Have you eaten durians before?
By Oh Poh Tin
@ohpohtin (35)
Singapore
June 8, 2017 8:15am CST
Durian is a fruit that is green and has a lot of "spikes". It is in fact edible and known as the king of fruits in south east asia (SEA). However, it has a strong smell that some people can't tolerate and I have seen many funny expressions of people who can't tolerate the smell and taste. But personally, I like to eat durians. It is common in Singapore and SEA.
In fact, if you have been to Singapore's esplanade (see one of the images I shared), you would realize that it's shaped like a durian.
How about you? What's your experience of eating durians?
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@FourWalls (67414)
• United States
8 Jun 17
I've only seen it on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and Andrew has tried -- and failed -- three times to eat it. He also said there are signs all over that say durian isn't allowed inside buildings because the smell is so offensive to many. I'm curious, though: he only ate the part in the middle, and there appears to be a white flesh inside. Is that part edible, or just the part he called "the consistency of rotten onions"?
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@ohpohtin (35)
• Singapore
8 Jun 17
@FourWalls The fruit is round/oval and that's the only edible portion. It is round because it's surrounded by a seed inside. The white flesh I'm taking it as the shell-it's not edible but because durians are quite heaty, so people in SEA may add salt and water into the 'white flesh' and stir it, and drink it to cool down. Actually, in singapore, it is also the law that people are not supposed to bring durians onto public transports because of its smell.
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@FourWalls (67414)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@ohpohtin -- thanks for the explanation. All Zimmern talks about is how the fruit smells like feet (his words exactly). It's one food that he has never been able to eat.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
8 Jun 17
I'm not a fan of it
But everyone else in my household is
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
8 Jun 17
Heard lots of stories about durians..never had
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@ohpohtin (35)
• Singapore
8 Jun 17
@prashu228 Some people love it but some people hate it. It is available commonly in singapore and malaysia! So the next time you travel here, you should really try it!
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