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.

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!

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.

Great Wall, on Rockville Pike. Better have an air-tight trash bin, though. The smell is ... intense.

Fresh World in Springfield

Gimme D-24!!! Mong tong!

Anonymous wrote:It just smells and looks weird - it actually tastes custardy and good.

Forgot to add, Grand Mart has it as well.

It just smells and looks weird - it actually tastes custardy and good.

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.

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.

Tastes like heaven, smells like hell.

Asian stores carry it.

I like it because I'm Malaysian!

Lotte plaza Chantilly

It's available here. I've never had it and won't try it. Doesn't make sense to eat something that putrid.

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.