Anyone here love durian?

[kizz06]

Durian might not smell good but the taste is absolutely fantastic.one big reason I love thailand!

[bino]

Absolutely no freaking way. Ms. Bino is forbidden from bringing that s*it into the house. If she wants to eat it, she can do outside.

[hanno]

There are few things I do not eat but Durian is certainly one of them. I have been in SE Asia for 20 years but the smell still gives me the heaves.

[nuananddon]

If you can get by the smell you got it licked!

[tonytigerbkk]

Not fresh Durian but I do like Durian Chips.

[GreasyFingers]

I did not think my sense of smell was that bad - never had a problem with it.

Better check my deodorant!

[Seastallion]

Fresh durian is nice. Indeed the smell is awfull, but the taste and texture is rich and flavourfull.

[Morakot]

Absolutely no freaking way. Ms. Bino is forbidden from bringing that s*it into the house. If she wants to eat it, she can do outside.

[tonytigerbkk]

Many years ago the Street that I lived on in Hong Kong we had a durian market (right outside my door).

The durians that are sold in Hong Kong smell worse than the ones for sale here, which I think was because they were riper by the time that they got onto the markets in Hong Kong.

The stench was terrible (nauseating), so I have never been able to force myself to try durian.

Just like Mr. Bino, I have a ban on durian but this ban is only on the main fridge, the other fridge can be used for plaara, durian, etc.

My Cohibas are stored in the main fridge, so nothing smelly is allowed.

Below is the sticker that is on the main fridge.

[Suradit69]

Fresh durian is nice. Indeed the smell is awfull, but the taste and texture is rich and flavourfull.

Love it. Smell takes a little getting used to, but once you get over that hurdle it's great.

[Om85]

Lov it, and the smell is great for me.

[mamypoko]

I love the smell, the taste and the texture. I reminds me of.....

[GAZZPA]

like it but it has to be very ripe and cold. So, I store it in the fridge, in a bag inside another bag and inside a plastic container. If not after 24 hours everything in the fridge smells of Durian.

I like getting it out and feeding it to my guests, especially foreign ones who have never even heard of it, very funny. I gave some to my mother when she visited some time ago and she pulled a face I had never seen before,,, "Why would you eat something that smells so terrible?" she said,, very funny..

[writeshack]

Totally divine, love it, but don't eat too much, and don't drink much alcohol with it. It'll heat up your body.

[islandguy]

After a few years of never getting past the third bite (ahhh, ummm, ewhhh), grew to love ripe durian. In my wife's family half love it, half hate it. One sister has us bring her some (if we drive up only, we put it in the bed of the truck) and another sister forbids it in her house. Very individual like or dislike. My Malaysian friends swear up and down that theirs is the best. Jackfruit also has quite a smell if you leave some in the fridge. Durian reduces your body's ability to metabolize alcohol, good reason not to mix it with drinking.

[bannork]

Absolutely delectable, a plate of durian and a glass of freshly squeezed limes with salt, sugar and ice added is simply heavenly in this heat.

And of course later there is an ice cold beer or two to follow.

Actually I've tried growing 5 durian trees but they all succumbed in April, seems they just couldn't handle the heat in Udon in spite of growing under shade.

[i claudius]

to be honest ,i even like the smell

[chiangraifalang]

Alway great taste and smell. For me not understandable that some can't like it

. But i respect others feelings and tastes and it seems there are a lot if disliker out there

[Evolare]

Love it but before i tried it i hated the smell and same as someone else didnt let rhe wife take it into the house now im the one who buys it the most but usually make sure to have mangosteen also...hot and cold yin and yang kind of thing. For those who havent tried it...id say it comparable to gorgozola...it stinks but tastes good.

If your a heavy drinker dont have durian with alcohol...one of my friends did he's 36 yearsold and he almost had a heartattack his heart was racing at around 200 beats per minute.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Evolare

[ToddWeston]

I picked some up at Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok a few weeks back, smuggled it on the MRT got home and forgot about it, later that evening something ripe. I opened the bag and pulled the durian and placed it on the coffee table, both the cat and dog jumped off the chesterfield 55555555

I do like it and I'm sort of used to the smell, however I certainly understand why some hate it.

[Bantex]

I've eaten it for years. I love the taste but it smells sweet to me.

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[dao16]

Durien is great--tastes like what we call the filling inside Boston cream pie donuts in the US. Just keep it out in the open. I don't even usually like to have it in the fridge. Basically, just no enclosed spaces and steer clear when it is open (and Thais are usually so happy to eat Durien that they will be more than happy to open it themselves).

[fredge45]

I've eaten it for years. I love the taste but it smells sweet to me.

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[mca]

I love those durian chips. I can soon polish off a big bag of those in front of the telly. But christ they're pricey considering how long they last in my presence!

[Evolare]

Absolutely delectable, a plate of durian and a glass of freshly squeezed limes with salt, sugar and ice added is simply heavenly in this heat.

And of course later there is an ice cold beer or two to follow.

Actually I've tried growing 5 durian trees but they all succumbed in April, seems they just couldn't handle the heat in Udon in spite of growing under shade.

Should be able to grow it there if you have rich enough soil and plenty of water the durian tree doesnt handle dry spells very well there's a reason why it grows naturally on the monsoon regions. If you have mist sprinklers in the trees and underground watersupply for the soil you should be fine and if the soils not rich enough make sure to add stuff like rock dust, bone meal, worm castings if you wanna grow it organically. We planted a few trees on our old property in chiang mai and it worked fine and thats what we did. Edited April 9, 2014 by Evolare

[seajae]

wife loves it and I dont mind the taste at all but cant eat too much. The new variety with no smell isnt too bad either plus no stink

[lineofentry]

I have no problem with the smell or taste and don't know what the fuss is about. I prefer them when a bit young and slightly crunchy, but ripe and mushy is good too. Yum yum.

My Mother-in-law doesn't like them, funny.

[laislica]

About 45 years ago I was working in Penang. An Australian reporter wrote in a paper there that eating the Durian was like eating the worlds most delicious custard in an open sewer.

I think he got that right!

[aar78]

You haven't really tasted Durian until you try the Malaysian durian. 10x the smell. 10x the taste. You can smell it from a mile away. There was even an incident down under in Australia where some Malaysians brought in Durian to a building and the Building management requested people to evacuate suspecting a gas leak.

Read here.

http://investvine.com/malaysian-durians-cause-panic-in-australia/

[Ulysses G.]

I couldn't stand them when I first got here, but slowly have come to love them and don't mind the smell any more. They do a dish something like mango and sticky rice, but with durian mixed in the coconut instead. That was the first durian dish that tasted good to me and then durian ice cream. Now I like the fruit by itself, but it took a long time.