Monday, January 28, 2013

"Did You Know?" #4

Did you know that I (Zi) was born in Malaysia and so is Eva's husband, Alston? And Eva and my husband, John, were both born in the United States. So our cultural situation is sort of the opposite of each other. It's funny how this creates some common likes and dislikes among us.

For example, Alston and I both love to eat durian and Eva and John both really dislike it! When our families returned to Malaysia on separate occasions, Eva and John were both asked to try this wonderful "king of the fruit" but unfortunately, they both still didn't become a fan. Maybe we will just have to try again next time we are back =)

*Image taken from medic-herbal.blogspot.com

Don't know what a durian is? It is a tropical fruit, commonly found in South East Asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand. It is green and thorny on the outside and has several sections on the inside containing yellow fleshy meat wrapped around rather large pits. The smell is very strong and is often considered stinky by people who do not like the fruit. Fun fact about durian, when the fruit is ripe and ready to eat, it will fall by itself from the tree that often only happens at night so there aren't too many incidents of it actually falling on a person!

Any durian lovers out there? Let us know in the comments section!

Zi

8 comments:

  1. I still remember the time someone brought durian to a CW meeting at John Lee's house and the split in the room was palpable! Alan was born and raised in HK so I'm surprised he doesn't like durian. My first taste of durian was in Chinatown, in a smoothie, and it was heaven. I like to eat it frozen, like an ice pop, in Taiwan too. But ya know what, Alan loooves stinky tofu and I can't stand it!

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    1. That's so funny because Eva and I were just talking about that on Saturday! I'm a little surprised that Alan doesn't like durian too. To each their own when it comes to stinky food =)

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    2. John (Zi's husband)2/01/2013 12:23 PM

      And oddly enough, I like stinky tofu too while I can't stand the smell of durian.

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  2. TBH the reason I have not acustomed to it was because of a horrific first experience that has haunt me since I was 13. The smell of it reminds me of that day and it has been my nemesis ever since then.

    For me, it is more of getting over that mental scar than the taste/smell of this fruit. I'm willing to try it again though, I think I just need to make sure that everything is perfect. :)

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    1. Always happy to hear from you Alan! Even though this time it brought back some bad memories for you =( Now I can fully understand where you are coming from. Hope that when the time comes for you to give durian another go around that it will be under much better circumstances!

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    2. What exactly are these perfect circumstances you speak of?? Haha

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  3. I would love to try this! Can you only get it in Malaysia or Thailand? Is it a sweet taste?

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    1. You can usually find them in Chinatown or some Asian Markets. But I must warn you, those are usually picked before they are really ripe, frozen and shipped here so not the best representation of the fruit. The meat can be either sweet or slightly bitter depending on the type of durian you get, and each person usually has their own preference.

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