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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm currently in a country where durian is super popular.  People here LOVE the stuff, and it is sold everywhere.  You see it (and smell it) stacked on display in every fruit stand, every grocery.  And it stinks of death.

I said I would never eat durian.  But two days ago a very kind stranger saw me gawking as a fruit stand worker was slicing the things (and the reek was unbelievable), and sweetly began explaining the intricacies of the different types of durian.  This was a sweet older lady, who was so proud to share this part of her culture.  Then she bought a packet of just-cut durian and asked me to sit down on a bench and share it with her.  I could not say no: she had such a sweet, kind face.

Guess what? It was the most revolting thing I have ever tasted.  It took every ounce of will not to visibly gag.

I am now wondering if durian, like cilantro, can taste different to different people due to some kind of genetic variation.  Because the sweet little old lady kept talking about how "sweet" and "creamy" the same fruit I was eating tasted to her, but to me it tasted like rancid and revolting.
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Where do you live?  I’m so embarrassed to say I don’t know what durian is and I travel a lot.  Thank you for your post. You’re a good person for trying and being respectful of someone else’s culture. [/quote]

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