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.
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.
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.
Kevin Krell
How much does one cost?
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.
Here’s a link to the other side, a durian worshiper:
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~durian/
http://durian.timtyler.org/
And a link to a poem I wrote (in Chinese) about Durian:
http://spaces.msn.com/beancurdturtle/blog/cns!7F4DDF0128A6C7C0!964.entry
Hmmmm…
That Daniel’s pretty sharp when it comes to durians.
Never store durian in the refrigerator. It will flavor everything in it for a long long time.
The cliche is.
Durian smells like
Tastes like
But I don’t care for the stuff myself… with the exception of the candy.
Hahaha! That’s not me. I just thought the pic was great.
Hahaha. Sharp as in writing Chinese poetry. 
ah, yes, durian…
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: [u]God of Fruits[/u] )
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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.”
I really want to try this fruit now. That makes me worry about my mental state-of-being.
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
Wellll… It’s goofy poetry. Seems I multiculturally goofy - don’t know if that qualifies as “sharp.” 
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.
Had durian on sweet rice in a Thai restaurant once for dessert. I couldn’t smell much of anything, but the taste was delicious with a wee hint of tar.
More like a really rich banana pudding, I think. Texture and richness similar to that of an avocado.
I like durian, now - but the first time my wife brought some home I was at the other end of the house and could still smell it, and came running into the kitchen yelling “gas leak!”.
We both like it, but our kids still regard durian with suspicion. 
So that’s what a durian is. My kids have math books from Singapore Math, and they’re always asking what one is when they’re trying to figure out how many more durians Mingli has than Samy. Now I can tell them all about them
I really like durian too. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get one but if I find a ripe one in front of me I eat it.
Wombat likes a prickly fruit?! What’s that old saying about diet?
Oh yeah, “You are what you eat.” 
hee-hee 