Comments on: Durian

By: Lady Madonna

Lady Madonna — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:16:26 +0000

I too do not particularly like durian – I can’t stand the smell of it. Imagine even Bizzarre foods co-host Andrew Zimmerman could not stand this and he has eaten more icky things in his lifespan. Great Blog MM!

By: palengkera

palengkera — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:05:49 +0000

Start eating durian ice cream that’s how I got over the “yucky” phase..

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:03:53 +0000

haha its fun to read everyone’s reactions to durian. when i was a wee kid i used to like the fruit but now that im older and i think from the age of 15 i started to just loathe the fruit until now too. y is that i wonder? is it the difference in taste buds or? i mean why do some like it and some hate it? i find that the bangkok durians are more meaty and fragrant compared to the durians that i find here in Jakarta or the Indonesian kind which are less meaty and firm and less fragrant too.

hehe thanks MM!

By: Pia Faustino

Pia Faustino — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:40:53 +0000

Hi! Durian actually tastes MUCH better when freezer-cold, as opposed to tropical-room temperature. You can scoop of the fruit out, put it in a tupperware, and pop it in refrigerator. It stiffens up the stuff and makes it less smelly.

By: Adelle

Adelle — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:18:02 +0000

love it! love it! there’s a durian candy from Davao that i tasted. it really has durian pulp in it.

By: Larees

Larees — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:00:43 +0000

I hate as much as you do MM. And my mom loves it so much! So I go out of the house when she eats durian. Heehee!

By: edel

edel — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:25:02 +0000

i’m not fond of durian fruit either but i can eat it naman. but i’d like to recommend mr. marketman to try the durian balls made by anobei of gsis village in matina, davao city. i got to taste this yummy treats given by a friend about 2 weeks ago. very yummy and rivals the bulacan pastillas :)

By: oggi

oggi — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:27:29 +0000

Davaoenos are durian loving people. I spent part of my honeymoon in Davao in the late 70s. We were exploring the city when we saw a huge durian fountain, water coming out of its spikes. The hubby pointed to the fruit that made him barf on the first bite, he said it tasted of gasoline. We had photos taken in front of it which I recently viewed and reminisced. I wonder if the fountain still exists or if our host Mr. Roman(?) Solitaria still resides there.
And just like the others I am not so fond of the fruit but LOVE the smell, weird. I often buy Thai ice pops which I really like.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:14:01 +0000

So how do you plan on getting rid of the smell in the office. When I lived in Malaysia, durian was banned from all the offices in which I worked because of the lingering smell. When in season, they had durian parties, more like durian orgies. Not my thing.

By: skymermaid

skymermaid — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:58:27 +0000

maybe the durian you bought was not good? the native variety tastes better. the imports and hybrids are fleshy but have less taste. durians from jolo are especially good. and they eat durian there a lot. they even make soup with it!