Has anybody here ever eaten a Durian? I have a friend from south east Asia who was telling me about them the other day. I looked them up. Apparently, they're an extremely nasty fruit.
the wiki article wrote:...its odor is best described as pig-sh_t, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia.
The unusual odour has prompted many people to search for an accurate description. Comparisons have been made with the civet, sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray, and used surgical swabs.
Last edited by Jack on Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Yeah, I used to live in "The Durian Capital of the World." Nasty stinky stuff. I like the candy made from it, though. But the fruit itself... I'd rather munch on raw garlic cloves.
The taste... onions, strawberries, and garlic. But not so much strawberries.
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I've had raw Durian from the women who imports it fresh to the U.S. Smells nasty, but tastes fruity and OK. Problem is, anything you then eat seems to also taste of it for awhile. Just not for me. Also horribly expenisve.
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kkrell wrote:I've had raw Durian from the women who imports it fresh to the U.S. Smells nasty, but tastes fruity and OK. Problem is, anything you then eat seems to also taste of it for awhile. Just not for me. Also horribly expenisve.
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Durian is the most delicious fruit in the world. When it is ripe it tastes like delicious, smooth mango/vanilla pudding.
The issue with the smell is, it's intense and unusual. Most people have never smelled anything like it, so their first reaction is, "whoa, that stinks." However, people like me who love durian will follow our nose when we smell it - like Toucan Sam - until we are standing next to it and lusting after it. It's totally irresistible to me.
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We've had quite a few people work in Malaysia. One of my coworkers swears durian is a genetically programmed taste, and HE isn't programmed for it!!! It has a unique oil that lingers on your lips and in your mouth afterwards. And many of the hotels in Malaysia have signs up prohibiting bringing the fruit on premise.
Jungle Jim's here does sell it, but they are "shrink wrapped" so I've never had the, ah, opportunity to smell it.
A mushroom that grows on humans?
(read this: God of Fruits )
Cranberry wrote:
the wiki article wrote:...the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia.
Maybe wise men from the Far East brought it to the Near East and the term "forbidden fruit" has lingered with us all these years...but we forgot the "original fruit."
My father in law, who lived in Cambodia for many years, once described durian as "vanilla custard drunk through a sewer pipe." He loved the taste, but found the odor too difficult to get around.
In Singapore, I'm told, it's illegal to carry durians on public transportation!
Redwolf
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As it happens I was in a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch today and they had durian smoothies. The smell was odd but far from pig poop levels, the taste something like mango creme blended with copious amounts of celery. Not bad, but not the greatest thing I've ever tried, either.
