[struggle]

My wife just said to me in Japanese after I revealed this exciting news to her: “If it doesn’t stink, it’s not Durian!”

[JimSEA]

My wife agreed with this assessment: "I have never heard of an odourless durian, but I don't think it will be a success since the smell of a durian is its identity. You can tell the quality of the fruit by its smell."

Durian, to me, is totally repulsive. I have to drive with the car windows open for a week after my wife transports one home. By agreement, she cleans and eats them our in the yard. None can be kept in the refrigerator or anywhere in the house. I have not encountered any other fruit that comes close to the repulsiveness of durian. In fact, Thailand has some of the freshest and most delicious fruits and melons in the world. The mango and papaya are sweet and grow in most peoples yards. Longyai, Nga, Longan and others uncommon in the West will make fans of most. However, one whiff of durian will put a Farang like me off his feed for the rest of the day. Rant over.