King of Fruits
Durian… widely known and revered in Southeast Asia as the “King of Fruits”… Its distinctive odour, which is regarded as either fragant or overpowering and offensive…
The Asian love it but its being highly banned from Hotels and Airports. Thailand being the most famous of them all, is also a place where Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian considered a Durian heaven… BUT then, we Thais like the Durian differently from these three other nations… ???? well, the Thais prefer it slightly more crunchy .. the not over ripe version….while the rest of of the world like it soft and mushy…
once, my in-laws were trying to buy the fruits from the Thai local market, and as Thais like it slightly more crunchy, the seller keeps showing him the less mushy ones… and when I explained to her, hahah…. she lets them eat for FREE and as they decided to buy 1, she gives an extra of 11/2 for free… that’s in addition to those that they were already enjoying while waiting for the fruits to be packed…. and if you try to get it from the local supermarkets, its those ones that you will often find @ the sale corners
over the years, the fruits have been developed into many delicasies… such as durian cake( Clover bakery Medan is famous for it), durian cracker, durian sticky rice, durian jam, durian brownie… and now, Medan has come up with the ever famous Durian Pancake.. it first started from Taipan Chinese Restaurant and since then I have seen Bank serving it @ Client gathering…. the whole room smells!!! and I have to close my nose till the end of the banquet….
apart from Taipan, you can get it from the Tiramisu cake shop @ SunPlaza on Food Court level… my hubby loves it and I hate it… each time that he buys it home, I have to quicky placed in an air tight container, even with that, the smell stays for days in the fridge….
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