Durian ice cream has been in SF Bay Area Chinese markets for probably 80 years. These guys just woke up and smelled the roses?
Had it in China.
Stinks like hell but is a very delicious soft melon.
The restaurant would only serve us out doors..
Wonder how Costco will supply itself when California’s trucks are no longer there to haul the products.
What a GREAT entrepreneurial success story. I read the entire article and those two young sisters have worked REALLY hard to build their business. I haven’t seen their products at Safeway yet — I’ll be on the look-out for them. Thanks for posting this!
Actually, durian smells just like poop.
One time in Phnom Penh, these two Bulgarian guys bought a durian at the market, and not knowing what the thing was or what to do with it, they stuck it a microwave. Of course it exploded. You could smell it two blocks away. No kidding. I was staying next door to them at the time :(
It’s a popular ice cream flavor over there. I always had to double check I got my fave coconut flavor ice cream when buying from street vendors in Thailand because the paper wrappers for the durian and coconut flavors were very similar, and the color of the ice cream the same stark white. Nope, never tried the durian flavor. I could never forget the smell of that exploded outhouse fruit.
Check the laws in Singapore about Durian. It is illegal in public places because of the odor— never in airports or aircraft.
Pungent is the not the word for the odor.
Durian is one of my favorites for pastries or ice cream.
Big deal. I have ordered durian slurpies for years here in Houston. I am slowing down drinking them not because of the smell (delicious) but because of the high sugar content
Durian is sold locally here at the J-Mart for $29 a pound.