what is that funky smell?
No doubt it is a durian, the small football-shaped, prickly fruit that has such a powerful odor that the raw fruit has been banned from many hotels, subways, airports, and most public transportation is Southeast Asia. Really, the odor of the durian can be described as rotting garbage + turpentine + onions, garnished with dirty laundry. It can be smelled from yards away. Absolutely putrid. How can I resist the temptation to try this much-loved, often-feared fruit?
So, when you get this smelly rascal open, how does durian taste? Kind of like a cross between a peach and raw garlic, with undertones of rotten … something. The texture is almost creamy, like eating custard. I was happy to spit it out in a nearby garbage can, but that was not the end of it – the taste of the durian lingers despite the swish-and-spit technique I have incorporated with a gigantic bottle of mineral water.
I think that is the end of my food adventures for today. The durian – demystified.
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Nancy
Nancy, Nancy — aren’t you craving plain chicken and a baked potato? How did you get the “putrid” smelling food past your nose and into your mouth??
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YUK!
You sure are being adventurous with your eating! Way to go with the smelly fruit! Just don’t bring any back!! 🙂
I think it’s one of those things that you either like it or don’t. Everyone in my family loves it except for my sister and our experiences are exactly the same.