The durian is a fruit that uses multiple tactics to avoid being devoured. Its green color tries to deceive its consumers that it is unripe. The spiky exterior reduces it consumers’ desire to eat it. Anyone who attempts to eat it whole will be pricked and poked by the fruits armour. Also its size indicates that the durian fruit is heavy and will be troublesome to move to and fro. With those characteristics the durian repels its consumers.
The fruit has a wonder of a smell which begets many different reactions from whoever comes within range of its odor. Its consumers normally describe the smell to be sweet, even heavenly, and usually find the fruit to be a delightful treat. While on the other hand, durian haters find the spiky gift from God to be unattractive, its smell repulsive. With the most first-timers though, the smell is almost always interpreted to be that of either a rotting animal, manure, or even stinky feet. Nevertheless, the Durian is surely a tasty treat with a sweet, almond-like smell that requires some time to be accustomed to in order to be appreciated.
A typical durian has six chambers. Eating it follows a certain process to avoid getting pricked by its spiky husk. You open the fruit by first holding its stalk with your less dominant hand to keep it steady against a chopping board or any stable surface. Inspect the fruit for natural seams along and in between its spiky surface. Using your other hand, slice or chop along the seams of knife. When the opening is wide enough to accommodate your fingers, use your fingers to pry open the fruit. You should now have two halves of the fruit. With the knife, make a deep cut into a fibrous divider along the center of a half, then continue this process until all chambers have been opened. Each chamber contains two to three seeds with their juicy, sweet and creamy pulp. You may use utensils to scoop and eat the pulp, but most would probably agree that eating the fruit with your bare hands is more enjoyable.
People ma describe the durian as a fruit with spiky skin and overpowering stench, but behind all its unattractiveness lies a secret that gave the fruit the title “King of all Fruits” in Asia. The most common answer when asked what exactly durian tastes like is that “it tastes heavenly”. But to be more precise the durian has a taste and texture reminiscent of slightly expired custard. It also tastes like cream cheese mixed with ground almonds. Many people also claim the fruit to be sweet, even sour, sometimes even garlicky and bitter. Durian haters would say though, like its smell, durian tastes awful and very offensive.
Dave Cutler
Joseph Valena
Charmaine Dimalanta
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