Who like to eat Durian ??

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Iriene, Oh...is it really mangosteen can neutralise the heatiness in the body?? It is the first time I got to know about it.Thanks for informing me !! But it is hard to get a mangosteen at my place here. Both me and husband are durian lover,but not for my son. He also does not like durian and everytime I ask him want to eat, he will walk away and say "don't want",Okay...since he does not like to eat,so me and husband can enjoy our durian fruit without his disturbance. I also like to eat chilled durian,best to mixed with steam rice,the taste is even great.

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@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi James, I just know that drinking coconut after eating durian is good remedy to bring down the heatiness in our body. Thanks for sharing this useful tips. What I know is eating mangosteen after durian is good too,but I am yet to try it out.

@JamesKYTan (1605)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Iriene, You are absolutely right: You either love durians or love to hate durians. You can also take coconut water to neutralize the heatiness of durians as coconut water is cooing. Chilled durians also taste good.

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@hexeduser22 (7418)

• Philippines

4 Oct 09

I don't eat Durian but my mother loves the fruit. It smells bad but I think it's very tasty, judging from my mom's expression when eating the fruit.

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buchi_bulla

@Buchi_bulla (8298)

• India

4 Oct 09

You are the second person to talk about Durian fruit to me. Our other Malasia friend Ikbooi also wrote about this fruit before and she is the person who told about this fruit. Unfortunately I do not get it in India or at least I have not seen it. Since you are all praising it so much, I very much want to taste the fruit. I hope chance will come in future. Ikbooi uploaded the image of Durian. The colour is attractive. I am satisfied only with the colour right now.

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lkbooi

@lkbooi (16070)

• Malaysia

6 Oct 09

Please PM me Buchi, in case you visit Malaysia. I will entertain you with the good quality durians

But remember to come here during its season. I think it might be around January the following year, most probably. I hope the stinky smell, for people who gets the unique smell the first time, won’t make you to retreat from the unfamiliar smell

To us it always smells heavenly

buchi_bulla

@Buchi_bulla (8298)

• India

6 Oct 09

If I get a chance to go to Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore, I will surely taste durian fruit and let you know my opinion about it.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Buchi, I just know that back in India don't have durian fruit. Never mind,next time when you have chance to travel to either Thailand or Malaysia or Singapore,you sure be able to taste this fruit by yours,then only you can determine whether you like this fruit or not. I can say that not all people love to eat durian,Some people just hate this strong smell from durian. They are plenty of types for durian.some will taste very sweet,some will have a bitter taste.Different country will have different type of durian. I can recommend to you if you have chance to go Singapore,do try the D24 durian there,that is one of the best durian in Singapore.

frolicgirl49

@frolicgirl49 (241)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

Hello Shia! I love Durian sooooooooooooo much! :D It's so easy to get it here.. But I think some people hate it because of its smel,, they don't even wanna try to eat it.. I started discussion "what fruit do you hate?" and lots of people say they hate durian,, ;(

frolicgirl49

@frolicgirl49 (241)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

Yes, I'm Indonesian :) hail durian!!!!! Love them so much, LOL I like everything with durian in it, but unfortunately most of them are expensive.. I found durian brownies but it's so expensive and it's small :( I wish I could eat that pie.. Yeah, but I don't eat durian recently,, I don't have time to buy it, haha

frolicgirl49

@frolicgirl49 (241)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

D2? Never heard of it,hehe.. I prefer local kind of durian. I ate monthong twice and I love it! I want to eat Monthong again but it's so expensive....

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

HI Frolicgirl, Are you also from Indonesia? Durian is a famous fruit in Indonesia and I love durian so much. Talk about durian, I really miss the durian pie and durian mooncake from Singapore.They taste so great and it is fresh durian inside the pie and mooncake. I know some people don't like the durian smell,it will make them feel dizzy.

corrycrystal

@corrycrystal (1775)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

I LOVE DURIAN. I think the season is almost over here in my place. I ate lots of durians for the past few weeks. They were all from our own durian trees at my dad's village. I love them yellowish and creamy. I just love durian. My mom even made durian dessert, mixed with coconut milk, green beans, sago and a bit of brown sugar. They were yummy. I never ate them with rice though. I know some people can't stand the smell, but if I smell durians, I really want to have some.

durian lover

corrycrystal

@corrycrystal (1775)

• Malaysia

17 Oct 09

Hi, Shia! It is very simple, but yet I never made it myself!

My mom is a pro in cooking, so, just leave it that to her he he... It is actually called 'Pengat Durian'. You may try the recipe as follows:- Take out all the durians, then put them aside. Braise the green beans for a while and add in the coconut milk, brown sugar or 'gula melaka' and a few pieces of 'pandan' leaves. Cook and stir for a while, afterwards mix the durians inside, taste it, sprinkle a little salt, and last but not least, put the sago inside. Cook until the coconut milk becomes thick and soft, and it's ready to serve hot or cold.

Some people may have different recipes, but these are all the ingredients that my mom normally uses. Try to look on the internet, you may find lots of yummy recipes of durians. Happy Cooking!!!

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

17 Oct 09

Hi Corry, Thanks for sharing with me this nice and yummy recipe. I should try it out one day. I just told my husband that we have not been eating durians for this year and he told me that tomorrow will go buy some durians as dessert. Hope can get nice durians tomorrow.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Corrycyrstal, I never try on durian dessert that you mentioned. Just wondering how did your mother cook the dessert.from what you mentioned, I really feel like trying the dessert too. Now is durian season at my town.But I am yet to buy some to try this year. Oh...eating durian fresh from own durian trees,that is great.

vingyan06

@vingyan06 (2486)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hello Shia, I like durian too! It is the king of fruits! I like it so much before I get married. But after I get married and pregnant I don't know why I get some health issue every time I eat durians. Actually I am having asthmatic problem but don't know why I get more problems when pregnant. So I have cut down eating durians. I never get to try durian in sour taste? I know durian is so hot and heaty, and after eating durians I will have sore throat or feeling bad . I will try what you recommend here, drink salt water. But I can't get you about this : Always remember to drink salt water using the durian inner part??????? I like to eat durian that is fridged, is it indeed more tasty! I try eating durian with rice once! That was the time I so crazy about durian, and it was dinner time, I could not resist not to eat the durian that bought back by my sister, so I ate the durian together with my rice, quite nice,

@vingyan06 (2486)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Shia again, I forgot to ask you how about the durian in Indonesia? Is it better taste than Malaysia? I went to Bali Indonesia few months ago. And the driver who took us around for tour had mentioned wanted to bring us to try the durian in Ubud. He said those are Kampung durian and the flesh is so big one. But sad to say we went to Ubud but totally forgot about the durian, busy with the sight seeing... We had missed the KAmpung durians with big piece flesh

vingyan06

@vingyan06 (2486)

• Malaysia

17 Oct 09

Hi Shia, Glad to hear from you. I get what you mean. I will try to drink salt water after eating the durian. I will sure try out the method you taught me . Now only I know Indonesia has so many different type of durians. Hope you get to eat some durians when you go back to your home town end of this year. Don't forget to drinks salt water! I now prefer to eat freeze durians as I feel they are more tasty and not so heaty.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Vingyan, Another durian lover.....I have not been buying any durian to eat for this year. I should buy some this coming weekend before the durian season is over. I love eating durian with warm steam rice...super yummy !! Oh...drink salt water after eat durian,what I mean is using the portion where the durian flesh stick there(after we eat the durian),add some salt into it and drink the salt water using the "durian". Hope you will get what I mean.I am not sure whether it is true or not,but I practised it everytime when I eat durian. Actually,the durian in Indonesia are different for every places.Like for my hometown, there are several kind of durian,from different part of kampung. The one I like most is from Tanjong Morawa and Berastagi.I been to the durian field and eat the durian fresh from the tree.

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eltobh

@eltobh (231)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

Hi, there..I am Indonesian, and yes, I am a durian lover. It tastes soooo greaat..It's a pity that durian is expensive in Indonesia, and it used to be a seasonal fruit..However, now I think I can see durian at any season, but still with such expensive price, duhhh!! Durian Monthong from Thailand is good, as well as from Medan, Indoensia :)). I also like durian ice..it's such a delicious dessert for me.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Eltobh, Are you also from Medan? Medan is my hometown. Durian at my town is not really cheap although during durian season. Most of the time, I will go to the roadside ,sit down there and enjoy my durian session at night. I never tried durian from Thailand...just wondering how it taste? I remembered there is once my father got free durian from his friend,it is super big and the flesh is so sticky and smell good.Maybe that is from Thailand one. I like to eat fridged durian with warm steam rice...that is the best.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

angelajoy

@angelajoy (1825)

• Philippines

4 Oct 09

I'm one of those people who don't like durian because of its smell. I just can't stand it. I've tasted durian before, and I know that it's delicious, but the smell just overpowers my desire to eat it. For me, the smell of food is just as important as the taste. No matter how delicious a food is, if it smells bad I would most likely not eat it.

angelajoy

@angelajoy (1825)

• Philippines

19 Oct 09

[/i]It was like someone made an ice cream pop out of cabbage or onions that had started to go bad.[i]

I never thought of the smell that way. I just think it smells bad. That's a really nice (or rather gross) way to describe the smell of durian.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Angelajoy, Some people just can't stand with the strong durian smell and they feel grossed over it. For me, I just love the smell and durian is one of my favourite fruit. So what is your favourite fruit?

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tigeraunt

@tigeraunt (6326)

• Philippines

4 Oct 09

hello shia, its durian season here in our place. when its not in season, the fruit usually fetches to about Php50/kilo but now its Php20-35/kilo. i love to eat durian. its pungent smell is like heaven to me.

drinking salt water is new to me. but washing hands in the durian cover is a usual thing here for the same reason, to remove the smell from the hands. but a caution: this fruit should be eaten in moderation especially for people with hypertension. medically i cannot explain though.

thank you for this discussion. ann

tigeraunt

@tigeraunt (6326)

• Philippines

29 Oct 09

joannaleed, how are you? the fruit season is now finished and i am seeing only a few durian on the streets and the price has gone up. i guess there are a lot of durian plantation here. you eat durian too? ann

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Ann, Another durian fruit lover.So have you bought some durian back home to eat? I saw some people are selling durian at the roadside,but I am yet to buy some to eat. Last few days my husband 's uncle gave us some,it taste great. At my place durian is selling around Rm10-Rm5/piece,It is depend on the size of the durian too. Some bigger size can hit till RM15/piece. I normally will just buy the medium size,it is not worthy to go for big size if the taste of the durian is not good.I prefer to eat durian with bit of bitter and sweet taste.

cwong77

@cwong77 (2010)

• Malaysia

18 Oct 09

I wont say I like durian.. I just love them! You know we was advice not to eat durian during our pregnancy, but I just wack it down like nobody business.. glad that it is not as said as the old wives tale..

I also like to do durian cake, and will surely love to have a bite of your durian cheesecake too! Mind to share your recipe? the durian season is back again, after the one in April.. and now, I am looking forward for that again! I just can't stop myself digging into the durian shell, and have the durian! We know a restaurant owner who also owned an orchard, and sometimes, we go to his restaurant to have dinner, and continue to enjoy the durian too! and of course, not forgetting my uncle who owns and sell durians!

cwong77

@cwong77 (2010)

• Malaysia

21 Oct 09

shia.. thanks for sharing the recipe.. maybe can you post the recipe into the mylot email box instead... I wonder how safe to put my email address here in Mylot..

.. never know, many people may start to send me love emails later..

thanks again.. :D

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

19 Oct 09

Hi Cwong, There is no durian for me throughout my pregnancy. I remembered that my mother-in-law bought some durians home and I only saw them eat.....my saliva was almost dropping out. For the durian cheesecake recipe, I can email it to you.Mind to give me your email add??? it is not convenience to post recipe at MyLot...it is violation in MyLot rules and regulations. So good that your uncle has his own Durian orchid,so during durian season, you can simply eat fresh durians from the tree and sure the quality are the best.

@JamesKYTan (1605)

• Malaysia

15 Oct 09

Most Malaysians are durians lovers. I belong to the majority. However there some Malaysians who hate durians because of its smell. My son and nephew belong to the minority. So each time we eat durians my son insists that we have to brush our teeth and rinse our mouth one million times to get rid of the smell.

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@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi James, Yah...some people just can't stand with the strong smell from durian. But I just love eating it.Especially durian puff or durian cheesecake,that is my favourite. I still remembered when I was in Singapore, I like to buy Angie the Choice durian puff,the durian is so creamy and the taste is so good. Do you ever try tempura durian? I tried it once at one of the restaurant at genting...really good.They can fried the durian till so crispy. For me, I always brush my teeth after eating durian,at least my mouth feel fresher ,but always the durian smell still there.

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@JamesKYTan (1605)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Yah, shia. Durian lovers will like to try durian in many 'forms.' I have tried durian curry puff, durian ice cream, durian cakes, durian kueh dodo, durian sweets, durian biscuits,durian rice, etc. Every time when we eat durian, we burp and you can just imagine the smell! It is good to eat but when someone burps, the smell is pungent.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

17 Oct 09

Hi James, Oh...i hate when someone burps in front of me with durian smell. When I have the urge for burping, I will faster walk away and do burping at one corner if the situation is permitted. I miss the Angie the Choice durian puff.Maybe I should search see whether they have an outlet in Kuala Lumpur since I am going to KL this coming December.

masteronline

@masteronline (834)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

For me, I don't agree if durian called king of fruit. For me, king of fruit is manggo. I am very hate durian. The smell make me spining my head. That is very bad smeel fruit. I am sorry about that, we are have different opinion

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@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Masteronline, It is okie that you don't like to eat durian and you think that Mango is the king of fruit. For me, Both durian and mango can be the king of fruit as both are also my favourite fruits. I can understand some people really can't take the durian smell and they feel headache when they smell it. That is also the reason why hotel and airplane prohibited people to take durian up.Its strong smell really will make the whole building/space contaminated.

masteronline

@masteronline (834)

• Indonesia

6 Oct 09

king of fruit - a lot of people say that is king of fruit, but I do not like this fruit. The smell is not good for me

yeah, we have different king of fruit

. All my family like eat durian, but I get headache if smell durian.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Masteronline, Since your family likes to eat durian and you don't,then when they are enjoying their durian session,it is better for you to stay away. At least,you won't get headache of the durian smell. Sametime,get your favourite fruit to eat and enjoying yourself too.

shuetyeng

@shuetyeng (146)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Yummy! Me and my husband love durian, The "King" of fruits! Normally I will buy the prepacked durians from supermarket. It normally sells with reasonable price and the best thing is, the seller has done the most toughest job in opening the outer skin of the durian. So it will save our effort in the work. Of course the prepacked durians are not as good as the fresh one but I am still okay with it, as long as it is still eatable. I like durian has sweet and bitter taste. I can easily eat about 8 pieces of fleshy durians at one go. I can just substitute my main food with durians. I have heard my mom talking about eating durian with rice but I never tried once. To be honest, I feel it is a odd combination, but never try never know. Will definitely screw up my courage and try.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi Shuetyeng, I used to buy pre-packed durian from supermarket when I was in Singapore. it is more convenience as I don't know how to open up a durian. Just pay for the money and can eat the durian straighforward. At my place here,there is no pre-packed durians.So all the time, the opening of durians is even done by my husband or my mother-in-law and my job is to eat and eat nonstop. I can eat alot of durians at one go,more than 10 pieces especially with the bitter taste. Next time ,you should try eating durian with plain rice. Remember to overnight the durian first,then it will taste even better.

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

19 Oct 09

HI Shuetyeng, I don't know how to open up the hard skin of durians and this job is done by my husband or my mother-in-law. My job is to eat the durians and enjoy the creamy flesh of durians. When I was In singapore, I used to buy pre-packed durians from fruit selller or supermarket.Sometimes, the taste can be good,but sometimes, it just taste normal.I guess it is a luck too. There is no D 24 durian at my place here.so only have kampung durians.I have no preference in term of durian,as long as the flesh is thick and have bit of sweet + bitter taste,it is good enough for me.

shuetyeng

@shuetyeng (146)

• Malaysia

19 Oct 09

Hi Shia, I did not know that at your place did not sell prepacked durians. I thought it is quite common that it is available at cold storage. But luckily your husband and mother in law knows how to open the hard skin of the durian, or else you cannot full fill your hunger towards this tasty fruit. I wonder do you have any specific type of durians that you preferred? I know that D24 is well known of its strong taste and quality and of course its price is higher too. I have bought a pack of prepacked D24 for my parents and it was quite disappointed that they commented that the durians just taste like any other normal type of durians. I think I have been cheated by the seller. That's the disadvantage of buying prepacked durians because we did not watch them pack the fruit.

lphptrader

@lphptrader (38)

• Indonesia

14 Oct 09

Yes ... i really love durian , although a lot of people said that durian have a very strong smell in fact i love it :), but i never eat durian with rice (hmm.. it would be a very interesting food :) ) . It is very sad that i cannot eat durian so often again because i got cholesterol and gout so i have to control my meal since then.

@JamesKYTan (1605)

• Malaysia

15 Oct 09

Durian is high in proteins. And as such this purine rich fruit will trigger the attack of gout. You can however, eat durians in moderation. You can also enjoy durians followed by taking Zyloric or allopurinol to reduce the uric content in your body.

lkbooi

@lkbooi (16070)

• Malaysia

6 Oct 09

Definitely shia. My husband teases and calls me durian king for I love durian so...o much

I’m not only like eating durian I like to get it opened myself as well. I feel that the flesh tastes more delicious if taking it on-the-spot

You would get another wonderful taste if eating together with plain rice with some cold water and a little bit of salt added to them. Of course you have to eat with free hand lol... we then could get the real and heavenly taste! I'm a huge freak of durian and I could enjoy taking it as my daily two meals. I always take some mangosteens after eating durian. The white, sweet and juice flesh would help to reduce the body heat if taking to much durians. If mangosteen is not available I would then take some salty cold water. It works well too

Happy posting!

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi lkbooi, Another durian lover at MyLot..I also like to eat durian with plain rice.But I need the durian to be fridged overnight first.then it will taste super yummy. So far, I never know that eating mangosteen with durian is good ,until I read some comments from other Mylotters.Then I should try it out one day. But it is super hard to get mangosteen at my town.I hardly saw people selling mangosteen at the roadside.

Ifamous

@ifa225 (14460)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

hello shia, i am from Indonesia.I am not a durian lover, but i can tell you too that I ate durian, not much. it is better to eat it with ice for me, durian ice cream.it is easy to have it in here, you can find it along the street. you will love it i guess.

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@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Ifa, I also from Indonesia.Just wondering which part of Indonesia are you from?? I like to eat durian ice-cream too,especialy during hot season,ice-cream is the best dessert for the day. Back at my hometown, there are some people selling ice-cream along the street,I used to eat the roadside ice cream alot when I was kid.

jb78000

@jb78000 (15139)

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4 Oct 09

eeek. durians. in singapore they are banned on the metro... i have never ever seen them for sale in this country though. and have to say i am not all that sad about it...

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

16 Oct 09

Hi JB78000, There is a durian sale in Singapore. You can find them at Bugis or Geylang area. Singapore durian is yummy and super delicious especially there one called D24. The flesh is sticky and taste superb.

aixshaonline

@aixshaonline (600)

• Philippines

4 Oct 09

It's easy to find the fruit here in our country, the Philippines. A lot of people are selling it already, since it's in season. I just saw a group of people selling durian along a sidewalk yesterday. I am sorry, but I am one of those people who abhor the smell of the Durian. I get an allergy just by taking a whiff of the fruit. I find it offensive, both the smell and the taste. I tried eating it once, but I didn't really like it that much. And it got worse when my sister tried freezing it, as everything else in the freezer tasted and smelled like durian.

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@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Aixshaonline, Oh...I also like to eat freeze/cold durian,it serve best with steam hot rice. Normally,I will place the durian in the air tight container and then cover it up with a plastic bag,the smell won't contaminated the fridge at all,It can hardly has the strong smell out again. Over at my place here is a durian season too.I saw some people are selling durian at the road side ,but I am yet to get some for myself. That is my husband who will buy the durian back home and I will be waiting for him to buy some back home for me to enjoy.

Jhaszy

@Jhaszy (234)

• Philippines

4 Oct 09

no i dont eat the fruit but i eat the candies hehehehe...and its not easy here in the island that im in..its common in davao,philippines..m in cebu island by the way..

@shia88 (4571)

• Malaysia

4 Oct 09

Hi Jhaszy, I never try durian candies before,how does it taste?? I like to eat any food related with durian from pie,mooncake,ice-cream,dessert,etc. It is easy to get durian at my place when it has come to the durian season. It is sold around RM5-RM15/piece depend on the size and quality of the durian.

syubidubidap

@syubidubidap (2)

• Indonesia

4 Oct 09

i Love Durian ,, i can stop eating until my stomach is full :D but sometimes , i've got headheache after eat durian :( any one same with me?

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