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The Fruits of Southeat Asia

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mangosteens on the left, rambutans on the right
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I don't recall what these were called, but I needed lots of water after eating one
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One of two Durians I devoured
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You can almost smell the goodness
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💬 7 comments

  1. tinypliny ·

    Out of these, I have had the pineapples, and that's about all.

    So many new fruits to be discovered!! So exciting! :) Thanks for the pics!

  2. james ·

    There was an article in the Times a month or so ago about how many older Thais were upset that scientists genetically engineered a Durain that didn't smell like old gym socks but still had the sweet, sweet flavor.

    And the ban on Mangostein importations has been lifted provided they have been irradiated beforehand. D-licious!

  3. jbeatty ·

    I heard about the stink free Durians on NPR a couple months ago, pretty amusing report. A couple weeks ago as well they had a report about Mangosteens in the US, but I didn't realize they were imports. If I recall correctly they said something about them being produced here.

  4. james ·

    awesome! I didn't think the US had the climate to grow them. But, I guess if Guam counts as domestic production then sure.

  5. jason ·

    You couldn't pay me enough to eat Durian.

  6. jbeatty ·

    C'mon Jason I'm sure you have a price. Shit if you can force down a chicken mcnugget than eating durian should be no problem. Anyway its pretty good although way too filling to eat an entire one without some help.

  7. jason ·

    I don't know, man. I saw Andrew Zimmern almost auto-puke eating it, and he eats almost anything. Warm, hot feet and onion flavor, with the texture of tapioca? Mmmmmm.

    PS - yeah I do have my price actually.

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