Thursday, September 20, 2007
9/20/2007 07:56:00 AM
9/20/2007 07:56:00 AM
Wild About Wild Durians
posted by FH2o
One of the variety of wild durians identified by their smaller size, longer (sharper) but softer thorns and deep rich unique color of their flesh.As the regular readers of this blog knows - I am crazy about durians - which to me is the undisputed king of fruits! So you can imagine how my happiness index soared when I was in Miri last week to discover that it was the durian season there! We spotted several stalls on the drive to a delicious seafood dinner and I have to contain my excitement. Luckily my boss was a glutton a connoisseur of fine foods and we set off to look for durians after a full dinner much to the horrors shock of our other dinner guests who must think that Kuching people must be so depraved deprived. We are actually as it is still not the durian season yet.
We discovered that the durians that were in season are the of the 'wild' varieties which is quite unlike the normal durians in colour, taste and smell. When you take a bite you actually get a perfume fragrance! It is not as pungent as the common variety durians and the taste is actually quite different. Even to 'regular' durian lovers; it's not to everyone's tastes. These wild durians are quite unique to Borneo as they grow wild in the jungles here and are simply not available in West Malaysia or Singapore. They are truly natural organic fruits. So if you want to savor their unique taste and flavour - go and visit Miri now! Hmm. reason enough to find an excuse to visit Miri again!
Wild durians which are more expensive than regular durians but's worth every cent. And holding a taste of heaven here on earth!
Labels: Durians, Food, Life, Magical Moments
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Post a Comment At Thursday, 20 September, 2007 
Pandabonium said:
Those pictures look vaguely obscene.
At Thursday, 20 September, 2007 Chen said:
I miss the wild durians. Haven't eat them for years ( more than 5 years) coz everytime i go back home, the wild durians are not in season :(
At Thursday, 20 September, 2007 FH2o said:
panda - wild fruits and now wild imaginations!
chen - shall I freeze them for you? ;)
chen - shall I freeze them for you? ;)
At Sunday, 23 September, 2007 Selba said:
Wah... this kind durian looks so different than the usual one.
Would love to try it someday as I'm crazy of durian too :)
Would love to try it someday as I'm crazy of durian too :)
At Sunday, 23 September, 2007 FH2o said:
selba - I am sure you get them in Kalimantan but not sure about in Jakarta tough! Nice to hear from you Selba and trust that all's well.
At Monday, 24 September, 2007 
said:
actually, you can also get this type of durian in Bau area....it's called the Devil's durian because of the spikes....yes...it tastes better than the usual one but you cannot eat a lot