First ‘volcanic durian’ of year goes for Bt150,000 in auction

[rooster59]

First ‘volcanic durian’ of year goes for Bt150,000 in auction

By The Nation

 

The auction of the first ripe “volcanic durian” of the year in Si Sa Ket province fetched a whopping Bt150,000.

 

The auction was held on Friday evening when the district office launched its annual fruit fair.

 

The first ripe durian of the year in Kantharak district is regarded by local people as the “king of fruit” that would bring good luck and prosperity to those who eat it.

 

The highest bidder was the owner of the Iam Siri tapioca flour factory. It was highest bid ever for durian auctioned in the province.

Si Sa Ket Governor Thawat Srabal chaired the opening ceremony of the fair and the auction.

 

Thawat said durians from Kantharak were unique in their taste because they were grown on potassium-laden soil from volcano eruption and that is why they are called “volcanic durian”.

 

Thawat said the Kantharak durians are crisp on the outside and soft inside and sweet while the smell is not too strong.

 

The governor urged owners of durian orchards in the district not to allow middle men to buy their fruits in big lots because unripe fruit might enter markets and give a bad name to durian from the district. He said the owners should sell only ripe fruit to tourists and visitors to the orchards.

 

The durians of Kantharak are normally sold at Bt160 per a kilogram.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30345799

 

 

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[petermik]

They could not pay me to eat this disgusting fruit.....

[Get Real]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

First ‘volcanic durian’ of year goes for Bt150,000 in auction

Once again we see the deranged mentality of the human race. Who in thier right mind pays 150K for a couple of kilo fruit with the beliefs that it will bring them luck and prosperity.
Here we are talking about a businessman that believe in this crap. He, of all, would know that it´s only a way of marketing the fruit.
He would also be aware of that he need a lot of luck and prosperity, due to that he has already been fooled out of 150K. 

[Lupatria]

Let’s have some fun and tell these guys it will bring them love, happiness, and unusual wealth when they stick an unpeeled baby pineapple where the sun don’t shine and sit down for one hour- and let’s watch what happens…

[Juan B Tong]

Darn,  I didn't get my bid in on time.

[DJ54]

Yes there’s strange believes. Attended a ground breaking just outside

of Shanghai as a Board Member. Torrential rain standing water suit and ties, City officials. Afterwards told the Ownerof company unfortunate we had the storm. Oh no that’s good means business will flourish 

[Elkski]

I'm sure the money went to a charity it something.   Had rioe durian at my local Asian store here in Utah.  Well I'm not sure it was Rioe but at 2200 baht for one fruit. I didn't buy one.  720 baht kg

[BTB1977]

For 150,000 it brought much luck to the seller. 

[observer90210]

Why no photo of the superstar fruit ?

 

(Tomorrow, I'm gonna rush to the local botanic home and garden market and buy up all their durian seeds !)