The thing about Durian

Durian, the king of fruits or the smellest of edible stuff some say, haha.. The season is here and cheap durian is available everywhere. $1 to $2 durians can be quite good at this time of the year, but the problem normally is, how do you choose? Durian hawkers will almost certainly decline to help you select the goods one when business is good and the price low.. I shall attempt a lowdown on how to choose the right durian to bring home..

Based on no actual experience and factual theory, i shall share how to choose a good durian based on hearsay and common sharing of "tips"

A good durian must be ripe, durian who have fallen off trees are ripe for eating. The durian will continue to ripen for the next 2 to 4 days, by the 5th and 6th day, the durian would have been over-ripen and thus not fit for consumption..

To choose a good durian, look at the stalk, good durians have strong stalks, the stalks should be BIG and SOLID..

Weight wise, good durians are actually comparatively light

Shaking the durian will help too, beware those spikes though.. good durians should make slight sounds when shaken.. the seeds are ripen and moving you see..

Put your nose to the durian and you should smell a strong frangrance coming from the center of the fruit..

Lastly, ever seen those uncles tap on the durian with their durian knives? Don't do this with your hand ok, when the uncles are tapping, the durian should produce a hallow sound, a solid sound would mean that the durian is still unripe..





Choose the right one