Infamous Durian

Hello all,

This is my entry regarding Durian. To many people in southeast Asia it is considered the “King of Fruits,” (Wikipedia). Durian is reflected in the pictures below, but regardless it is a larger greenish/brown spiky fruit, with a whitish substance on the inside. I know that there have been several episodes of Chopped on the Food Network that had given chefs the opportunity to cook with this fruit, and at times I feel bad for the chefs and judges, because this fruit is known for its potent smell (and even taste)! When you begin to view the photos below you will notice my face says it all on how I feel about this fruit. In my opinion, the fruit smells like rotten onions that could be smelt a long ways away. I have tried it in the form of a pancake (the filling inside), shake, a cream puff and in its raw form. If I were to rate the items on least disagreeable to extremely disagreeable it would go as follows:

1. Pancake

2. Shake

3. Raw

4. Cream puff

In this country many people enjoy and love this fruit… things that may taste unpleasant  to me, taste lovely to others. Question are we what we eat? If you ever have a chance to try this fruit, I would love to hear/read your impression of it. 

Well, I will let you go, I hope you’re having a blessed day (or night, wherever you may be).

 

Tree Hanging Durian 

 

 

Picked

 

Cut Open

 

 

Durian stand in China Town Singapore

 

Me tasting the pancake with Durian filling

(proceeding with caution!!) 

 

Trying the cream puff

(you can see why it was number four and my LEAST favorite form!!!)