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10 exotic dishes that might make you queasy: Durian fruit
10 exotic dishes that might make you queasy
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Hmmmm
Mar 03 2013 at 1:46 AM
Durian is my favorite food!
It tastes more like a rich creamy gelatinous custard with almonds!
Just plug your nose, but I am immune to the whiff.
Gene Parquette
Jan 17 2013 at 5:10 AM
Actually, I'd be fine,I'm anosmic so I have no sense of smell. Will try this next time it comes out!
Bill Davis
Jul 25 2011 at 5:30 AM
If the nectar "tastes like vanilla pudding," I'll just have vanilla pudding, thank you.
Guest
Nov 19 2012 at 7:29 PM
Spoiler alert: it DOESN'T taste like vanilla pudding. Maybe almost sickly sweet, like vague pineapple and..... I don't know. But I'm not going to try it again in order to complete my description.
Mel
Jun 23 2011 at 2:19 PM
I totally go crazy eating durian during the durian season. It's so creamy! <3 But the setback is that eating durian in a hot day actually makes you feel hotter!!
Yeah, some people can't stand the smell.
There's a popular dessert made of durian, called "bubur durian" or "serawa". Somehow the people who couldn't stand the smell of durian is able to eat this dessert (maybe because of the aroma of pandan leaves)
Clinton Wolfe
Jun 22 2011 at 10:45 AM
Durian are quite good but the smell is had to get over. The part you eat is somewhat like custard.
Durian fruit
Popular in Southeast Asia, this fruit emits such a nauseating odor that it is illegal to take it into some hotels, buses and airlines in Southeast Asia. One traveler tells a tale of being confronted by hotel staff dressed like astronauts to retrieve the illegal durian. But if you can stand the smell, the nectar within tastes like vanilla pudding.
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