[Mr. Mulliner]

We've gone this long in this thread without a mention of the "King of Fruits"?

What is a durian?

     Well...simply put, Durian is a fruit: a big, green thorny fruit. But wait, it is not just another exotic and expensive fruit from South East Asia. In fact, it is considered "King of the Fruit" throughout the region. Personally, I think that is an understatement of the millenium since we Asian are humble people. In fact, the actual status of Durian is "THE GOD OF ALL FRUIT!". No kidding! Yeah, yeah, I know, some (unadventurous) people would rather die than to smell the STINK of a durian. Heck, a few countries even BAN the presence of durian in selected public spots due to its offensive smell (that, to me, is a hopeless rule just like outlawing fart, when we know that it is such a pleasure and EVERYBODY secretly doing it!). Look here, I can go on and on here but let hear it from non-biased sources okay. Click HERE to see what other people have to say about durian.

[RightField]

In fact, the actual status of Durian is "THE GOD OF ALL FRUIT!

Omigosh. Who knew? The street behind me is named Durian. All this time I figured it was named after a person. I am ALWAYS learning new stuff on FR. Kewl.

[PJ-Comix]

Personally, I think that is an understatement of the millenium since we Asian are humble people. In fact, the actual status of Durian is "THE GOD OF ALL FRUIT!".

Does anybody know if Durians can be obtained in South Florida? That fruit sure does look familiar. Maybe I've seen it and just overlooked it. I sure would like to try it.

[Dan Day]

Yeah, yeah, I know, some (unadventurous) people would rather die than to smell the STINK of a durian. Heck, a few countries even BAN the presence of durian in selected public spots due to its offensive smell

I've heard the smell of durian described as, "like vomit mixed with a corpse".

[DittoJed2]

I've had some Durian candy. Very garlicky. Man, that stuff smells!