The Interesting History of MEYER LEMONS - Weird Fruit Explorer

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Ep 553. Meyer Lemon & Vilafranca Lemon
Binomial Name: Citrus × meyeri & Citrus x limon
Grown in California, Reviewed in NYC
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@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

Comment with your Meyer lemon recipe ideas here!

@Grimm-Gaming 3 года назад

Meyer Lemons..... Taste like candy so just eat em!

@youtube.commentator 3 года назад

..lemon meringue is pretty awesome

@kdonsky6 3 года назад

We had a bunch of myers lemon trees in the neighborhood I grew up in and one of my neighbors would take a bunch of the juice and mix it with sugar and freeze it and then eat it like ice cream.

@vaughankitchen5358 3 года назад

Here in NZ meyer lemons are the standard lemon which most people think of when you say "lemon" and are available year round. Yen Bens (Lisbon) lemons only appear for a short 3 month or so season meaning most people don't know what to do with them. The classic recipe for meyey lemons is a lemon slice, for which chelsea sugar has a good recipe. We also have another lemon, mandarin hybrid fruit here called a Lemonade which is much much sweeter and people eat like an Orange. It's only commonly found in the growing regions otherwise lots of people don't know what it is yet and it hasn't made its way around the world either

@mudgetheexpendable 3 года назад

Candy the meyer rind with rosemary-infused sugar. Nummy.

@skylerdickson2939 3 года назад

That wooden cutting board has seen every type of fruit juice known to the universe

@mettatonneoex 3 года назад

The legendary Fruit Board. It will be in a museum

@mattmarzula 3 года назад

Overstatement. Still relevant.

@keywestalert6329 3 года назад

Tell him to sell it

@TheLepke2011 3 года назад

And perhaps some that aren't...

@cyber_nuggets8302 3 года назад

This may sound weird, but I wonder what it smells like

@tomelko 3 года назад

Lemons may be more fun to watch being consumed (by others) than hot peppers. Entertaining as always, Jared!

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

Maybe thats the secret to hitting 1 million subscribers. I have to review wedges of sour citrus that have been covered in super hot pepper sauce.... 🤔 not worth it. ha

@andreleblanc2833 3 года назад

@@WeirdExplorer fun fact, the sour citrus would make the spicy go away rather fast

@peterconway6584 3 года назад

I like mixing Chinese lemon sauce (the kind that comes with Lemon Chicken) with a bit of cayenne pepper.

@pepre7594 3 года назад

@@andreleblanc2833 probably taste quite good too

@LarsSveen 3 года назад

That's the tiniest Meyer lemon I've ever seen. I live in Southern California and they are popular to grow, so I've seen a lot of them. I personally have an improved Meyer lemon tree, and mine often grow to softball size.

@LarsSveen 3 года назад

Note: They only grow giant around February though. The rest of the time they are just a bit bigger than supermarket lemons.

@tinyjungle_ 3 года назад

I second this. Mine are 1.5 to 2.5x bigger than store lemons.

@aimeem 3 года назад

Do they still taste the same?

@Bubu567 3 года назад

@@aimeem Smaller ones have a stronger taste, imo. Especially the rind. You get less fruit though. Toning down the rind flavor could be a good thing though.

@baddriversofcolga 3 года назад

You can only get the improved version as the previous version carried a virus.

@benjaminbroudy2982 3 года назад

Meyer lemons are my grandmothers favorite. She has a 40 year old meyer lemon tree, and she recently got a second one because she wanted more. Here in San Diego meyer lemons are very common in supermarkets

@roymakescomics 3 года назад

Of course they are

@terrapedes 3 года назад

Lemon gelato, lemonade and lemon bars! Love lemons

@Saamniferu 3 года назад

Lemons r my second favorite fruit. Limes are first. everything lemon or lime flavored is soooo good.

@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850 2 года назад

Lemon haze!

@b.rileyjowett6925 3 года назад

I love Meyer lemons, despite being in a rather cool climate I will still always keep a couple of potted Meyer lemon trees in my house.

@fisqual 3 года назад

I have just one and I'm shocked by how many lemons it continues to give me year round. It's barely 2 years old.

@zanerkindardis8978 3 года назад

@@fisqual yours is probably a clone most citrus trees from what I've seen and experience first hand if grown from a seed take 3 to 5 years to produce fruit. Clones can start producing almost immediately so long as the mother plant was already producing fruit.

@fisqual 3 года назад

@@zanerkindardis8978 I think you're right...

@laurasinkins6981 3 года назад

What a great array of citrus. This time of year after such a dreary winter, it's so nice to have fresh , sunny citrus. It's a mood booster. 🌞

@giuseppe4216 3 года назад

Watching one of these videos early is like striking gold

@brandonhiraeth4537 3 года назад

Just realised I'm within the first 700. 73rd like lol.

@evanwilliams8908 3 года назад

Blink twice if the rare citrus growers kidnapped you and forced you to eat rare lemons.

@benny_lemon5123 3 года назад

I am honestly just so grateful to Jared for bringing this content to us, especially at a time when so many of us are stuck in some form of quarantine or isolation. Its a nice reminder that, no matter how seemingly mundane, most everything in our daily lives is so much more interesting than we are aware of.

@josec.6394 3 года назад

I never thought I would see so many interesting videos about fruits in the same channel

@k8eekatt 3 года назад

Meyer lemon blossoms smell so good; as lovely as lillies.

@kevoon4654 3 года назад

I love your videos! I just started watching and I’m addicted

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

Thanks and welcome to the channel!

@thedoors1388 3 года назад

I enjoy these citrus videos; they are one of my favorite types of fruit to grow and eat. With all the varieties of citrus in existence, you will (almost) never run out of fruit to make videos about (the same could be said of Passiflora species, which I noticed is the subject of your next video). It would be interesting if you could spotlight some of the heirloom varieties of citrus such as Dancy tangerine and Duncan grapefruit and compare them to the varieties (clementines, seedless mandarines, various red grapefruits, etc.) that replaced them.

@kattkatt744 3 года назад

I love your sacrifice for science and every time you scrunch up your face I do so to in solidarity. I wonder if the Villafranca is one of the cultivars used for making Limoncello? The floral rind would fit I think.

@terryenglish7132 3 года назад

My folks had one of those giant Lemon tree in their yard. It was more of a 7 or 8 sour wise tho and sweet as a Orange, maybe half a point down. You could almost eat it like an Orange. Almost. I d juice them and Oranges and mix the juice 50-50.Tasted great....It seems like citrus is more a spectrum rather then sharply defined individual things.

@arlosmith2784 24 дня назад

Here in California Meyer lemon is a home garden favorite. It produces fruit even in the fog belt. It is much more frost resistant than standard lemons such as Lisbon and Eureka.

@Alienboy-gu3dm 3 года назад

I really like your vids I watch them when I’m bored in school

@frootfarms8124 3 года назад

Love Meyer’s Lemons.

@youtube.commentator 3 года назад

When life gives you lemons, make lemon scented byproducts

@Grace.Margate 3 года назад

I love Meyer Lemons!!🍋

@connieembury1 2 года назад

I love eating lemons. I won a lemon eating contest, I had finished two lemons and everyone else was still on their first.

@cassieoz1702 22 дня назад

Meyers are relatively cold tolerant so will grow where u am. The zest is mandarin scented and tastes divine, and the juice is RELATIVELY sweet. Makes wonderful lemon curd, lemon meringue pie and lemon vodka

@JessHull 3 года назад

thank you for also always tasting teh rind whne you flavor test citrus. Lots of people always forget teh rind is as flavor packed if not more then the pulp.

@k8eekatt 3 года назад

And the rind has most of the vitamin C 😃

@carak525 3 года назад

Can you please do a review on the red custard apple or the red atemoya on miamifruit? It would be really cool

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

I have it ripening on my counter as we speak. It should be out next week. One thing is for sure, it looks awesome!

@carak525 3 года назад

@Weird Explorer Cool! I am looking forward to that episode

@Dovietail 2 года назад

Meyer lemonade is THE BEST! I make it with rosemary simple syrup. MAJOR YUM FACTOR. And meyer lemon trees make particularly nice standards. I have one that I bring in every winter, and it tends to fruit heavily around Christmas or New Year's.

@gusbnz9750 3 года назад

Have you ever tried tomate japones (Japanese tomato)? It is a common fruit in Brazil and it is very sweet, with a hard skin It tastes nothing like regular tomatoes, tastes more like a citrus fruit

@Pillowcase 3 года назад

You've made me rethink eating in general. I've never cared much about food and especially cooking - but after watching your videos I'm realizing how nature itself has produced such a wide universe of different flavors and experiences in food... And I don't think I'll ever be able dismiss food as something I'm disinterested about!

@woolcurve4278 3 года назад

sooo underrated . you deserve better because your content is 1st class. Good luck to you in finding more exotic fruits

@allenkinahan6955 3 года назад

I've got one in a pot with three green lemons on it atm. Thanks for this!

@ventgoblin3622 3 года назад

Have you ever heard of a pawpaw fruit they are very delicious and they taste like so many fruit combined

@jewelrios 3 года назад

He made a video on it 5 years ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zUy2O3qDT8I.html

@henryforsman9483 3 года назад

Absolutely fantastic. love those funky lemons.

@PREPFORIT 3 года назад

Thank you for this.

@libslayer4280 2 года назад

I have Meyer tree. Lovely lemons.

@YeszCore 3 года назад

Your editing deserves awards. So subtly funny

@ryanlilly198463 3 года назад

I love lemons with Miracle Berry tablets.

@elioraimmanuel 3 года назад

Meyers are my favorite! I get them at Walmart!

@thefutureofgardening5912 3 года назад

Great video! I've got an improved Meyer Lemon tree with a ton of Meyers on them right now. They're very tasty.

@JTMusicbox 3 года назад

Meyer lemons are awesome and I agree on their zest, but Id never heard of the Vilafranca. Always a pleasure to discover new citrus through this channel!

@jeffingels4480 3 года назад

Most meyer lemons sold now are called improved meyer, you can buy the original meyer but it's harder to find.

@fisqual 3 года назад

I have a 2 year old meyer lemon tree on my enclosed patio in central Ohio. This tree gets barely enough sun but is so wildly productive; since it started bearing fruit in about July of last year I've gotten at least 2-3 lemons a month and it's barely 2.5 feet tall!! I'm sure I'll get double that next year.

@jenniferbutcher8393 3 года назад

How cold does your porch get during the winter?

@fisqual 3 года назад

@@jenniferbutcher8393 I built it so it's incredibly well insulated despite being mostly glass. I have a space heater on a thermal switch that kicks on when it's below 36 degrees. I was honestly shocked that it continued to produce lemons even in those cold temperatures! (We did have a very mild winter though, so the space heater barely ran)

@Michael-db1ce 3 года назад

Ever think about adding a scale of bitterness and soapiness?

@bhuthemanakuma7802 3 года назад

Love to see you go on the next adventure,sir.

@KongofTheApes 20 дней назад

I had some New Zealand Lemonade Lemon today. It's a hybrid between a Meyer lemon and a Mandarin. It tastes like .......... lemonade.

@critterjon4061 3 года назад

My aunt has a vilafranca lemon tree in her backyard and I usually just eat the lemons whole peel and all just spitting out the seeds

@joshs8738 3 года назад

In northern cali, have a big Meyer lemon tree. I usually juice a bunch and freeze in ice trays, then pop out and put in freezer bags for later use anywhere I would use a normal lemon. I also like to leave some on the tree longer. The sweetness comes up and the sour down, the rind becomes much more palatable too. Are the Villafranca the ones used for limoncello?

@oojamesoo3930 3 года назад

Hey man, I don't understand how you're not well over 1million but I'm watching

@tiomono27 3 года назад

I really enjoyed your brief history on the Meyer lemon. And I appreciate your attempt at being very thorough. You missed the most important part about Meyer lemons, the ZEST.

@jdkgcp 3 года назад

Those Sicilian lemons can grow crazy big...way larger than the one he has. A good Italian Limoncello is the easiest way to get a good taste of it if you're not in Italy.

@carlospiedra308 3 года назад

I usually peel my lemons if im going to eat them straight.

@beaudjekic105 3 года назад

Hey man, very interesting vid, the history of it was cool. I’ve been watching yo stuff fo years and really enjoying the content. Keep up the good stuff. My brother is buying (for my birthday) one of yo shirts and durian stickers fo me yay! Only one little suggestion, well it’s more of a request I guess..., More merch please, new items & new shirt designs etc. I’d definitely support. Thanks. Shout out to you from Sydney Australia.

@justjakki 3 года назад

Meyer lemons are amazing! You can even eat the skin😊 Edit: seriously, bite right into it! It's delicious!

@ekbergiw 3 года назад

Has anyone else started smelling and tasting the fruit as he talks about it?

@arnaudmenard5114 3 года назад

Huh...funny, i mostly buy Meyer lemons for the rind! I like the nice pepperiness, it makes some incredible lemon meringue pie. Or, you can eat meyer lemons simply sliced thin, rolled in sugar, with a bit of cardamom and cloves sprinkled in.

@johnlittle8975 3 года назад

I used to peel Meyer lemons like an orange and eat them.

@chipsnegativeharmonyrips7187 3 года назад

Epic thumbnail

@chieryyupykiss7286 3 года назад

lmao this guy so brave lick the lemon without drink water😂😂

@pozzowon 3 года назад

Man that bites ghost peppers, calls Carolina reapers not as spicy as ***, fears the mighty lemon...

@pepperco100 3 года назад

Decades ago groups would raise money by having a social event called a Lemon Squeeze. Each person had to bring a couple of lemons, which were sliced open, the seeds were removed and counted, then a small fine had to be paid for each seed. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed fresh lemonade!

@protocetid 3 месяца назад

when life gives you lemons make Meyer lemons

@N.A.W.A.K 3 года назад

Hey! I love the show and love researching plants aswell. I've got some fruit suggestions for you, here are a few for now: Sloes (Blackthorn), Beech Akenes (Fagus sylvatica) and the very cool looking fruit from the "Mormon Tea" plant (Ephedra species).

@haroldsaxon1075 3 года назад

Imo, Villafranka are better than buddha's hand for candies and baking, but they aren't available as often in whole foods.

@yesterdaydream 3 года назад

Frankie Lemonseed is my new nom de plume

@TheWeirdestOfBugs 3 года назад

Not gonna lie, I thought I saw a grub in the Vilafranca and my phobia started to kick in

@GuberShep 3 года назад

These would make some wonderful juice. Mmmm

@rawsy4769 3 года назад

Have you ever tried the paraguayo fruit? It is one of my favorite fruits, similar to a peach

@douglasgrant8315 3 года назад

Jared the video quality is much better did you buy much better equipment? sure is really nice work compared to past videos..

@jyin66 Год назад

Meyer is definitely made significant contributions to bring the fruit to its popularity. It would be also valuable to explain its original name in its original native region ( talking about respect to IP 😊). Any idea of what it’s real name?

@Marrithegreat1 3 года назад

I am one of those people who can bite into a lemon and be very happy. I like lemons. I was given a meyer lemon without being told it wasn't a normal lemon and I bit into it and was very unhappy. I find it unpleasant with a strange sweetness I don't want my lemons to have, where as my sister who dislikes lemons likes them.

@charlesor1023 2 года назад

had you taste the pesian lime (citrusx latifolia)? here in mexico we call them lemons but the lemons you have (the yellow ones like eureka) we call them limes; i don't know why but it may be a fun story behind it.

@rubenoneal6758 3 года назад

I live in the Mojave desert and I was renting a house years ago and we had a tree with pink lemons. They we semi sweet. I would love to know what they were.

@swazz3367 3 года назад

Sick

@Magic1v1er 3 года назад

Hey man. You should eat the Guarana.

@DeathMetalDerf 3 года назад

I love watching you eat the sour ones! How did the CRFG folks find you? Or did you find them?

@UtahSustainGardening 3 года назад

For science!

@naturewatcher7596 Год назад

An interesting review. So, you can't replace entirely store bought lemons by home grown Meyer ones because you can't use its rind in recipes.

@mattmarzula 3 года назад

That lemon is a seedy as a politician...

@radionoakmont7756 2 года назад

this is my fave lemon my dream is to grow several trees of them in a green house and maybe one day make a ultimate hybrid of the blood ornage with a meyer lemon id call it the midnight lemon a true sweet n sour creation with brilliant inside color

@tiomono27 3 года назад

I’ve recently come across a cookbook. Mad about Meyer lemons. By Court Sinise. You might want to check it out.

@Glaudge 9 месяцев назад

Ime Meyer lemons show their mandarin side when you leave them on the tree too long. The rind starts to separate from the meat when they get too ripe.

@asemic 10 месяцев назад

TRY CITRON OMG

@2Cerealbox 3 года назад

I wouldn't blame you for trying these with a bit of sugar to kill the sour.

@thebeekeeper6788 3 года назад

Have you tried American gooseberries I've know you've tried Indian gooseberries and you thought they were disgusting but American gooseberries grow in Montana and are not disgusting and can be used in pies I tried it and it's really good

@gumpygumpy 3 года назад

Best way to eat lemons is to not use the tip of your tongue, let your saliva flow, and allow yourself to pucker lightly. I love a good lemon like that but i don’t eat them because all the acid kinda hurts my stomach

@julies3837 3 года назад

But are they combustible?

@user-uf7kl4dh7j 3 года назад

I have a rough lemon tree in my backyard, anyone got any information or facts about it, I'm interested in learning more about it

@augustus1757 3 года назад

When will we get the Discord Server?

@MorningStarChrist 3 года назад

Wasn't this video already posted?

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

Nope! I've reviewed a lot of citrus varieties lately though. This one has ponderosa lemon vibes

@MorningStarChrist 3 года назад

@@WeirdExplorer so many lemons

@comingsoon8894 3 года назад

Where can we non travelers buy the fruit you talk about in all your videos to try for ourselves???

@shannabolser9428 3 года назад

There is the Miami fruit website if you live in the USA

@matismf 3 года назад

Check out a Ponderosa lemon!!!

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

did it :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KoQII9CHNRk.html

@GrubbsandWyrm 3 года назад

Do umiboshi plums

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

I did! Here is a link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V1GILJ7uefg.html

@nonyadamnbusiness9887 3 года назад

That's a very small Meyer lemon.

@trench01 3 года назад

So many fruits how can u ever cover them all?

@rasapplepipe 3 года назад

Have you ever tried the sorrento lemons?

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

yes! here's a link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eMJ_e_nYiGc.html

@fisqual 3 года назад

do they taste like a Kia Sorento?

@AlexAnder-rv1gu 3 года назад

Is a Meyer Lemon an American word for a yuja (유자) or yuzu ( 柚子 or ユズ)?

@WeirdExplorer 3 года назад

nope, it's a different fruit

@peachypeach 3 года назад

Anyone else gets a pesticide taste when they eat Meyers? I don't know what's wrong with my pallet.

@k8eekatt 3 года назад

Maybe you are actually tasting Agra chemicals.

@cactusmann5542 3 года назад

Meyer lemons are probably the only variety of citrus that I dont like, save maybe the carrot tasting variety of mandarin oranges

@NightHawk1449 3 года назад

Have you ever realized you look like the guy in crash course?

@brandon9172 3 года назад

Algorithm boosting comment

@k8eekatt 3 года назад

You need four words to boost. I feel ridiculous for some of the comments that I leave. I don't have to be relevant, just to have to leave four words. 😂