“….its odor is best described as pig-shit”
Last Sunday, me and wife together with the in-laws had Durian for dinner. You heard me, Durian. I’m sure this fruit had been blogged about like a million times by us Asians. But something magical always happened when you mention the word ‘Durian’, some folks will smile and start salivating and for some, they will show a prune look and start to puke.
Why this love hate relationship? It’s all about the smell. It’s just like when you can sniff your own drenched, steamy, smelly socks but not others. I’m a big fan of this fruit and so are most of us I think. This is how I would describe eating a Durian.
When you split the thorny fruit open, it’s like the door to one of heavens door has been opened up just a little bit for you. Once it’s been open wide enough, that’s when you will see the golden and yellow fruits exposed. The outer layer of the fruit looks very smooth almost like silk. Shiny too. As you use three or four fingers to dig the fruit out, you will notice that your fingers will somewhat sink into the fruit and the outer layer would ‘break’ and reveal the very soft and mushy but firm content. The smell of paradise will further fill the air and when you slip that juicy fruit into your mouth, you will experience something that almost resemble an out-of-body experience. You will get high. There’s not even much effort in biting. All you need to do is suck as well as contract and extract your lip muscle until you suck most of the content leaving only the bare slippery seed…and you will not stop at one. You will do it over and over and over again until your tummy says “no more!” But at the back of your mind you will say “I want this experience again….” and drink some nice glass of cold water. Heaven!
However, some folks have different opinion like this dude who happened to be a travel and food writer, Richard Sterling:
… its odor is best described as pig-shit, 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
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Aisehman.
Yum yum..
I remember when I was as young as 3 years old, I couldn’t pronounce the letter “R” properly. And daddy would make me say “durrrrrrian” whenever we have some at home. Of course, I always end up saying “dulian”.
I miss those days when I can still eat durian.
These days, whenever I see them, I’d keep a distance away, like 2 feet or something or else I’ll vomit…
dulian? THehehe… very cute.
Kay, have u heard dulian + bahar in a hot sunny day ? It’s the greatest innovation ever made since sliced bread.
Luckily u didnt say Liew Lian (remember the Singaporean joke?)
Cindy- You remember that? Durian must have somehow damaged some of my memory clusters..
Sunsuron- Are you for real? Isn’t that like a dangerous mix?
Ben- No la. tell us!
Simply the BEST!!
Ratu Syura- “…better than all the rest!” (Because it’s the king of fruits mah..)
hehe.. Cindy had problems with her “r” whereas I had problems with “s”.. you know I use to say “duntu” instead of “dunsu” , which means hammer. anyway, talking about durian, since I was a child I never really tasted durian, just because of the strong smell, because of that my dad used to call me “anak orang putih nakansau”! LOL
OMG!!! Where get I get it now??? Last time I spend about RM200 buying it at Beaufort. The result, 40 durian at the kitchen and 1 month of durians smell every meals at the house…
JBL- It’s everywhere now. I bought mine near my place in Puchong. They were selling it for Rm5.00 per kilo. We bought Rm50.00 worth of Durians. Some were cheaper but this one was a really good buy. Sweet, creamy, yummy and succulent!
I agree 100% with Richard Sterling! Down with Durians!
Gallivanter- Have you tried it? C’mon. It can’t be that bad? Can it?
But…… I’m at KK now…
JBL- OK. I’ll think of the Sabahans in KK the next time I have another durian session..
joy bernard, i remember my mum and dad spent about rm300 to buy durian and also this small yellowish durian called Dalit(anyone heard this name before?) and eat it everyday and end up being sick for the whole month!even sick still eat duliannn…nyum nyum!im craving for durian now!
But personally i love Dalit more than durian but dalit more expensive than durian gia!
Shana- Apekebendenye Dalit? I know there’s a ‘Pantai Dalit’. Did the Durian species come from that area only? Or is it a name of a person? Tengku Dalit or something?
Kay, don’t you miss those dulian from Datuk William’s orchard?
Sadaaaaaaaappp!! Balik Kunak la! Ha ha ha!
Cindy- I can’t remember eating it.? How come?
Richard Sterling doesn’t know what he’s talking about.. come on lahh.. Maybe he was the one I saw on tv some time ago..
This travel guide went to penang and went to this Penangite’s very popular dusun durian and was given the very best durian that they had.. and he spat it out! With the cameras rolling! I think that penangite dude was really going to tatak his head with the parang..
Anyways, your blog makes me hungry and want to eat! Cannot lah do like this to a pregnant woman!
Shemah- Perhaps they did after the camera stopped rolling.
I’m rather over when it comes to food I like. Mengidam lah this? Sabah got no Durian supply kah?
I have never been able to understand whats all this problem with durian smell. Although I am crazy about it that I can wallop ten durians at one sitting, like some who can, I will definitely eat if I see any. It’s one of asia’s best fruit. Apples, pears, oranges? Blehh…
Jewelle- I feel like hunting again this week… he he he
can i say, i like mango here?
Mango? You can say banana too!