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STINKY FRUIT - DURIAN

While riding a taxi in Kuala Lumpur, I saw a sign of a crossed-out fruit. No driving with fruit? Hmm, interesting… The fruit was a durian. Many places in the city had a “No durian” sign. I saw it in a hotel, restaurants, shopping malls. Why? Because of the disgusting smell, which is hard to get rid of.

Mass-grown and eaten in Malaysia, the fruit resembles a thorny melon. It is sold at street stalls, and there are really a lot of them. The fruit is very popular, tasty and supposedly healthy. As for the smell, opinions vary - some say it smells like moldy material, others like stale offal... To me, it smelled like ammonia. The smell was really off-putting!

As for the taste – can I just say that I prefer mango?

Durian is not only eaten raw in Asia. Asians serve it as desserts, fill cakes with it, make cocktails, puddings and ice cream from it, as well as soups and sauces for meat. The seeds are also edible. Durian in cake was already edible for me?

You probably won't find durian in Europe due to its persistent smell and transportation bans, so if you're in Asia, I recommend trying it. Such a small Asian culinary curiosity!

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