It's those time of the year again!... A season of arousing aroma and fragrant all over our beloved country...
A festival of harvesting and consuming the sweet juicy finger licking tasty delicious fruit of hotty!
This is the times of a special local fruit hallmark as THE DURIAN...
(Credited other pictures from various E-sources)
The Durian... You sexy creamy thorny thing!
Me eating... My God! It was so intense even the camera wobbled by it whelm!
Durian facts and odours...
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind. Huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts... (As stated in one of English dictionary)
The name durian comes from the Malay word duri (thorn) together with the suffix -an (for building a noun in Malay). D. zibethinus is the only species commercially cultivated on a large scale and available outside of its native region. Since this species is open-pollinated, it shows considerable diversity in fruit colour and odour, size of flesh and seed, and tree phenology. In the species name, zibethinus refers to the Indian civet, Viverra zibetha. There is disagreement regarding whether this name, bestowed by Linnaeus, refers to civets being so fond of the durian that the fruit was used as bait to entrap them, or to the durian smelling like the civet.
Durian Wikipedia...
The durian (pronounced /ˈdjʊriən/)[2] is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family (although some taxonomists place Durio in a distinct family, Durionaceae[1]). Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow as large as 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 15 centimetres (6 in) in diameter, and it typically weighs one to three kilograms (2 to 7 lb). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the colour of its husk green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species.
The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. Some people regard the durian as fragrant; others find the aroma overpowering and offensive. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym socks. The odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia.
The durian, native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, has been known to the Western world for about 600 years. The 19th-century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace famously described its flesh as "a rich custard highly flavoured with almonds". The flesh can be consumed at various stages of ripeness, and it is used to flavour a wide variety of savoury and sweet edibles in Southeast Asian cuisines. The seeds can also be eaten when cooked.
There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market: other species are sold in their local regions. There are hundreds of durian cultivars; many consumers express preferences for specific cultivars, which fetch higher prices in the market.
The durian is native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. There is some debate as to whether the durian is native to the Philippines, particularly in Davao region in the island of Mindanao, or was introduced. The durian is grown in other areas with a similar climate; it is strictly tropical and stops growing when mean daily temperatures drop below 22 °C (72 °F).
The durian is a seasonal fruit, unlike some other non-seasonal tropical fruits such as the papaya, which are available throughout the year. In Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, the season for durians is typically from June to August, which coincides with that of the mangosteen.
(For more thorny durian's facts HERE)
Durian plantation... Watch your head... It could deliver!
Wearing headgear is crucial in here...
Another unusual facts that we unaware about...
This is a dangerous fruit... But yet people still adores it... It's sweet creamy inside that people're after.... Before you get to gulping it of, you've to pry it open. This's where your muscle and strength needed... But your determination and courages'll triumph the obstacles... Your sweats and tears proven worthy as victory of savoury is all yours!
It scent...
Even the wild animals such as the tiger fell prey to it scent... Some myths believed it's a fruit of aphrodisiac delicacy... Luring variety of animals to it compound as a feast for pleasures...
To catch a thief...
People built huts to protected this precious fruit... It's now a gains profits in the fruit market industries... Where a single fruit can get as much high as RM$10.00 a kilo... And that should give you pouch of money to think about...
At night it's become a hunting game... Run for it as you hear it drop! Why do they always fall at night? You've to tell me...
It beneficial...
Tempoyak... A traditional delicacies that can wipe out your smile!
It moisture and tenderness will bring down the house for drooling!
Just add little bit of salt and a numbers of chillies to summon the exquisite taste!
Because of it re-known strong fragrant of smell, it has been known
to bring down an elephant like the picture
shown...
(Not officially)A good tip for rubber-tapper out there...
In a cold day, It's rainy all the time and nothing much to do except staring
at the television... Suddenly you think something to munch and snacks to bites,
Think of durian! It's not only give you nutrition and energies but body heat as well...
Another unbelievable facts we should consider...
Have you ever bought it at pasar malam and after packed it up; it torn off from the plastic bag? Isn't that get on your nerve? Or how about carried it with motorcycle as it size can't fitted in the basket and your spouse or partner had to held its dangling with one hand... That's some of the common problems we could encounter because of its massive weights and thorny figures... Here's other unlikely facts we might consider...
It weaknesses...
Durian in bowling alley.... It spiny feature make it uneasy to maneuver
and it'll eventually destroy the pins and the varnished floor...
WW2... It can't be used as ammunition during battles
because of it lack of in trajectory and deficiency to deflect...
If you ate it too much you could be in feverishness bloated to dry...
Try drinking plenty of water by using it rind as a cup...
A traditional method that definitely proven helpful...
Another factor of it incredible monolithic scented...
Don't ever think as using it at the foodfight!... You'll be sorry if someone nailed you
right on the kisser that surely you'll end up in ambulance rushing to the infirmary!...
one thing for sure... DO NOT PLAYING WITH FOODS!
And another ridiculous thoughts about... FRUITS FACE-OFF!
We've Animals Face-off... We do have human duel... What about fruit fight?
Have you ever imagines how it's look like if fruits were mean for brawl?
I didn't mean fruitpunch or fruit cocktail but a real bout tournament where
2 of a kind fruits facing each other showing off it wits and cunning!
Which is the meanest? The brutest? The stickiest and the juiciest of them all!
We've got to know!
The place: High noon at the desert showdown...
Vs: the bulky watermelon...
Dressed them up as cowboys... A classic confrontation between 2 of the juicy fruits...
Who'll be left out to dry...
The place: At the boxing ring.
Vs: The 'Hardshell' Coconut...
This's a bout of toughest... A real knocking nationwide acclaims!
Who'll be scattered by the count of 3? Or knockout spilling guts?
The answer is obvious... No booking in last minutes!
The place: At the urban street corner...
vs the 'The Punk' Pineapple...
Armed them with weapons as suggestive materials...
Should someone declare a Martial Law?
The place: At the Sumo Ring...
Vs The 'Halloween' Pumpkin...
A traditional duel for the genuine of hard and heavy seeds!
A controversial aspect who'll be the true champion as expected right here!
No matter what you think about it, This is truly a magnificent
of creation from above as a fruit of glory truest wonders!
Yummy delicious in your tummy!
Have some respects to our local fruits. Like the rhythm said;
'Don't judges the book by it cover'...And I would say; 'Don't judges
the fruit by it thorns'... As '1 Malaysian' already claimed...
This is definitely the King of fruits... If there's fruit of kebangsaan, this is it...
You got my vote on it! Have a flavour... Let it marvels you off!
