COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 5 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 400
This is the final part of my hunt for the Coco de Mer.
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Coco de Mer by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley;
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner;
First Voyage around the world by Antonio Pigafetta;
The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed
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COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 1 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 400
For this very special 5-part episode I went on an adventure to try and find what is likely the weirdest fruit in the world, the Coco de Mer. In part one I look at the Legends regarding this incredible fruit.
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If in the Seychelles, you must visit the Vallee de mai:
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Coco de Mer by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley;
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner;
First Voyage around the world by Antonio Pigafetta;
The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed
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COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 4 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep 400
This is Part 4 of my adventure to find out more about this incredible fruit. This part is about how the fruit has been used historically and how it's used today.
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Coco de Mer by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley;
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner;
First Voyage around the world by Antonio Pigafetta;
The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed
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COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 3 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 400
This is Part 3 on my adventure to try and find what is likely the weirdest fruit in the world, the Coco de Mer. In this part I take a look into the bizarre way this tree grows.
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If you go to the Seychelles, you must visit the Vallee de mai:
+SOURCES
Coco de Mer by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley;
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner;
First Voyage around the world by Antonio Pigafetta;
The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed
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COCO DE MER : My Hunt for the Tree of Knowledge (Part 2 of 5) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 400
This is Part 2 on my adventure to try and find what is likely the weirdest fruit in the world, the Coco de Mer. In part two I look at the History regarding this incredible fruit and in my own quest I finally see the trees first hand.
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Victorin F Laboudallon; his incredible book is available at:
If you go to the Seychelles, you must visit the Vallee de mai:
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Coco de Mer by Fischer, Fleisher-Dogley;
The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner;
First Voyage around the world by Antonio Pigafetta;
The nutrient economy of Lodoicea maldivica, a monodominant palm producing the world's largest seed
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MOUNTAIN PEPPER : The Butt-Shaped Spice That You Need to Try - Weird Fruit Explorer - Ep 399
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TAPIA - Extremely RARE fruit in MADAGASCAR - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 366
While traveling across Madagascar we found one region where people sell a very rare fruit on the side of the road.
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CHOCOLATE PERSIMMON: Looks Rotten But Tastes Delicious! - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 394
I found a bizarre fruit at Whole Foods with a crazy backstory.
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COCO PLUM REVIEW - Weird Fruit Explorer in The Seychelles
Episode 409.
We foraged a pink fruit that tastes kind of like marshmallows.
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BALSAM APPLE : Little Orange Fruit Full of Blood Red Pulp - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep 403
Foraging the Balsam apple, a weird looking little invasive full of blood red pulp.
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More Madagascar Mangoes - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 380
Comparing six different mango varieties in Madagascar.
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WILD GINGER Fruit in Madagascar! - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 370
We found a very rare Ginger variety for sale at a market in Ranomafana Madagascar. This one looks amazing and has a very intense flavor.
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CLOUDBERRY : My Hunt For One Of The World's Most Elusive Fruits - Weird Fruit Explorer
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Long Pepper (fresh fruit review) - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 309
Reviewing a rare pepper species I found while trekking in NE India.
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10 OF THE WEIRDEST FRUITS! (I actually tried them!) - The Return
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KOLA NUT - The Stimulating Fruit Once Used in COCA COLA - Weird Fruit Explorer ep. 379
While hunting for rare fruit at a market in Madagascar, we found Kola Nut! Our local friend teaches us how to use this interesting stimulant. Also in this video I learn about the Ethiopian drug Khat, Jamaican Bissy Tea and even Coca leaves.
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RANGOON CREEPER : Trying a Star-shaped Nut That is Kind of Edible - Weird Fruit Explorer
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