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Uff the durian has a bad reputation of bad smell, the more mature it stinks, I do not have the whim to try it, I prefer the white or black Sapote, greetings!
I grew up in Singapore, and I never really liked durians. However there's one variety of durian (the most expensive one) called the Musang King which I actually quite like. That one actually does taste like custard. If you have the chance I think you need to find someone who can introduce you to a good Musang King.
Best line ever "If you hold your ear up to it, it's kind of like a sea shell but instead of hearing the ocean, you hear the souls of the damned farting, OK? It's not good!"
Durian tastes especially good if you refrigerate--it tastes cold, sweet and creamy, just like ice cream. In Singapore, we have durian-everything; durian cream puffs, durian cakes, even durian pizza lol.
@@Despotic_Waffle I'm Malaysian too, I think the issue is they always want to thaw a frozen durian, I love eating frozen durian, it has a texture like ice cream not hard like ice cube, any fruit thawed will just taste soggy disgusting. and for the people who can't stand the texture of even fresh durian, have they never eaten cream sauce / bolognese sauce with some melted cheese? the texture is the same.
I almost wonder if the flavor is gene determined like cilantro or something, because so many people describe the flavor so wildly differently. It tasted like maui onion corn chips to me. Very savory. Weird..
there's also a lot of different varieties and smell is SUCH a huge component of flavor, I bet if you take the fruit to someone without them ever smelling the skin/shell they'd taste it differently
I’m not sure I buy the genetic cilantro thing. I thought cilantro tasted awful like soap the first time I tried it; it was just so completely foreign to me. I was off it till I had it in Vietnamese food and appreciated it. I’ve never heard of a Vietnamese person who has a “genetic dislike” of cilantro. Or a Mexican, for that matter. Maybe some aren’t wild about it but not this visceral revulsion. Maybe it only affects people or Western European ancestry? :-)
I'm glad you gave it another try. I bought some frozen stuff years ago, when I didn't really have the money but I was so curious... Tried a piece, said "oh hell no," and stuck it back in the fridge. The next day, I decided that since I'd spent 10 dollars I couldn't really afford, I would eat it if it killed me. The first bite was weird, the second was "hmmm...not bad..." and on the third bite, it just clicked. The rest didn't last long! You can keep the noni though. :)))
Wow!! I had to check out your initial durian experience, you've come a REALLY long way , from traumatizing your friends and yourself to an almost gourmand appreciation of the different varieties of durian. Educational and entertaining, nice work!!!
Fresh durian is really amazing, but once you've acquired a taste for it, the frozen ones aren't bad either. A good durian, I think, tastes like a rich vanilla custard with crushed pineapple, parmesan cheese, and a hint of caramelized onions. It's also kind of kaleidoscopic, the flavors shifting from bite to bite. Sometimes, it's more banana, sometimes more onion, sometimes a hint of really funky cheese. It all depends on the season, freshness, ripeness, and the individual durian itself.
a lot of things are like that, you have to acquire the taste to appreciate the inferior forms. Like broccoli, you steam frozen brocoli and the place stinks and nobody likes it first try... but fry it up so it's still crunchy, people acquire the taste, and it's a lifelong favorite vegetable. Even pizza is an acquired taste, people who's first impression of pizza is greasy soggy crap from some school cafeteria are the ones who don't like it.
If you want to try FRESH durian yourself, they are now available over at Miami fruit. They are expensive, but a very rare find in the US. miamifruit.org/collections/fresh-and-dried/products/durian-box?variant=41181040588?aff=24 Use promocode Weirdexplorer to get 5% off the order.
Next time (yes, there *must* be a next time -- haha), there is a durian farm/resort where they only serve durian that have fallen within the past 30 minutes or so. They have multiple grades according to fruitiness, sweetness, wine-notes, and numbing effect. Do I believe it's better than the frozen one I got in Chicago? Well, it certainly couldn't be worse. :)
Omg, Jared, I'm going back and rewatching your back catalogue... I absolutely love how you filmed your friends in B&W as if it were some traumatic confessional lmao
Chinese durian taste so amazing! It's very sweet and I'm eating some right now! I've been growing a lot of the fruits you review, they are so yummy! When you replied to my tyropophobia comment on the Kousa dogwood I was so amazed! Keep up the good work sorry for the bad use of grammar and sentences I have to go to bed now bye!
You're hilarious... I lived in Malaysia for two years... I ate durian about a dozen times... Love it. BUT - that said, I think I am the only westerner I know who does. :) Also, sudden rainstorms... I miss those.
The storms! I remember walking outside in KL with a Malaysian friend, she felt one drop of rain water and was like "We need to get to a mall NOW!" 5 min later it was pouring.
I tried it from frozen for the first time recently. While it was still mostly frozen, I dug into an ice cold creamy lobe and it was absolutely delicious! But more of the funk set in once it got closer to thawed.
I had a frozen durian and it was really good. I ate the whole thing in one day. Smelled sweet when I bought it. It tasted like mango, onion, ice cream.
My family owns a Quiznos and to make the sauteed onions we put them in the microwave. And that is exactly what durian taste like to me microwaved onions lol
The texture is like custard, it in no why tastes like it. And the Durian ferments from the start of its life to the end so it builds up that odor inside of its husk. So never buy one when its freshly open, find some thats already packaged if at all possible (It really helps.)
I bought a frozen pack of three Mon Thong durian pieces today. I was excited for it, but after I defrosted it and tried it, it just tasted like onions. I didn't get any other flavors. The smell was pretty bad too. I'm not going to buy it again unless I can try a quality fresh one like people in the comments are talking about.
I tried fresh Durian on a business trip in Thailand, near Pattaya. We stopped at a roadside stand coming back from lunch, I must have gotten lucky... The one I tried had very little onion/garlic component, and was a delicious almost cherimoya like mix of familiar tropical flavors, but with butterscotch throw in. One of the best fruits I've ever had.
I tried durian today and the flesh of the fruit DID make a sound when I lifted it from the cutting board. Like the sound of picking up an upside down cupcake when the icing is parting from a table. I've never been that conscious of that sound, but now, in recollection, that is what the durian sounded like.
I'm wondering if it's an acquired taste or if there is some alkaloid in there that keeps people begging for more (I haven't tried it yet although I can tell I am nearing the fruit/vegetable section of my local Asian market by the smell)
I eat that everyday when it's in season and store a few in the freezer for dessert in the future. Native durian in Davao is a bit mushier, sweeter with a slight bitterness and it's my fav :)
i bought one here in socal, and i think its from jakarta. a nice old man helped me pick one and he said wait 7-10 days. can you add any input as to when its ripe? thanks
Hi Jared, just a quick question. An Asian supermarket near me was selling some frozen durian flesh in a plastic tray. If you have eaten it in this way I was just wondering if it still smells as bad as eating the flesh out of the durian shell?
I've heard some people say that chilling durian helps get rid of some of the stink. But when I defrosted a frozen one it stunk up the whole room... so maybe it helps a bit, but I would still proceed with caution.
I saw the description that it was like egg custard which made me think of the other video of the olosapo.... I am glad that you liked it better you seem to have quite a diverse palate. Thanks for all your videos
Had my first durian today, wow... I really liked it, my family thought it tasted like gasoline but tastes good to me! Made for a tasty and satisfying dinner
ROTFL! I was sent to Singapore for about a week and half in Feb 2002. That's where I first got to know durian. A friend I was with described it smelling like feet and tasting like snot. Great video, LOL!
Too bad it wasn't a Musang King. You bought a brown durian that was frozen and more than likely it was from Thailand. Maylasia Musang King is nothing like durian from Thailand.
You went to Genting Highland to get the durian right, as i familiar to the place. Actually it was good durian supplies there. What variety are you eating? Love from malaysia
there's a few taste of durian actually...some has a bit bitter after taste some has a strong alcohol like after taste and some is very creamy like most of durian in Thailand.... Theres one fruit that i would like to recomend you to try. We call it Wani fruit in bali. Happy hunting
Jared Rydelek actually a lot variation make from durian like a what they call ''Dodol'',,,,''Lempuk Durian''' famous in Kelantan and Terengganu only you can find other places in Malaysia I tell you that is very exotic food make it from durian if you ask people living in Kelantan and Terengganu they all know that but in KL,Penang,Malacca or genting totally fail/no,,,,,actually that is trademark/tradisional for Kelantan and Terengganu,the taste heaven my favourite but little sweet taste but nice,,but ''Dodol'' all Malaysiian know that even Chinese or indian Malaysian,,,very famous,,also you can ask at Malaysian tourism centre or goggle it,,
I once opened a container of durian in a bar because I wanted a friend to try it. The bar patrons thought there was a gas leak and I had to run over and talk to the bartender because she was about to call the gas company.
I eat entire fruits of it! I can't stop!, and more now that I got to know that there are trees 1km from my house in Costa Rica, and I agree with you in noni, they grow in the beach, horrible putrefaction everywhere
yeah, i love this fruit.. in ur vid u said to make sure it's fresh, which is funny, coz in Malaysia, the most popular use of the fruit besides eating it fresh is to ferment it for a few weeks and put it in a sort of fish curry. its called Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin. "Tempoyak" being the fermented durian.
Just don't try it on its own.. nobody does that.. once it's mixed in that curry and cooked, it actually smells very good.. the tanginess from the fermentation cuts through the fatty fish quite nicely.. it's actually the only way to eat that fish (patin, or silver catfish), if you ask us Malaysians.. ;P
I tried a frozen durian i got near bellflower ca. I enjoyed the outside rind smell but not opened. The taste was like garlic custard slightly sweet. I didnt think it was horrible but my wife made me throw it out. Id much rather smell durian all around than cigarettes.
I make a point of buying durian each time i go to Thailand and i go for the variety called Mon Tong and i always buy it very very ripe so that the fruit is very soft and last year i also had a durian pizza saw it just had to try it and it was delicious it is my favourite fruit.
Lmao souls of the damned farting XD oh man. Any planned trips to Southeast Asia or Australia in the near future? I’m a pawpaw fanatic and I hear there are some weird pawpaw close relatives there I’m curious about.
Yeah! Maybe next year, I want to hit up Australia and Indonesian Borneo. I never heard about paw paws being anywhere besides the US. There are a bunch of anona fruits though which are distant relatives
I was in Kuala Lampur in '93. A friend bought a durian from a street vendor. She took one little bite, grimaced, and spit it out. She said it tasted like vomit.
For me, the Durain is best frozen and crushed, like a forze custard. I make an "ice cream" out of it, and I learned that from a Japanese friend, actually. There's an asian supermarket by my house, and I get frozen durian all the time, but I aways make fruity ice cream with it instead of thawing it. Much better that way. My favourite are the pandan durian cakes. They're Vietnamese, and the brand I think is pia. It definitely smells like turpentine and wet garbage, no doubt, and it does kinda taste like someone put pungent garlic in my banana pudding. But I do like it.
I've only had canned Durian. I got it at a small Asian market in Seattle. When I went to buy it the shop owner told me not to buy it, cause I wouldn't like it. But, that kinda was the point. Hahah.. I did anyway. He was right. I almost puked and both my roommates ran to the sink to spit it out. It said it was "chunks" of Durian, but it was a cottage cheese texture. That was sign number 3 that this was a really bad idea.
Hi... Fresh durian is yummy than frozen ones... You have to try the most delicious durian call musang King... Its crazy delicious. Most fresh musang king came from Malaysia... Hehe
Finally! I've been fascinated by the durian for years (ever since Super Mario Sunshine came out), and even though I did find a store in Norway that sells them I'm still unsure about actually buying one. They have to be frozen to make it all the way up here, and if I buy one I have to take it with me on the bus home. For three hours. If it starts thawing they might throw me off! Also, I don't feel like eating any fruit that has been frozen. But maybe. Because my curiosity is killing me. (And I can't wait to see the NONI. More than 10 years ago my best friend at school used to drink this noni-extract every day, it was mixed with blueberries to make it tastier, her parents paid tons of money to get bottles of it in the mail and it was supposed to cure everything and make you superhealthy and even though she totally believed in it she had to admit it was revolting.)
What does the durian do in Mario Sunshine? Is it an enemy? :) Yeahh.... you dont want to take that on a 3 hour bus ride... unless maybe you have a really good cooler. They still might kick you and/or your durian off. But yeah, if you can, try the frozen one. Its awful (IMHO) but will give you an idea. Noni... there seriously is no worse taste in the world. That video'll be up Sunday.
Jared Rydelek You need to get fruit for Yoshi and the durian is a total pain as you can't carry it and you need to kick it around. (And fingers crossed; depending on how my job search goes,I might end up moving closer to the durians!)
To all other fruit lovers, I have a question about durian. I have been lucky enough to have found a little Asian market about an hour and a half from my house. Well, I found a whole frozen durian fruit along with may other great treats like longan. How long do I thaw the durian for? Many sites say many different things. I figure I would ask the experts.
it's not just about freshness. durian connoisseurs in PH have individual preferences, to the point of asking vendors what variety is being sold before they actually buy. fruit stands are more careful in selecting farm-bred varieties to keep in stock, so watch out for itinerant durian vendors who are too clueless about what they're selling that you'll end up buying exactly what you got the first time : spicy, onion-tasting durian from parts unknown that no one wants to eat. next time you're in PH, ask fruit stand vendors what durian varieties they 'specialize' in, and where they source their stock. best durian in PH comes from davao region so in case you go there, try as many varieties as you can. your tastebuds will tell you what durian variety suits you best.
There are research that say some people are genetically can't stand the smell, thus will vomit when they eat it because the smell is overpowering their senses. But for those who can accept it, they will see the durian smell as delightfully fragrant and so is the taste.
I tried it once. It was like onion ice cream, but like that Fruit Hunter guy said about the cempedak, you just have to go at it like a predatory animal. The taste was kind of gross, but the experience fulfilled something primal I didn't know I needed. I won't say you should try it again, but if the opportunity comes up on its own some day in the future you should eat with far more abandon.
I have eaten it a couple other times and still am kind of soso about it. I think I need to like starve myself for a day and then try it. I can see myself going primal on it if I were really hungry.
One of my friends found a durian at a local Asian imports store and dared all of us to try it. As soon as I smelled it, I chickened out and refused to taste it but the smell was driving the dogs crazy, so we checked to make sure it was safe for them, gave them each a little taste and they acted like it was the best thing they'd eaten in weeks. ....So apparently durian is a doggy delicacy.
Weird Explorer ....Well they also eat their own poo and most dogs seem to take an interest into things that don't smell terribly pleasant so I'm gonna chalk it up to that Lol.
I think that if you eat meat you may not like durian. I’ve been plant based for over 3 years. I just tried durian for the first time this week. It was delicious. The smell wasn’t that bad
I forget the name, but it was a fighting game where you win trading cards and can use them on the machine for power ups. that power up was "Giant Durian"
Personally, a lover of durian. Some durians have a milky, custard-ish taste. But some durians have a sour amd minty taste. Smell wise, I think it smells like a very old condensed milk in a can.
Need to get fresh one tho that's the good taste well smell really bad tho hahaha keeps you nightmares but the taste it's so good if eat the fresh one 😆👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
