Monday, October 22, 2018

King Of Fruits In Thailand

The king of fruits in Thailand is the durian. This magnificent beast grows on trees that can be as high as forty meters. It is very difficult to find outside of South East Asia.   
The succulent prize is protected by a thick, thorny husk. 

The durian fruit of Thailand is famous the world over for two things and these two things could not be more different. On one hand, the flesh inside is soft and tastes like no other fruit you have ever tasted before. The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace describes the taste as something akin to "a rich custard,highly flavoured with almonds." 
          On the flip side of the fruit's amazing taste is it's strange smell. Let's be honest here. It absolutely stinks! Sulpher, rotting onions, bad eggs, even raw sewage have been likened to the durian's distinctive odour. 

The smell is so bad that durian is not permitted in closed public places and public transport. If you should ever take it home, then under no circumstances should it EVER be placed in the refrigerator. It will taint all the food within and the smell will stay for an eternity. 
          In defence of Thailand's king of fruits, it has some positive properties. It has a high vitamin B content and is also a good source of natural fibre. I'm given to understand that the seeds of the durian can be eaten when they are cooked. 
          Thailand holds an annual festival in Chantaburi in celebration of the durian. Nose pegs free on entrance! 
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