Durian, the "King of Fruits"

Today, I'm gonna blog about this famous tropical fruit. Its so famous that people crave for it to the point that it could be the only thing that they eat for dinner! This fruit is call the DURIAN (dew-rie-yahn). Dubbed as the "King of Fruits", it has reigned as the most popular fruit in Asia for God knows how many years.



Regarding durian, the people are clearly divided into two.

The Durian Lovers

and

The Durian Haters

The durian has a very distinct smell and taste which may taste like heaven to some and hell to others. The durian hater are normally the "angmohs" (what the chinese call the westerners). Seriously, its rare that I find a westerner that actuallly likes durian!

I tell you how bad it is. They actually featured this fruit in as a challenge in fear factor. I was laughing when they had that because the participants were puking after the FIRST bite, complaining about the foul smell and taste.

In fact, the durians with stronger smell and taste are actually valued more. Sometimes it wonders me how something could taste so good to some people and taste so bad to others.

Some people could actually distinguish the fruits by the thorns. Apparently there are many grades of durians thus the sprouting of many types of durians claiming to be the best. I personally like the D24 and the Musang King (don't mind me.....its durian talk here).




Here's to show how sharp it is! Opening a durian is one difficult task if you're not used to it. You need a really big knife to chop it open. I admire how the "pros" do it at the durian stores. They can open one up in seconds.




Here's how it looks on the inside. The texture of the fruit is really fleshy. Sinking your teeth into it is just such an experience to behold. If you have not tried a durian. You must try one if you ever have the opportunity.