяц назад

What happened to your beautiful CURLY HAIR?????

@horsefeathers2391 Месяц назад

I'm about to have some accessory fruits from a dry fruit myself, yay strawberry time! Also, technically bread it is a fruit product

@westleah5000 Месяц назад

This is an invasive plant in Southern Brazil. The native parakeets love their seeds, and the cows really love their sweet fruits. It's said that it is possible to make vinegar from this fruit.

@Ultracity6060 Месяц назад

Oh wow, is this the inspiration for Sudowoodo?

@goiterlanternbase Месяц назад

I imagine mammoths and such megafauna, loved this.

@nikolademitri731 Месяц назад

I feel like it’s not appropriate, but a guy I “dated” in college called his member his “peduncle”… Naturally, I’d never heard anyone even use that term, so when I asked wtf that even meant, he said it was a medical term for fleshy stalks of tissue in the body, and I just took it as him being a weirdo biology major (he was). Hearing you call it a “swollen/fleshy stem”, well, it makes a lot more sense to me now. Again, probably a TMI comment, but I’ve not heard anyone call anything else a “peduncle” before, and I felt almost obligated to comment on it.. 😅🙏✌️

@FishareFriendsNotFood972 Месяц назад

I trust anything a Korean would say about hangover cures, they know drinking culture, lol

@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 Месяц назад

cool video as usual (just at the end of the video I remember where I knew this music from, pitch meetings ending 1:00)

@juliebiggerbear7300 Месяц назад

12:56 And now I am sitting here, contemplating finding out how this would work as a fermentable. 😊

@tissuepaper9962 26 дней назад

It might not work so well as a hangover cure after fermentation, lol.

@mandab.3180 Месяц назад

wow pretty cool. I'd definitely try this if i found it anywhere.

@WesNishi Месяц назад

This fruit/tree isnt well known among most Japanese. There was actually an episode of a famous show in Japan called Tantei Night Scoop where viewers ask for help answering random questions. A woman wrote into the show asking help to identify this fruit. This woman during her childhood, her mother left the family and her father was abusive. She ran into the mountains and lived in a tent for a while where she came accross this fruit and this fruIt was what made her happy as a child as it was the only sweet thing she could.find to eat. But she couldnt remember what it was called so the show helped her figure it out. I always wanted to try it because of that episode, so the fact you spat it out at the start made me laugh and cry a bit because in reality, the fruit doesnt taste that good.

@mrminer071166 Месяц назад

Jared at his best with weird fruits & weird flavors!!!

@yfrontsguy Месяц назад

Fascinating! I used to have a small tree of this but it never got fruit and died after a few years. I feel like I should plant another one some day. Thanks for the review.

@ryanatkinson2978 Месяц назад

Your videos are always raisin my spirits

@RedXiongmao Месяц назад

From the color and odd shape in the thumbnail, I really thought this was going to be some kind of gall and the story was gonna be about how it's inedibly tannic but people used it as a tea substitute or to make ink like with oak galls

@yonahborns-weil5136 Месяц назад

That's interesting, I really like the Lotte hovenia tea. I always said it tastes like boba pearls, and my mom said it tasted like pandan. Everyone else I talked to said something different.

@Skitdora2010 Месяц назад

I planted this because I wanted to try it but it didn't take.

@whorurlly 29 дней назад

Nice! I was wondering when you'd review this one because as a Korean I have known about it for a while. The raisin tree drink is everywhere like you showed, but I bet most of us Koreans don't even know it's an edible fruit-stem lol.

@Benni-rp9or Месяц назад

Looks like early AI tried to make some grapes

@achannel1818 Месяц назад

Sometimes I chew on an apple stalk. Sometimes they're not shrivelled and dry and have slight sweetness. I image this may be somewhat similar.

@censusgary Месяц назад

It seems to me that if you combine the flavors of apple cider, cherry, and prune, you’ll get something that tastes a lot like raisins. I guess that’s why they call it the raisin tree. 14:05

@albucc Месяц назад

It grows in the park just outside my house, in the region of Campinas city, São Paulo , Brazil. So, it grows in tropical areas as well. But it gets into raisin state very fast.

@andrewdunbar828 Месяц назад

The hangover cure I learned in Korea years ago was Budajiggae, a spicy stew with everything in it, featuring lots of spam and hotdog sausage if I recall correctly.

@yanj111 Месяц назад

it is super sweet, and I love it!

@Astarall Месяц назад

can't stop being distracted by the midnight special rendition in the background

@BigboiiTone Месяц назад

Like the TV show right?

@ramomen8611 Месяц назад

we have lots of these here in brazil

@entropic-decay 9 дней назад

I imagine the reason it's adapted to have the stem be tasty rather than the fruit itself is to reduce the chances that the seeds get chewed up.

@joycemonty4262 Месяц назад

Yes, you should brew it. Boil the stem/bark for at least 10 mins or steep it for an hour or more.

@JAIPOD100 Месяц назад

It’s the Elden ring madness fruit

@samk522 Месяц назад

Ah, you're right! I was thinking rowa raisins, but it does look a bit more like eye of yelough.

@toomaskotkas4467 Месяц назад

You need to try Red Osier Dogwood berries. They are right up your alley.

@boodashaka2841 Месяц назад

I keep seeing these in garden departments of big hardware stores. Might have to buy one now

@ramkitty Месяц назад

Perhaps a muddling on the stems prior to the first flush extract would retain more strawberry water taste

@Revonish 15 часов назад

You should try some of the fruits from southern Africa. Try Strychnos cocculoides (rough-barked monkey orange), pulp around seeds very tasty (DO NOT SWALLOW THE SEEDS THEY MAY CONTAIN STRYCHNINE!!!!). Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum; T. fassoglensis) is also , apparently tasty - can be popped and tastes like a superior form of popcorn.

@luckyphil45 Месяц назад

I've just got my seedlings to germinate for this!

@elizabethmcglothlin5406 Месяц назад

Maybe macerate the fleshy bit before pouring the water over it.

@samscatsandcrochet Месяц назад

I saw a drink with this that called itself man tea. I feel like I should try it, even though I'm not the intended demographic.

@injunsun Месяц назад

@WeirdExplorer, when you made the tea, why did you not macerate the bits? You threw in whole parts, and then were surprised the tea was so clear. Is it not right to try crushing the stuff up first?

@RyanEglitis Месяц назад

Surprised you didn't smash up the stems to make tea. Normal tea works because the surface area of leaves is quite high compared to the volume, allowing for a good extraction. Branches are nearly all volume, minimal surface area. I also expect the high temp of boiling water is pulling more tannins and other compounds than you'd get at lower temps.

@victoriafisher6934 Месяц назад

We need a picture of THE TREE,

@Lavindil23 Месяц назад

A very invasive plant in southern Brazil.

@JTMusicbox Месяц назад

Nice peduncles! Those are sooo weird!!! Interesting!

@costa_marco Месяц назад

It grows well in Brasil also. We call it japanese grapes.

@MaoRatto Месяц назад

xD Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

@sinewriter Месяц назад

Yeah any hangover supplement that lists "grape extract" as an ingredient contains DHM/dihydromyricetin in it. It is very effective when combined with vitamins and minerals. You just wake up tired, not hungover.

@d8sa Месяц назад

You should try a fruit called "ลูกอัมพวา". It is a fruit that only has a Thai name. Last year I was in Thailand and I tried this fruit.

@kuubbee Месяц назад

This is probably the most interesting and weirdest “fruit” I’ve ever seen.

@blackletter2591 Месяц назад

"Like cucumber water or better" 😂😂😂😂😂

@ODR96 Месяц назад

I wonder what it would taste like fermented? If it has a raisin-like flavour profile, it might taste a bit like brandy.

@luzellepampola5862 Месяц назад

Do you have a video on salt tree fruit?

@XxPushoverxX Месяц назад

Does anyone know what evolutionary pressure resulted in the fleshy peduncles and not fleshy fruit? This is so fascinating

@mysaintcomputer Месяц назад

Nothing beats a glass of bread in the morning to cure my hangover. 😌

@erutuon Месяц назад

Pretty weird fruity part. From what I can tell as an amateur botanist, the swollen stem parts are actually called rachises (singular rachis), whereas the peduncle is the part they attach to and that you are holding onto in the thumbnail, and the tiny thin stems between the thick edible part and the woody ball fruits are pedicels. I had to look up the terms for stems in a branching flower or fruit cluster, so I could be wrong. There are lots of terms for kinds of stems in botany and I don't remember them all even though I'm good at identifying many of the plants that grow in my local area. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Edible rachis is a new concept for me. If I'd seen the fruit cluster in the wild, I'd have thought it was diseased. Chokecherries have a fungal disease that makes their branches (much bigger than the raisin tree fruits) develop a similar "burnt marshmallow" type of swelling.

@Nanamowa Месяц назад

I wish more fruits were considerate enough to put the seeds on the outside so we can enjoy the fruit and plant the seeds.

@munk4hire Месяц назад

Had this a few years ago from this exotic fruit nursery. It was weirdly delicious but your thrown for a loop cause you eat the while thing.

@StuffandThings_ Месяц назад

So there's anti sweet compounds, and miracle berry which removes sourness... is it possible to make a cocktail that completely eliminates taste?

@pattheplanter Месяц назад

You didn't try the cooked peduncles after making a tea?

@samk522 Месяц назад

Can't fool me, those are rowa raisins. Torrent's eating good tonight, boys.

@zippitydoodah451 27 дней назад

I bought that drink from H Mart without realizing it was a ?hangover cure?. I didn't have an unpleasant feeling about it but thought it was subtle and nice

@jguitar23 Месяц назад

Appreciating the lazy afternoon 70's suburban lounge music as well as the odd twig with bland bobbles exploration.

@notmyworld44 Месяц назад

This reminds me awfully much of the structure of the cashew fruit with the nut on its extreme end.

@tissuepaper9962 26 дней назад

the "cashew apple" is another example of an accessory fruit.

@PeterJussi Месяц назад

The Japanese name for it basically translates to Hermit's Pear, so it tasting like apples checks out. Close enough!

@hazeraforth4449 Месяц назад

Can the tree be tapped like maple or birch and get a good drink/syrup as well?

@shannabolser9428 Месяц назад

Somebody with this tree needs to answer this question! We gotta know

@DanielSPark-by6cm Месяц назад

OMG YOU VISITED SEOUL RECENTLY??!!

@Pink7omy Месяц назад

I was this year old today when I learned about the Raisin Tree. Where did you get this from ?

@StuffandThings_ Месяц назад

I wonder if this could be considered a form of edible wood almost?

@austintrees Месяц назад

I have two varieties of this... Good to know what it's for

@TuppyMSM Месяц назад

Literally have this outside my house lmao

@phoenixpinkmyn5535 Месяц назад

If it tastes bready when cooked, maybe they'd be tasty in a rye bread instead of raisins!

@tktyga77 Месяц назад

You were referencing gurmar, right?

@gBaldaconi Месяц назад

I ALWAYS said this thing tastes like super ripe apple, thank you for showing it

@WeirdExplorer Месяц назад

You bet!

@W9e0e2e3e4pizza Месяц назад

Always called them the toothpaste fruit, idk they always had a that weird cough medicine and cooling effects to them. They were never great, we had one in our arboretum in PA

@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin Месяц назад

I'm from Korea, and have drunk "raisin tree" beverage because of my father - he loves drinking alcohol and my mother used to brew "raisin tree tea" to reduce hangover symptoms. It tastes quite bitter: kind of like raw wood and traditional medicine that I've drunk before... P.S. I don't drink alcohol (I should say "can't").

@BeverageOfSorts Месяц назад

"it isnt even a fruit" then what the hell are we doing here bud love the content

@CoperliteConsumer Месяц назад

You had me until cherry cough medicine 😂

@LoveAllLife333 Месяц назад

I think your a 10 out of 10 ❤

@cravensean Месяц назад

Well, that was weird. My brain flashed 'peduncle' right before you said the word and I have no idea how I'd know that.

@WeirdExplorer Месяц назад

Some super humans see the future in order to prevent catastrophic events.. others have premonitions about accessory fruits. With great power comes great responsibility.

@wisecoconut5 Месяц назад

Ped uncle. I hope that does not come from memories.😢😂

@chubbygardengnome Месяц назад

@@WeirdExplorer if I wasn't already a long time fan, this joke by itself woulda got me lol

@tissuepaper9962 26 дней назад

you don't remember back in third grade when you picked up a book about plants in the library, read a single random page about accessory fruits, and then put it back on the shelf so you could check out a book about dinosaurs instead?