Why most of the peoples don't like to eat the King of Fruits "DURIAN" ?

Question

May be they do not there to try it, or this can be the challenge in the fear factor games.....!

Answer 1

Ooh ! I've read all the answers and I'll like to share with you all that the best King Of Fruits is still "DURIAN", I've been taken it since I'm a child.
You can get the best durian in the whole Island & Town of Penang Island, Malaysia. Which I borned in this island and i can assure you that among the southeast asia and my country in Malaysia, I only chosen the best durian is in Penang Island. (not all the durian trees provide the best taste, but the selective and with good farming care farm will provide the good fruits).
In also due to the location in the island which durian growed at the mountain and wind blowed surround by the sea water.
The fruits season you only can get is between Jun & July and partially in December each year.
Our Government sector also having the yearly durian festival with competition for the year "King of fruits".
Due to the unusual flavour and odour of the fruit have prompted many people to search for an accurate description, the taste range from sweet to bitter and some with heavy liquad with widely sharped edges at the surface by views expressed, ranging from highly range to lower range of quality. Some with branded champion name as Red Prawn, Hor Low D2, D16, D24 and etc.
Its odor is best described as unexpected favours, which if you seriously enjoy the tastes, you will want to try another one,
and it can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, supermarkets, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia."
Be sure once you taken the durian, do not IMMEDIATE comsume any heavy alcohol, Guiness stouts, Red wine or other related drink with highly alcohol or other chinese boiled herb for vitality, cause it will damage your body function to death, due to undigestion. You only can have it at the next following day after the durian digestion.
The best part of durian is when the lady is on confinement, or people is weak vitality, the fruits can boost up the vitality health.
As the price range of durian is depend on the quality type of the fruits, the branded is cost RM 10 to RM 100 each, (Converted to USD 1 = RM3.30 to RM3.80) and the normal range is only cost you RM 1 to RM 8 each, depend on the size of durian.
The durian tree can only start growed the fruits at 5 / 8 years and above and can reach the ages at 400 to 500 over years, and the olded tree normally will provide the better taste of fruits.
Normally when the Durian fruit season growed, it will also come with other season fruits, like Rambutan in sweet, red and hairy surface, Manggis in sweet and dark red surface, Cempedak in sweet and smelly taste in yellow surface and others like Langsat, Bastand and others which you can't expect the price range is very cheap and really nice to eat.
Normally the fruits will also export and send by one big cargo to oversea country like Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Philipine, Japan and other neigboured country.
The price range example for Manggis per pce in local is about RM 0.20 cents and selling at RM10 in oversea !!!
The Rambutan at 100 pieces at RM5 and selling at RM100 in oversea !!! Very Good margin right, do welcome to my country Malaysia to enjoy the King Of Fruits during the fruitful season.

Answer 2

To me, the durian is definitely an acquired taste, many of us who haven't grown up with it have a hard time giving it a chance because of its stinky first impression... The only way I can describe the smell/taste is that it's like sweet gasoline. The sharp, fowl odor slapping you across the face is a cure for most people from wanting to try it. The flavor isn't as bad as the smell, but it's too different for me to ever have again.

Quick story: My aunt had gone into a Vietnamese grocery store (in the U.S.) and brought one to the cashier to purchase. The sales person said, "No, this is not for you!" "No," my aunt said, "I'd like to buy it." After several minutes of arguing with the worker, he finally gave in and said, "Okay, but no bring back!!" And try ordering it from a menu at an Asian restaurant, they say, "Sorry, this is not for Americans". Maybe it'd be a different story if it was grown and sold in the U.S...? Maybe not... :s

Answer 3

The unusual flavour and odour of the fruit have prompted many people to search for an accurate description, with widely divergent and passionate views expressed, ranging from highly appreciative to deep disgust.

Travel and food writer Richard Sterling says:

“ ... its odor is best described as pig-sh*t, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia."

Other comparisons have been made with the civet, sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray, and used surgical swabs. The wide range of descriptions for the odour of durian may have a great deal to do with the wide variability of durian odour itself. Durians from different species or clones can have significantly different aromas; for example, red durian has a deep caramel flavour with a turpentine odour, while red-fleshed durian emits a fragrance of roasted almonds. The degree of ripeness has a great effect on the flavour as well. Three scientific analyses of the composition of durian aroma — from 1972, 1980, and 1995 — each found a different mix of volatile compounds, including esters, ketones and many different organosulfur compounds, with no agreement on which may be primarily responsible for the distinctive odour.

This strong odour can be detected half a mile away by animals, thus luring them. In addition, the fruit is extremely appetising to a variety of animals, from squirrels to mouse deer, pigs, orangutan, elephants, and even carnivorous tigers. While some of these animals eat the fruit and dispose of the seed under the parent plant, others swallow the seed with the fruit and then transport it some distance before excreting, with the seed being dispersed as the result.[19] The thorny armored covering of the fruit may have evolved because it discourages smaller animals, since larger animals are more likely to transport the seeds far from the parent tree.[20]

Answer 4

The main reason is, it smells like poo, or maybe roting flesh. Also because it more commonly found in Asia. Just a guess. But is has creamy texture not bad to eat if you can get over the smell. Most restaurants and hotels in Asia will not allow it in the kitchen because of the smell.

Answer 5

Durians stink and taste even worse... that's my experience with them.

Answer 6

My doctor told me about this years ago saying it was very good for you and tasted lovely only he said the smell was awful so maybe that's why. I've never tried it or have never seen it, I think it's expensive.

Answer 7

Tried it in Thailand - the smell was enough to make you throw up and that leeched right into the fruit as far as I was concerned. So - no thanks.

Answer 8

Never had one, but those who have tell me that it tastes like heaven & smells like ****. Worrying isn't it?

Best I leave it there ...

Answer 9

It stinks.
if you have to throw up first
it just might not be worth eating
PS that is what I heard.

Answer 10

i like to eat DURIAN.