The Durian Fruit (13)

1 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-10 21:05 ID:4ramS+ND

So I decided to go to my local chinese market today to buy some hot mustard powder. As I was walking through the produce section( it's right at the entrance, so you have to go through it)I noticed the famous durian fruit. Upon hearing of its legendary flavour and infamous odor, I decided to buy it to see if it was really delicious. Needless to say, I was really stoked about eating this fruit (and at 30 dollars, who wouldn't?). So I came home, cracked it open, and ate a pieces. Good lord it was terrible. I don't understand why people say it's so good. It's like a cross between a yam, a melon, and a banana. It's not sweet at all and it's pretty dry. Maybe my palette isn't as sophisticated as those who enjoy durians, but I can't seem to figure out what makes this fruit so attractive to some people.

2 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-10 23:06 ID:Mhf9X4IQ

>>1
Does the durian is ripe enough?

3 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-11 02:23 ID:4ramS+ND

>>2

If anything, the durian was too ripe; as indicated by the dry stalk and the shell cracking. But I was expecting it to become jucier, not drier.

4 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-12 09:10 ID:95DPS+uT

Well the durian isn't a fruit that can be called juicy. It smells really god awful and it's texture can be compared to a custard of some type.

5 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-12 14:33 ID:Mhf9X4IQ

>>4
And because of the smell it is the reason why the fruits is considered as one of the enemy of air cargo and hotels!

6 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-19 22:54 ID:Q/dD+cBg

A dry durian indicates that it's not of good quality. Not to mention that you've probably had one that may be spoilt, as it wasn't sweet. Durian isn't sweet to me, but everyone I know says so. It's probably an acquired taste.

7 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-10-01 19:53 ID:Heaven

I can't get past the rotten poop smell. I don't care if it tastes like pussy and ice cream, I'm not eating something that smells like rotten poop.

8 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-05 08:38 ID:L+3lOspX

to me it tastes like raw onions which i fucking hate with a passion. my girlfriend's cat likes it though..

9 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-05 23:09 ID:PaDSCaOZ

>>8
I'd like to see a video of your girlfriend's cat eating durian. It's not that I don't believe you--I'd just like to see it.

I think durian's OK. I really like the custardy texture, think the taste is OK, and don't mind the smell. But I don't love it passionately like people seem to in Asia.

10 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-06 04:08 ID:dSVbskeV

>>9
I'd like to see a video of you eating a durian fruit. It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that your description seems like you got it from somewhere else.

11 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-07 19:13 ID:8AT+F0Sc

Roommate of a friend of mine bought one of these things in town, and for some reason chose to make it into ice cream. The best way I could describe the taste was "rotting banana garlic pizza". Oh well, at least I didn't pay for it, and my world-view was expanded slightly.

12 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-09 18:15 ID:PaDSCaOZ

>>10
LOL. Sorry, no video available. But I used to live in Thailand, and ate durian many times while I was there. If you'd like more detailed, original description, I'd probably describe the texture as something like a very ripe mango without the slickness, and with less threadiness. Soft, but still with an occasional faint fiber running through it.

I'm really the only person here who would enjoy watching a cat eat durian? Sounds really funny to me. I find it very amusing to watch my own cat eat fruit, too.

13 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-16 11:18 ID:dSVbskeV

>>12

On that note, I did once have a cat that wouldn't eat any sort of animal products. She'd turn her nose up at tuna but she'd eat raw onion.

Maybe she was a buddhist in a past life... XD

Hell, she might have liked durian for all I know.

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