Talk about Durian

[balancing-act]

Love love durian, and all I've had is the frozen. I can only imagine the real deal. Very fatty, nourishing, but not too overwhelming like avocado can be- if I had only one fruit to live on, it would probably have to be durian.

[PaleoPhil]

Why do you consider avocado overwhelming? I consider it bland, forgettable mush that is little more than a nice base for my raw fermented honey.

Avocado on its own is mediocre. Combined with raw fermented honey, it becomes one of the world's most sublime foods (though for some odd reason the avocado has ill effects on my, whereas the honey seems to provide me with some benefits).

[goodsamaritan]

Why do you consider avocado overwhelming? I consider it bland, forgettable mush that is little more than a nice base for my raw fermented honey.

Avocado on its own is mediocre. Combined with raw fermented honey, it becomes one of the world's most sublime foods (though for some odd reason the avocado has ill effects on my, whereas the honey seems to provide me with some benefits).

Again, it depends on the variety and quality of the avocado.
The "lagkitan" variety of avocado in our markets is the very good variety.

[cherimoya_kid]

Why do you consider avocado overwhelming? I consider it bland, forgettable mush...

Avocado on its own is mediocre.

You've never had tree-ripened, high-brix avocado.  Believe me, it's amazing. The difference is as big as the difference between frozen grain-fed beef muscle meat and fresh wild deer heart.

[PaleoPhil]

Oh well, I can only buy (or hunt/gather) what's available to me, of which I generally buy the best and I wait until the avocados are at their peak goodness before indulging in them (and if I wait too long, they become fibrous and nasty). Inland New England in winter is not the best place for buying the absolute-best tropical fruits.

[goodsamaritan]

Oh well, I can only buy (or hunt/gather) what's available to me, of which I generally buy the best and I wait until the avocados are at their peak goodness before indulging in them (and if I wait too long, they become fibrous and nasty). Inland New England in winter is not the best place for buying the absolute-best tropical fruits.

It's just a location thing.

You can't get great tropical fruits.

I can't get wild buffalo, or wild deer, or wild rabbit, or wild elk.
But I got tons of wild sea food.

[PaleoPhil]

True, true, GS. Thank you for helping us to focus on the positives.

[TylerDurden]

It's just a location thing.

You can't get great tropical fruits.

I can't get wild buffalo, or wild deer, or wild rabbit, or wild elk.
But I got tons of wild sea food.

  Wild rabbit is rubbish in taste, and too lean. Wild hare is a lot better re taste.

[goodsamaritan]

Durian Nutrition: Durian Festival in Calinan, Davao, Philippines (March 10, 2012)

We were ultra lucky today. We first went to the Philippine Eagle sanctuary in the early afternoon. Then on the way home we had heard about this festival from the durian truckers we bought durian from. And just in time... they were at the closing part of the durian festival and they were giving away and opening free durian for everybody! All you can eat right there on the spot, no take homes. Awesome! Durian tastes better when it's free! Click link below to see pics!

http://www.myhealthblog.org/2012/03/11/durian-health-benefits-durian-festival-in-calinan/

[goodsamaritan]

I went to a durian specialty restaurant owned by a durian farmer.

Called D'Farmer's Market in Davao City.

In his restaurant he has banners that show off the durian varieties he carries:

- Swarscott
- Puyat
- Cob White
- Chanee
- Canyao
- Arancillo

I know there is a "Native" variety, I wonder which one it is.

I bought 9+ kilos worth of various frozen durian from his restaurant and they packed it in a Styrofoam container so I could check it in the plane as baggage.

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Farmer name is: Larry B. Miculob
Cell phone: +63-917-7005408
Director / Treasurer of Mindanao Fruit Industry Development Council
Address is:
Pryce Road, Bajada, Davao City, Philippines
Telephone +63-82-225-4561

[goodsamaritan]

In the D'Farmer's Market durian restaurant, he had a banner that states the nutritional facts of 1 variety of durian they had analyzed.

This does not represent the nutritional facts of other varieties of durian.  This is just 1.

[goodsamaritan]

See how durian crazy these people of Davao are!
I went on a motorcycle tour of Samal Island and chanced upon a dairy farm.
They produced DURIAN MILK!

(It's pasteurized... bummer.)

Google MAP pinpointing where the Dairy Farm is located: http://m.google.com/u/m/xTvbem

[goodsamaritan]

This was a first for me to see a Durian Tree with fruit on it.

[cherimoya_kid]

Awesome, man.

[DopeDivinity]

I love Durian. I just had some earlier today... 2 1/2lb logs of flesh, frozen, in a plastic box.

I've had it once, in whole form, albeit still prefrozen.

I would love to try it fresh... I would love to have as many as pictured in the first post! When I was eating it earlier, I was thinking... damn this is the Perfect Food.

[cherimoya_kid]

I love Durian. I just had some earlier today... 2 1/2lb logs of flesh, frozen, in a plastic box.

I've had it once, in whole form, albeit still prefrozen.

I would love to try it fresh... I would love to have as many as pictured in the first post! When I was eating it earlier, I was thinking... damn this is the Perfect Food.

You can get a fresh one for about $80 bucks, including shipping, by mail order.  Or, you can travel to San Diego, and get them fresh for about $25 each.  Fresh ones are unforgettable.

[DopeDivinity]

Wow, one of those routes I need to take. I've never really traveled much... going to San Diego would be awesome for a multitude of reasons! The CraftBeer scene comes to mind.