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Scent & Sensibility.(Durian)
Byline: Photographed by Raymond Meier
What makes one kind of stinky food repulsive and another irresistible? Jeffrey Steingarten follows his nose.
There was a sharp knock at the door. We froze, holding our breath so that nobody would know we were there. Again the knocking came, this time even more insistent. We looked around for another exit, but there was no way out. How much longer could we hold our breath? Whatever would become of us?
The evening had started innocently enough. My wife and I were in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand and one of the best eating cities anywhere. A good friend, an American expatriate who has lived there for more ...
- Durian
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Rolnick, Harry January 1, 2003 700+ words
DURIAN DURIAN. The durian is a tropical fruit encased...x2014; a single unhusked durian can be the size of a football...that it is commonly known in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits...even more notable about the durian than its taste is its remarkably...
- Sweet, succulent & smelly durian.(Tourism)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin October 26, 2003 700+ words
...its rich and tasty durian. Locals and foreigners...the peak season of durian. There are also semi-processed durians with the pulp removed...never missed eating durian whenever he goes...enclosed areas in Southeast Asia because of its offensive...
- ENDURING DURIAN HOLD YOUR NOSE IF YOU MUST, BUT SAVOR THE 'KING OF...
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) April 24, 1991 700+ words
...loathing to loving a durian. Bob Whitaker, my colleague...knocked back his share of durians while living in Ecuador...Just half a kilogram of durian can keep a man in full...it is season for the durians to come down, the sarongs...An hour later, the durian experience was well behind...
- Organic durian dev't for export eyed.(Business News)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin August 5, 2006 700+ words
...embarking on the propagation of organic durian which has huge potential as an export product with durian's exotic nature and health benefits sought...Philippines is still struggling to make durian a mainstream tropical fruit product, and...
- MALAYSIA TO MARKET DURIAN PULPS IN CHINA NEXT YEAR.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 2, 2008 700+ words
...the high demand for durians there," he told...in 2006 to freeze durian fruits for export...machine to remove the durian pulps from its fruit...metric tonnes of durians to Australia to test...Ahmad said Malaysian durians were also sold in...s production of durian products, he said...
- An Acquired Taste; Durian Is a Fruit That Takes Some Getting Used to
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Bruce Cost April 6, 1988 700+ words
Durian, a large oval-shaped fruit of tropical Asia, has an...Wai Ching Lee, who is from Singapore and a professed durian addict, described the experience of savoring durian to my students as "like eating custard in a sewer...
- DURIAN CRAZE GRIPS SOUTH INDIA, WOMEN BELIEVE IT IMPROVES FERTILITY.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News September 17, 2009 700+ words
...The 'miracle' of the durian appears to be a new fad...gripping Tamil Nadu. "It (durian) is becoming famous...produce about 4,000 durians each season, the only...claims, arguing that durians have nothing to do with...so some women believe durian helps," Dr T. Kamaraj...
- Durian fruit harvest floods Davao.
- News wire article from: Philippines News Agency September 23, 2009 700+ words
...is again experiencing an oversupply of durian fruit this year after it experienced a...The bountiful harvest has prompted the Durian Industry Council of Davao (DICD) to...kilo. The prevailing farm gate price of durian now is at P18 per kilo and the fruit is...
