People ask me this more than any other durian question, usually right after someone forwards them a scary article. The short version: the flesh you scoop
A durian smoothie is the fastest way I know to turn a skeptic into someone who will at least tolerate the king of fruits. Blending tames the smell, the
The durian tree (Durio zibethinus) spends most of the year giving no sign it will ever bloom, then sets its whole reproductive schedule in motion over
Small durian means two very different things, and the difference decides whether you should worry. A tree that keeps turning out tiny, lopsided fruit has
Cut open almost any durian and the flesh inside glows some shade of yellow, from pale butter to deep gold. That color is the durian norm, and its exact
Durian is the one fruit where your instincts lie to you. The smell that would tell you any other fruit had rotted, strong and a little funky, is exactly
Put a durian and a lychee side by side and you would never guess they both count as prized Asian fruit. One is a spiky giant that can weigh three kilograms
Most durians sold outside the tropics arrive firm, cut a few days early so they survive the trip, and a firm durian is not ready to eat.
A durian is only as good as the moment you open it, and most people meet the fruit at the wrong moment. I grow durian under glass here in San Diego and
My greenhouse in San Diego runs at 82 F and 80 percent humidity year round, which is the only way Durio zibethinus survives this far from the equator.