Comments on: Choosing a good durian

By: Etee

Etee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:15:31 +0000

can someone tell me if there’s durian in early April ? I know the best mth is from May to July or October to Dec.

I dont think i can give u an accurate answer. It all very much depends on the location

By: Jama

Jama — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:45:01 +0000

Thanks for the tips, I never knew how to choose a good durian like the hubby. I prefer mine the bitter sweet type.

That is the best type

By: Adino

Adino — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:37:35 +0000

Wow… very mouth watering posts these few days!

How to choose good durians that come plastic wrapped in supermarket?

Confession, I hardly know how to open durian, what more choosing durian!

By: Borneo Falcon

Borneo Falcon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:04:51 +0000

I been taught not to choose those perfect looking durian. Instead looks for the distorted or “cacat” looking durian.

Better still, bring own continer and ask them to open it on the spot. Bring away the good one and leave behind the bad one

By: manglish

manglish — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:10:32 +0000

hahahahahha and I shall remember all those tricks…:)

By: sarawakiana

sarawakiana — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:42:29 +0000

I come from an era where durians were judged by the tree (from Kampong Nangka or Sg. Bidut) and we would even know which tree in the Kampong…We based our purchses on trust. And this was honoured.

The durians were never wrong.

Our durians belonged to the sallers or middlemen and sometimes we were told that one particular tree had been total “ta pao” by a tycoon. So no chance to eat that.

Later when timber money came in no one could eat and buy durians in this way any more. All the good durian trees were booked.

Then development came in and the durian trees of Kampong Nangka made way for housing…..Population explosded and durians came from all over the place now…

I always felt good when my dad took us to the kampong to buy durians freshly fallen from the trees…

those were the days when you get real value for money…like I said…you even could thank the trees for giving you the durians…

I have been cheated in Kuching …at 40 ringgit per fruit….I should have been wiser…and asked about the tree and the kampong…hahahaha.

By: SJ

SJ — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:51:38 +0000

how i wish i could attend such nice festival A smile from SJ =)

By: Sidney

Sidney — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:25:45 +0000

Very interesting…I had no clue how to chose a good durian…no after reading your post…I feel like an expert!

By: ayie

ayie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:02:57 +0000

another durian post? I bet only me complaining coz I cn’t eat it! haha

By: annant

annant — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:20:17 +0000

i only know how to mum durian!