The King Of Fruit



As a malaysian, they sure knowing about this quote, "Lelongkan Salong untuk mendapat makan Durian" (Sometime like these, I have forgotten). It's durian season. Around May, the stalls begin to appear along the main roads. Slowly the appearance of stalls spread to smaller roads and finally we get an explosion of stalls everywhere. What do these stalls sell, why the sudden increase in number? It is Durians!

Along the roadsides in towns and cities can be seen people haggling and bargaining with the vendors about the price of the durians. This beloved fruit - the durian, is the main point of interest for many Malaysian at this time of the year. Most of us love the durian. The smell and taste are things that we can get nowhere else in the world. One either loves or hates the durian. There is no such thing as a lukewarm attitude towards it. Some of us love it to the point of obsession while some cannot stand the sight, or rather, the smell of it. I know of the foreigners who describe eating the durian as similar to eating strawberry ice cream in a public toilet! What an unfair criticism it is. Given time I am sure these foreigners will learn to love the durian as fervently as the locals.

I miss the annual task of opening the spiny fruit and putting the golden contents into mouth. What a glorious time it is. However we have to be careful, not to be gluttonous. Otherwise we will end up in the clinic to atone for our sins. Experienced durian lovers like me do not exceed our limits. We know when to stop. By the way, I have not any yet. I'm so eager to have it now. Who else? Any?



DURIAN!














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Left Column
Name as:
1st : Mao Shan Wang
2nd : Golden Phoenix
3rd : XO
4th : D24 (THE MOST LOVED)


Right Column
Name as:
1st : D13
2nd : D1
3rd :D101
4th : Red Prawn
5th : Green Bamboo
6th : Black Pearl

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柿子 Persimmon


. 好久没吃这,感谢

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