is durian available in the US?

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[Post New]04/15/2013 01:06
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Anonymous
i ate it in malaysia and while i have NO desire to ever eat it again, i do wonder if anyone here likes it and why.
[Post New]04/15/2013 02:43
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Anonymous
It's available here. I've never had it and won't try it. Doesn't make sense to eat something that putrid.
[Post New]04/15/2013 06:33
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Anonymous
Lotte plaza Chantilly
[Post New]04/15/2013 06:43
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Anonymous
Asian stores carry it.

I like it because I'm Malaysian!
[Post New]04/15/2013 07:02
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Anonymous
Tastes like heaven, smells like hell.
[Post New]04/15/2013 08:46
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Anonymous
My father-in-law loves it and eats it frequently - it's not hard to find at an Asian grocery.

I tried it once. Never again.
[Post New]04/15/2013 09:51
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Anonymous
I'm as American as apple pie and I like it. Tastes like custard.

You can buy it at H-Mart. Wondering why you're asking if you don't like it, though.
[Post New]04/15/2013 13:36
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Anonymous
It just smells and looks weird - it actually tastes custardy and good.
[Post New]04/15/2013 13:37
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It just smells and looks weird - it actually tastes custardy and good.


Forgot to add, Grand Mart has it as well.
[Post New]04/15/2013 13:38
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Anonymous
Gimme D-24!!! Mong tong!
[Post New]04/15/2013 14:02
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Anonymous
Fresh World in Springfield
[Post New]04/15/2013 15:15
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Anonymous
Great Wall, on Rockville Pike. Better have an air-tight trash bin, though. The smell is ... intense.
[Post New]04/16/2013 13:05
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Anonymous
The durians at the Asian groceries here don't smell as bad/strong as the ones I used to smell in Malaysia. Did they treat them with something? Wonder what the difference is.
[Post New]04/16/2013 13:11
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Anonymous
I don't know about whether the ones here are treated (I doubt it), but it's probably because Malaysia is hotter, and stinky food smells worse in hot weather.

That said, I recall reading somewhere that scientists were working on genetically engineering less stinky durian. That seems ridiculous, since I doubt people will want to eat it even if it's "less" stinky. Scientists already ruined jalapenos trying to make them milder...I hope they don't ruin durian, too!
[Post New]04/17/2013 21:05
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Anonymous
Tropical Ice Cream in Silver Spring has durian ice cream. Ive never tried the fruit. I don't really get how something can smell really bad and taste good since the senses of taste and smell work so closely together.
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