in this video we are discovering kumquats kumquats kumquats kumquats kumquats really you want to say
kumquat that many times yes kumquats kumquats so what are they little fruits native to South
Asia and if you're thinking boy those look like little oranges well you're pretty much right on
the money they are a citrus fruit first brought to Europe in the mid-1800s then to the United States
shortly after that where today we can enjoy them and a little bit different fashion than oranges
you see the thing that makes these badboys unique is that you actually eat the rind that's where all
the sweetness and flavor is now eating one of these can be as simple as just washing it and
popping it in your mouth but there are some seeds in there and so I'm going to show you a
way to cut it get rid of the seeds and make it a much more enjoyable snack so as I mentioned
step number one is washing these little orange guys and then after you've done that you want to
grab your favorite knife perhaps start with one of the bigger kumquats just because it's your
first time and there's a certain way you want to cut this so when you look at a kumquat it's the
oblong shape we can go to the old school way of hamburger versus hot dogs so hot dog the length
hamburger the width you want to cut right along the hamburger so right along the fat part pretty
much right down the middle and as you're doing that you may even run into the seeds with your
knife there we go right down the middle and you can see I found the little seeds of this
kumquat so now is the time to get the seeds out and there we go we have got a seed free kumquat
that we can just enjoy now truth be told not making this up just for a YouTube video I've
never actually eaten a kumquat and so I'm gonna go ahead and try this thing for the very first
time right here for you guys and do exactly as I have researched eat the whole thing rind in all
that is fascinating so very citrus yes there's a bit of orange there very familiar flavor but
if I had to pick another flavor mixed in I would say lemon like um but it's a
cross between tart and sweet orange and lemon mashed together mmm wow that is really good I
may have just found a new healthy snack for myself
much like any citrus fruit out there there's a lot of different things you can do with the
kumquat you can just use it as garnish on salads you could juice it you could make
jam out of it you could make salad dressing out of it anything that you have done with
an orange for instance or a lime or a lemon you can do that with a kumquat now if you want to
separate the sour or tart from the sweet well luckily for you it's already done that for you
the rind the outside part that's all the sweet part you may have thought that was at our part
I did as well but no it's actually the inside juiciness that's where the tart is so if you
just want the sweet treat scoop out the middle pop the rind in or if you're a sucker for that
structured face you looking thing done you just took the center of that out and drink that sour
juice to your heart's content I'm so weird it's so cool seriously the Leah Biden and it's like
you've been in 211 so tart but then the outside the Rhine so sweet this is one fascinating fruit
oh my good that was a really tart one or a shower now as it is a tropical fruit it's not going to
be the cheapest fruit that you can buy from the grocery store I happen to pick up this pint of
kumquats for five dollars I totally get if that's outside your price range however I encourage one
purchase you have got to experience the flavor that just explosion of tart and sweetness at
one time at least once in your life you don't have to go through the hassle of cutting it in
half and picking out the seeds before eating each one these little things if you're someone
who will pop in hold cherries and just kind of separate the pit out you can do the same thing
with these guys I cannot get over that that is so different well there you have it the kumquat
and if you're as curious as I am about all those strange products in the produce section at your
grocery store make sure to subscribe to my youtube channel because i'm gonna be checking out every
single one of those and you can come along for the ride and experience them with me and perhaps learn
a whole different way of cooking and as always if you've got comments or questions by all means
leave them below i try to respond to every single one of them thanks so much for watching mmm oh
my good that was a really tart one