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Jul 20, 2004 16:12

This whole 'durian' thing is someone's sick idea of a joke, right?

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tomfinnie July 20 2004, 08:11:48 UTC
Someone should have done their research first. Anything that's described as being like eating custard in a public lavatory dosen't sound like fun to me...

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orinotta July 20 2004, 09:01:06 UTC
I've got a huge pack of Durian flavour biscuits that I purchased in Singapore. They're in my desk drawer and I can smell them from here when it's a hot day :)

Durian absolutely bloody stinks, which is why it's banned from public places in Thailand. Aficionados will look you squarely in the eye and swear blind that it's the most fabulous tasting fruit in the world - something like strawberry custard - but I must admit, although I do get the strawberry notes and everything, it just tastes damned rotten!!

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dwagon July 20 2004, 09:41:42 UTC
*nod* i tried some while in the philipines and wasn't horribly impressed, though i don't remember it tasting rotten

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shuripentu July 20 2004, 13:43:35 UTC
Durian is quite popular in Asia, but it's one of those things that you either absolutely love or absolutely hate. My grandmother is a huge fan of durian, but my mom doesn't care for it at all, and after I tried a bit when I was 5 I'm never touching any again.

And it's not just banned in public places in Thailand, it's also banned on public transport in Singapore since it smells so strong that it'd piss off the passengers otherwise.

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orinotta July 21 2004, 02:31:39 UTC
I've heard from an Indonesian friend that when Durian is abolutely fresh - no more than a couple of hours after picking or literally straight from the tree - that it's really lovely. She won't touch anything that she hasn't seen picked, basically.

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