A few years ago, I found a video of a couple who ate durian for the first time on YouTube. They were so funny that I got curious about its taste. Does it really taste like a very sweet creamy onion? They also talked about the unique smell of the fruit which is described as sewer stink. Now when I’m in Asia I have my own opportunity to try this special fruit. The first time I ate just a few bites of it and I relatively liked it, although the smell really surprised me. It is so strong that you can smell a fruit way before you are able to see it. The smell also sticks to your hand if you eat it without using gloves. It wasn’t that yummy as I was expecting. Later, however, I realized that it was not the best sort of durian and those from Thailand are of lower quality than Malaysian ones.
My second try was Malaysian Musang King (the best and the most expensive sort you can get). Once the fruit was open the smell was even stronger. However, it looked beautiful. Of course, we got each a glove to protect us from the smell and then we began. I must say that to me the skin of the meat feels like that creamy meat hardened on the open-air after being left there for some time. However, I have witnessed the opening, so now I know that is not the case.
Durian is a very healthy fruit with many health benefits. Among them, it is known to be beneficial for the whole body as it boosts the immune system with numerous vitamins and strengthens bones due to many minerals it contains. However, that is not all! The king of fruits has also beauty benefits as it is abundant in vitamin C and it keeps free radicals under control. If you pour water into the empty shell after you eat the pulp and drink it, it will remove mucus from your throat.
With its warming effect on the body, it is advisable to drink coconut water or mix it with mangosteen. What I will not try is to mix strong liquor and durian. They said that people had died mixing those two. It is something with one of the components in durian and alcohol. I guess the quantity of the fruit also matters. Well, even though I can’t eat a lot of this fruit due to its intense flavor I enjoyed it. Ian isn’t really fond of a flavor, and the frequent burping after eating this smelly fruit didn’t help to convince him otherwise. As far as I’m concerned, I can put it in the zone which I rate from interesting to OK. I sure wouldn’t mind a signature local dessert with it. The taste is unexpected and multilayered from onion, cream-cheese and always sweet. The texture of the pulp is my favorite, as it is incredibly smooth and creamy.
One thing is sure, you smell durian three times. First when you eat it, second when you are burping and the last time when you are on the toilet.
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