00:00The World's Strangest Fruits
00:01Blacksopote
00:02Nature created the perfect dessert.
00:03As it ripens, enzymes transform bitter tannins into sugars,
00:07giving it a dark color and the exact texture and flavor of chocolate pudding.
00:10Aki
00:11Jamaica's national fruit, but a very dangerous one.
00:13If eaten before it opens naturally,
00:15it contains a toxin that blocks energy production in the human body.
00:19Only the yellow, fleshy part is edible.
00:21Kiwano
00:21Orhorn Melon
00:22A biological marvel from the African desert.
00:24Its spiky rind retains water for months,
00:26and its interior resembles fluorescent green jelly,
00:29with a flavor reminiscent of cucumber and banana.
00:31Gibuticaba
00:32A tree that defies botanical norms.
00:34Its grape-like fruits don't grow on the branches,
00:36but sprout directly from the main trunk.
00:38An adaptation allowing animals that cannot climb to eat them and spread their seeds.
00:42Buddha's Hand
00:42A citrus fruit that looks like something out of an alien movie.
00:45Curiously, it has neither pulp nor juice.
00:48It is essentially all rind,
00:49Packed with powerful essential oils used for sending rooms or in cooking.
00:53Salic
00:53Or snake fruit
00:54The name is no exaggeration.
00:56Its skin is covered in overlapping scales,
00:58just like a reptile's.
00:59Yet inside it hides sweetness,
01:00Crunchy segments that burst with flavor.
01:03Kapozu
01:03The Amazonian cousin of cacao.
01:05A massive fruit that smells like a blend of pineapple and chocolate.
01:08Its pulp is so rich in healthy fatty acids,
01:10that it melts at the exact temperature of the human palate.
01:13Hollow fruit
01:13It looks like a planet about to explode.
01:15Native to the Pacific,
01:17It is made up of dozens of fibrous cones that act like natural dental floss as you chew.
01:21Miracle fruit
01:21A small African berry that manipulates your biology.
01:24It contains a protein called miraculin that tricks your tongue's receptors,
01:28making a raw lemon taste like pure candy for over an hour.
01:31Durian
01:32The king of exotic fruits
01:33It smells like a mix of onion and garbage,
01:35which is why it is banned in hotels and on trains across Asia.
01:38This odor is a chemical trick of nature,
01:40evolved to attract elephants from thousands away in the dense jungle.
01:43Would you dare try the miracle fruit with a super sour lemon?
01:46Or which one would you like to try?
01:47Or which one would you like to try?
01:47Or which one would you like to try?
01:47Or which one would you like to try?
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