WOOD APPLE - I finally found a good one and it tastes... special.

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Nobody can ever accuse you of not giving something a fair shot.

They're like the loot crates of fruit it would seem.

Fruit tastes so different when it is eaten in its native environment and you’re eating it ripe at the exact moment of ripeness. That’s a great travel memory. I’ll never forget the pure stink of durian. I ate mangosteen in Singapore and fell in love! I found them for the first time here in CT and paid $32 for 8 plum size mangosteen and not one was good.

The ones you tried from New York remind me of when I buy a bag of hard unripe avocadoes that when softened are half bad inside and mostly inedible.

What a high maintaince fruit!! Good job not giving up on this one. Great full circle video!

Hello Bro.I am reaching out from Bangladesh to express my admiration for your episodes. It came as quite a surprise to see woodapple listed as one of the worst fruits. Locally, woodapple is highly esteemed and considered a delicacy. In fact, it is the most expensive fruit among the local varieties. Some of the larger woodapples are sold for 200 taka or more. When I saw it on your list of worst fruits, I realized that you must not have tasted the right kind. The flavor of woodapple can vary from tree to tree. I have a woodapple tree in front of my office, and I occasionally enjoy kodbel from it. The sweet and sour taste is truly delightful, and a good variety of wood apple does not leave a dry sensation in the mouth. I am pleased to hear that you have discovered a right variety of this fruit.

I picked up a wood apple from an Indian grocery store in Finland a month ago. And sure enough, full of mold inside. I recall the spoonful I had in Thailand being delicious though.

After reviewing the footage, it is safe to say, that yes, this would apple.

It’s so interesting how some fruits can be picked and transported across the world and they are still decent, while others just don’t survive the trip/ do not ripen after being picked. So many foods, not just fruit, just aren’t the same place to place. Tacos in the US for example are so different than what you get in Mexico. Gives us reason to travel and explore!

Out of context: I don’t have an old man at a market to smell them for me 🤣

I have never in my life seen someone try something, dislike it, and keep going back again and again so many times. Good on you for continuing until you found a way to enjoy it

As a Sri Lankan that's been following you for a number of years, this video made my day. One way to tell if it's ripe (or not) is by shaking the fruit; if you hear the "pulp ball" loose and bouncing around within shell this indicates that it is ripe enough for consumption. Unfortunately though, like the bounce method, this doesn't work for every fruit. Luck of the draw in my experience. Smelling the fruit is the most accurate method but this takes a ridiculously keen and honed nose. I've always been intrigued by my mum's intuition when it comes to determining whether the fruit is ripe or not. It's definitely a learned skill. My favourite dish made natively using woodapple is a relish/pickle known as "divul sambol". It's incredibly delicious and super easy to make. It combines woodapple, chilli powder, salt, pepper and sugar. A total flavour explosion.

On top of that, there are two kinds of wood apples. The one you have tried, Limonia acidissima, with a coarse brownish shell and a strong bletted taste that reminds of a medlar. And the Bael fruit, Aegle marmelos, with a smoother greenish shell, a milder taste and a resinous aroma of bitter orange. I suggest you try the Bael fruit, which is also less prone to rotting because the shell is less porous...

12:15 this is a native to our country and we usually mix with chili powder or raw green chili paste, sugar and salt to it and mash it up to a paste, we do either the unripe or ripe ones but also make it mix, now it u find mold in this I dont eat it but normally people just cut around it and make the paste, its good with chicken curry, its a typical chutney for rice and curry dishes and obviously u cant just eat the paste as it is but make sure u put as much chili in it that ur mouth burns, this wood apple is a fruit that actually is good for ur guts and cleans u as well as gives u a lot of energy, this is a prime enjoyment for hot climate

The fact you found a Sri Lankan supermarket is absolutely amazing

I bet that cat has an expensive cat bed , but it'll just sleep in the plastic container

As someone living in Malaysia, I can assure you. I never seen that fruit in my entire life.

Awesome that the vendor finally helped you get a good one and with friends to share in that. Yeah I feel you though. Often when I try a new fruit it’s tricky to get used to reading the ripeness and this one has a rigid exterior and that’s totally unfair.

Sri Lankan restaurant, Minneapolis, 1982. Wood Apple cream. a drink served after fiery spice food. Wonderful!