Durians!! Bloody Durians!!

Many (especially my Malaysian friends) would be wondering why i would bother talking about this fruit let alone dedicate a blog to durian. This is because one of my neighbor's has been consuming it for the past couple of weeks. For the people that don't know what durian is i am sure you are wondering what is the big deal with some dude eating some fruit somewhere in the apartment? and how did i know? Well the reason for writing this blog is to answer this questions.

Durian is a fruit found mostly in South East Asia and is usually known as the "King of Fruits".If you want to see how it looks like you can find a picture here. This particular fruit is special for one thing and one thing only its unique aroma. For those that were wondering how i could tell if my neighbors were having this fruit well its thanks to its smell. This fruit has a smell that lets just say if you are not used to it you can find it a bit off putting. To some people this is the worst thing they have ever smelt.Its smells so bad that the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports.You can find these signs at the entrances of hotels warning guests that durians aren't allowed in the premises. Here is a video showing how bad the fruit smells like.

Andrew Zimmerman the host of the show "Bizarre Foods" once tried this fruit and couldn't hack it or as the people in malaysia say he couldn't tahan it. Let me put this in perspective for you my readers Andrew Zimmerman is a man who goes all over the world eating all sort of weird stuff he has a saying that goes like this "If it looks good, eat it!". This same guy was unable to take the smell of this particular fruit. Richard Sterling a travel food writer says..... its odor is best described as pig shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. You can smell it from yards away."

So by now most of you are wondering why would people even go near this fruit if it has such a bad smell. Well that was my reaction when i first encountered the "King of Fruits". But i have to be honest at first the smell can be overwhelming but once you get past the smell you will find that its the best fruit ever. The smooth creamy texture (like a custard) is what makes the fruit taste oh so good. (thinking about it makes me want to have some) Other that its great taste the Javanese people believe the fruit has aphrodisiac qualities there is a saying in Indonesia durian jatuh sarung naik, meaning "the durians fall and the sarong comes up" refers to this belief.

So to some people the smell emitted from the fruit is regarded as fragrant (i happen to be one of those people) while other people find the aroma overpowering and offensive. For those that have never tried it before i urge them give it a try who knows you might just like it.

Well what do you know its post number 2!! Na hiyo ni maendeleo!