Donnerstag, 12. Januar 2012

The king of the fruits

Before I came here I did not know that here in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapur they have one fruit that they conider the king of the fruits. What could one expect of being the king? Lovely smell, delicious taste and a nice after taste that makes you wish to get mote of it - with the price of being an expensive fruit. Well, out of the last 4 points just one is true. Maybe some facts help you to figure out which one it is. In Singapur it is illegal to take Durian into public transportation. The guys selling Durian have a plastic glove (needless to mention that it is not due to hygenic reasons). If there are durians around it is likely that you smell them before you can see them. That should be enough to give you some idea. The point is that it is stinking like hell (locals love the smell) and the taste does not differ much (neither the after taste). But it would be ok if you eat it and then you are done with it. But it bothers you for the rest of the day. All the time you feel  the smell and the taste trying to escape the same way it made its route into the stomach. Fortunately the next morning after sleeping I felt free again. Looking back it might be true as being the king of the fruits - maybe just a king no one likes to remember.

1 Kommentar:

  1. EEWL, I had nightmares about this fruit and jackfruit when I was in Vietnam! Enjoy traveling :)

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