Ladies and Gentlemen, This here is a
Langsat. I am excited to say that this
Langsat is here with me, at my home
in New York City. Which I never thought
I would see this day. Because Langsats
are one of my favorite fruits. I don't
think it is on my top 10. There is nothing
too crazy with it but it is a fruit that I
have eaten in abundance. I have a lot of
nostalgia for this because when I was in
Malaysia, I was actually there doing
shows, stage shows there, I had a
little desk in my hotel room.
I would go down to the market
on my days off and I would get a bag of
Langsats as well as all sorts of other
weird fruit but always Langsats.
I would put them in my desk.
through out the day between shows
if I was hungry Id go into my room and
I'd reach in and grab a bunch of Langsats
and eat Langsats. They are kind of a
simple taste but they are really addictive
They are really really addictive and I
have not been able to eat one in 5 years.
It's actually taking some restraint right
now, not to eat this thing right now.
I was given this opportunity to eat more
Langsats and satisfy this addiction of
mine by MiamiFruit.org. So Miami Fruit
Thank you so much.
They have these available on their website
There is one caveat though, Langsats are
super duper perishable. So these are
frozen Langsats that you have to defrost.
So I am a little conflicted because I am
addicted to these. I want these to scratch
that itch but I have never had one frozen
before. I am not sure how well Langsats
freeze. I have defrosted these according
to how Miami Fruit suggested doing it and
that is take a bowl of water and pour the
Langsats in there whole. You let it sit on
your counter between 30 and 60 minutes.
it has been about 40 minutes and these
things are soft now.
They feel like a fresh Langsat.
The outside is a bit dark. That is not
normal. Normally Langsats are more of a
white color. Langsats come in a few
different varieties. There is also one
called Longkong and Duku. Which there is
some debate among people if they are the
same thing or different things. I have had
both and they do have some differences to
them. I have made a review of the Langsat
before many many years ago. On that video
I have gotten about a thousand comments
saying that these are really popular in
the Philippines. In the Philippines they
are called Lanzones. I might be saying
that wrong. Having to peel it, you might
think this is like a Lychee, Longan or Rambutan
but when you open it up you see on the
inside it has little wedges which is more
like a Garcinia or like a Mangosteen.
This little guy here actually separates
relativity easily into little wedges like
that. And like a mangosteen larger wedges
can have a seed inside. Little teeny seed
You want to spit those out. those can be
bitter. The smaller ones don't have seeds.
Just from holding these in my hands I can
tell that the texture on these is going to
be pretty close to how they were in
Malaysia. This feels right. It's rubbery
but the frozen ones are maybe a little
less firm than when you get them fresh.
It has been 5 years, but from what I can
tell it is pretty darn close either way.
Alright lets try a wedge. it's been a
long time. Let's see if it is everything
I remember.
It's good! It's good.
Ya know, I can't say it's as good as
having them fresh but it is pretty
close.
Some fruit doesn't freeze very well.
I was afraid with these because
they have a have a gelatinous sort of
texture like the way a grape can, that it
might be mushy. It is not mushy.
Oh man, I am having a moment here.
I haven't had this sort of flavor and
texture in a long time.
but it is kicking that sense memory.
Oh yeah, I have to be careful to not
eat all of these before I give you a
review because it will be hard for me
to get more.
The flavor of this is not too hard to
explain, but what is hard to explain
about it is the more nuanced flavors of it
The main flavor you get is recognizable.
It is kind of like Pomelo. If you haven't
had Pomelo, it is kind of like grapefruit
without bitterness. It tastes similar
enough to grapefruit that I wonder if
people that cannot have grapefruit
can actually eat this? Because grapefruit
has a compound in it that will interfere
with some medications. I am not sure.
My guess is that what ever is in
grapefruit, that makes it so you can't
have it with medication, is probably
also in this thing. It tastes quite
similar. It also has a flavor that is kind
of like Lychee or Rambutan. If you haven't
had Rambutan think kind of like grape but
not really a grape, it has certain
compounds that might be in a grape.
There is a little bit of a resin sort of
flavor to it, like a tiny bit of a pine
flavor which in the small quantity in here
is kind of nice. You get that flavor in a
lot of citrus fruits.
The sweetness of this is not very high.
I'd say it is less than an apple, but not
by that much. So maybe a 4 out of 10.
It is tart but it is tart in a weird way.
It feels pretty sour but when you think
about it, it's maybe not that sour.
I think it is the resin flavor in there
tricks me a little bit. I'd say the
tartness on it is less than an orange,
Maybe 3 out of 10. This being frozen and
defrosted makes it a little bit different
than the fresh. It feels like it is a
little bit milder. These are the flavors
that I remember, but it is maybe a little
bit less. It is maybe a little less sour
than I remember, a little less sweet
that I remember, and a little less
flavorful than I remember, but not by
that much. It is still what I recognize.
And it is definitely scratching the itch.
This is bringing me back. This is giving
me that thing that I miss. These are
admittedly kind of expensive. This is
something that is a specialty item.
Miami Fruit is not a bargain fruit place.
This is a web store that sells things that
are very, very hard to get your hands
on and this is no exception there.
but if you are like me and you really
really miss having this fruit, I could see
splurging on this. I could see myself
splurging on this and having having a
a moment to go back in time for a bit
and remember those good days where I
was sitting around eating Langsats out of
of a drawer in my hotel room. Or If you
have never had it and want to get your
hands on something really really good
then I'd say it is one to check out.
Be careful though, take them slow
because it is very easy to inhale the
entire bag of these. I think that is about
it guys. Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks again to Miami Fruit for sending
these to me. I'll see ya all next time.
Bye-Bye.
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