Originally Posted by
LapLap
...Durian was love at first sniff....Just wish I had more opportunities to eat it and someone to help educate me into learning what the best qualities to look out for are and how to work out and identify the optimum stage of ripeness. Just caught myself drooling thinking about the smell.
I'd wager that if everyone in the world were to try it, it'd 50% who will love it immediately, and the other 50% like me who just can't acquire the taste. With this fruit, I don't think there's a middle ground. What I've noticed is that for those who do love it, I'd imagine Durian's "King of the fruits" title is well earned.
While I'm hardly a Durian expert, I've been told many times the best ones are from Malaysia. I suspect the quality would be seasonal and dependent on the harvest, but Singapore appears to very easily secure an ample supply every season. My guess is that for the Durian connoisseur, you can't go wrong with the ones served fresh in Singpore, especially when in season.