Just found this site while mindlessly blog-hopping. Unfortunately, because I wasn’t paying attention, I can’t remember which blogger provided the link, although, as it’s a Malaysian (Petaling Jaya, to be exact) site, I must have found it on a Malaysian blog. (I was also idly clicking on Project Petaling Street links, so…)
The URL itself gives the topic away: www.durianss2.com.
Some of the durians are described as having a sweet and acrid taste. I’m not sure what that means. My 1987 Australian Little Oxford Dictionary defines acrid as “a. bitterly pungent; bitter in temper, etc.” So durians with a sweet and bitterly pungent flavour? Mind you, this description doesn’t come anywhere close to describing the actual taste and experience of eating durian.
Signs like this one are prominently displayed in many South East Asian hotels.I guess the sensibilities of the uninitiated need protecting.
I guess I’d describe the durian as strictly an acquired taste. Perhaps it helps to be born in a country where the durian occurs naturally, an environment where your not-yet-too-discerning infant’s nose can be acclimatised to its odour, and where you can be brainwashed, from a young age, into thinking that the durian is the King of Fruit and a truly wonderful culinary experience. Mmmm…
The site provides a form to fill in for enquiries and the vendors promise to reply in 24 hours. I wonder if they would deliver to Perth, Western Australia?
* Quote from the title of this Smithsonian Magazine article.
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I personally feel that the durian is a very potent aphrodisiac… seriously.
Mmmm… durian… It’s been ages since i had the pleasure. (Not sure about the aphrodisiac thing, though, Israd – now i feel compelled to investigate. With hubby arriving in less than nine days perhaps we can start Project Durian.)
I’ve never been brave enough to try. The smell is horrendous and always puts me off.
Don’t eat too much because it is a very “heaty” (in the literal sense) fruit. They say you should never drink coffee with it. It has adverse effects on some people. If you’ve taken too much, the elders say you should pour water into the fruit’s hollow shell and drink from that. I don’t know why but it seems to work for many people.
As for aphrodisiac, some of my male friends attest to it. For women I don’t know. It is only for the guys but if it works for the guys and the women get put off by the smell then it is actually back to square 1.
CW sorry for the long comment!
Sorry again if that took you by surprise. That was my comment with my wife’s username.
Oh I looove durian, as you know! Haven’t eaten any for a long time though. aphrodisiacal qualities might not work that well cos the other half won’t eat it! She says the sight of the durian split open reminds her of the movie Aliens.
LOL Israd! I think I’ve heard that before but I haven’t seen any “evidence” 🙂
M, I seem to remember you have taken a wee nibble of durian before… Or am I making this up??
tfp, Aliens?!? Hehe..
After watching a late night TV show that had a silly Australian telling us all about this rather odd fruit, I bought one!
DAMN!
It stunk to high heaven..sorta.
However, it tasted like a goodness that I simply couldn’t have comprehended!
Once I cut that babe open and dug in, I couldn’t stop eating that bitch!
It was PUDDIN’HEAVEN on the pallet!
My tounge went BU-ZERK as it sent signals to and fro my brain.
Suh MOOOTH!
SWEEEEET!
Me thinks I could chew threw the spiny skin to get to the heaven that is inside!
My tounge went BU-ZERK as it sent signals to and fro my brain.
Suh MOOOTH!
SWEEEEET!
That’s exactly it 🙂 Those unfamiliar with the durian probably get put off by the pungency of its stench and can’t get close enough/convince themselves to try it. The taste doesn’t match the smell!
Me thinks I could chew threw the spiny skin to get to the heaven that is inside!
Careful doing that, you don’t want to injure yourself 😉