It's Durian Season Again......!!!!

There is a wonderful scent in the air in Penang starting from last week, do you smell it? It is durian season again. I was in Balik Pulau last Saturday and I see the Durian trees started to bear fruits and there are roadside traders already opening up their durian stall. Visiting Balik Pulau or any neighborhood market in suburban Penang where lots of durians in all shapes and sizes are displayed, I wonder how any other fruit can be considered tempting next to this ‘King of Fruits’. To me, the world is divided into 2 classes of people when it comes to durian. Either you love it or you hate it.

Anyone who loves Durian likes the smell. Their mouth may water at merely the smell. Many others can't get past the smell to even try to taste it. I had the privilege of bringing some foreigners who had negative idea on durian on a durian tasting tour. The outcome is almost 80% of them started to love it when they manage to overcome the smell of the durian. That is why some describe Durian as "Smell Like devil but taste like angel". Oh well, to change this negative preconceived idea, you got to bring them to taste the best durian in Malaysia which I believe in my considered opinion is the durians from Balik Pulau.

This fruit is so controversial, they actually ban it hotels and some air-conditioned public places. I always believe that our army should use it as bombs in any conflicts.....ha ha ha....it is lethal and the same time act as a food supply for our soldiers when the conquer enemy grounds....!!!

Durian has been called the “King of Fruits” and is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Alfred Wallace, the natural historian who co-originated the theory of Natural Selection with Charles Darwin, describes the taste of durian in his book The Malay Archipelago: "A rich butter-like custard highly flavored with almonds gives the best general idea of it, but intermingled with it comes wafts of flavor that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, brown sherry, and other incongruities."

So, what are you waiting for? Come to Penang and try the Balik Pulau durian.