Trying a durian for the first time

Last week at an Asian market in Tucson I bought a frozen Durian. Yesterday I pulled it out of the freezer to thaw it out and this evening my roommate's friend Amy showed me how to cut it open and eat it. She lived in Thailand for five years and developed a taste for it. I can't say that it was nearly as bad as I was expecting. It actually seemed like it would be really enjoyable if you got used to it.

My roommate didn't like the smell. Check out this video to see his reaction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PYR1OgD5Lc


You can read about the whole experience on my blog about it here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=83880831&...

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[NamiGun]

I LIKE DURIAN!

[Dawnie887]

for something that "tastes like a gym sock" you sure tearing that shit up

[Mac1634]

"I guess I'm getting used to it or I'm losing my soul..." WIN.

[uky0chan]

thats exactly my response to eating my 1st durian, its either people over reacting to the smell and taste, or the portian we had just wasnt in the same level of intensity

[fraz006]

damn western, we know how gym socks smell! this is one is nowhere near gym socks, idiots.. does not smells good, but does not smells bad either, it just smells strong, that's it. taste like vanilla custard sweetened. so try it today, u western folks

[neoperseus]

mmmmmm gym sock !!!

[WorldScott]

@nodinitiative Well if I loved them so much I would probably buy a big freezer and save enough to last to the next season! :-D Custard textured fruit reminds me of cherimoya which is my favorite so far. I probably would never refuse any ripe fruit from the Annonaceae family! If you have not tried this type of fruit there in Brunei (or wherever you find yourself now) then I highly recommend that you do. It could become your favorite!

[nodinitiative]

@WorldScott welll sucks to be you right now, or awesome to be me right now, because last night, my family and I had bought a total of 40 of those durians large and medium for just 120USD.

Imagine yourself saying no to anymore but the moment that new durian smell hits your nose, your mouth says, eat it A-Hole. It definitely does taste like delicious custard but way way way cheaper and more organic.

Sad though, only ten days left before the durian season ends. Then it cost 15-20 each :(

[WorldScott]

@nodinitiative I spent approx. 19 Euros for a single medium sized one. :-/ Unfortunately when I was in Thailand (where I know they are common) some years ago I didn't know about them and spent too little time there to discover them. When I will go back I will make a point of trying them and will likely eat *TONS* especially if they are in prepared dishes. :-)

[nodinitiative]

@WorldScott In my country, 3-4 Durians cost about 10-12USD.

This time of the month is the Durian season, its literally being sold almost every where.

[WorldScott]

@nodinitiative I actually ended up using them a bit like onion with the pods I had remaining and heated them up and mixed them with some lentils. It was delicious and took on a bit of a sweet corn meal mush like texture and look. I'll be sure to eat it again but only when I can find it at a more reasonable price and preferably fresh. Cheers.

[nodinitiative]

@WorldScott best durian is actually the ones that is fresh off the tree.