Comments on: Death by Durian Fruit?

By: om moss

om moss — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:15 +0000

my relative died from eating durian while drinking
Thai whiskey! just to be on safe side people! don’t drink alcohol while eating durian

By: neha

neha — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:02:20 +0000

CHEESE has the most smelliest, rotten, spoilt taste than anything else in the world! It smells like FART and is unberable!
Durian is one of the most delicious,tastiest and amazing fruit one can eat. The more you eat, the more you keep craving for!

By: celestina barrientos

celestina barrientos — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:24:59 +0000

My daughter intruueced me to Jack fruit which i love it , then i stated to look for in Flushing,NY markets , I could not find it , but I fund Durian fruit . I tried just to be curious , and is true about the smell and the inside view , I disagree with all the nasty comments about this wonderful fruit, to me is so wonderful that I buy it down the block .I love it , it taste fenomenal like vanela ice cream . I am so very happy that I want to cultivate it in my property to me is a gift from God.

By: Kyle Powderly

Kyle Powderly — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:32:26 +0000

If you can’t find durian in the District, head up I-95 and just outside the Baltimore Beltway on US Route 40 west you’ll find H-Mart (formerly Han Ah Reum), a terrific Asian grocery store with one of the most extensive produce sections I’ve ever seen. My last trip there, they had a large number of durian…thankfully, still sealed in their spiky husks. While I like the taste of durian, yeah, the smell takes a bit to get past.

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:10:22 +0000

Recently in Davao and tried durian fruit. It was lightly aromatic in a favorable almond and vanilla slightly flowery perfume manner.

We were surprised of the mild favorable odor, because much was made of the offensive smelling, but great tasting fruit and even the hotel had a posting forbidding durian on the premises. I guess the various varieties and stages of ripeness give different odors and individuals vary as to odor and taste preferences.

I liked the durian fruit. Besides the effects of sulfur on the alcohol dehydrogenase pathway, durian is rumored to increase blood pressure in some individuals and is also a treatment for people with low platelets, but I have no scientific data on these local claims.

While the smell experience seems variable, most people seem to like the taste of durian.

By: Amee

Amee — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:29:21 +0000

I think it is good tase good smeels good each there own

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:39:27 +0000

I live in Colorado, right in the middle of the U.S. and I had seen the durian fruit on several T.V. programs. Being a little hard to find I had to try it when I got the chance, and despite the wretched smell it was quite tasty. I have become a fan of the fruit and if one can get past the smell I would highly recommend trying it. I was not disappointed.

By: Exotic snacks in Macau | The Fabulous Foodie

Exotic snacks in Macau | The Fabulous Foodie — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:51:13 +0000

[...] influence is the choice of fruits in Macau. Everywhere I looked I saw (and smelled!) the infamous durian fruit. Shaped like a hedgehog, the durian fruit has a sort of rancid, putrid smell. To an outsider, it [...]

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:54:25 +0000

I can never understand why people say it smells likes dirty socks or rotten fish and so on. To me, it smells deliciously aromatic and tastes even better then taking beer or wine!

By: Janitha

Janitha — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:57:51 +0000

I hated the smell when I was a Kid, My parents threw away Bag of 10 fruits which we got from a relative.. But now We love this so much.. Its an Amazing taste.. Its so popular among people here in Sri Lanka…

By: Matan

Matan — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:30:56 +0000

I just had the Durian two days ago and all my friends hated the smell and taste but i fell in love.

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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:21:23 +0000

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By: Careful with that Omni100 item » We Love DC

Careful with that Omni100 item » We Love DC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:27:56 +0000

[...] The Smithsonian blog has an entry today about durian and its potential interaction with alcohol. They report that Japanese researchers believe they’ve found evidence that durian inhibits the liver’s ability to metabolize the toxins resulting from the consumption of alcohol. [...]

By: Don

Don — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:16:10 +0000

We wrote about durian over at We Love DC not long ago, Amanda, and Carl identified a few places where it could be had frozen and in smaller quantities than an entire fruit. However if you really want fresh I've found it in at least one local market: the Grand Mart at 6326 Arlington Blvd in Falls Church.