Welcome to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! Each day in April (except Sundays) I’ll be posting about unusual and exotic foods.
It looks pretty, doesn’t it? This Asian fruit is known more for its stench than anything else. Food writer Richard Sterling has described the smell of durian as “turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away.” Enticing!
So smelly they’re actually banned on Singapore’s mass transit system, durians are nonetheless considered a “superfruit.” The durian is rich in iron, vitmain C, and potassium. A small durian contains 23 grams of dietary fiber (pretty much what you need in a day). But don’t rush out to gorge on durians. In 2010, a Malaysian politician was rushed to the hospital after he complained of breathlessness and dizziness. Seems he’d gone overboard on durians.
So, would you eat a durian?
Martha Reynolds Writes 
While I’ve never actually seen a durian, I don’t think I could eat anything that had that intense a negative smell. Weekends In Maine
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“I would not eat them on a boat. I would not eat them with a goat……I do not like green eggs and Ham…..I do not like them, Sam, I am! ”
Martha, I would not eat most of these things in the posts, but I love reading about them in your blog! I cant wait to see what’s next.
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No, I try not to eat anything that smells like gym socks. 🥴
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Someone should figure out a way to process this as a supplement. I might swallow a tablet.
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Good for you, Trisha! I don’t think I could stomach it.
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Hmmm first- how does one “peel” it? Then the stench would probably make me hurl the fruit out of scent range! Your blog posts are a riot besides being educational! I reckon you had fun with this!
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I think you cut it and scoop out the insides? Not sure, and I guess I’ll never know, because I’m not about to try it, Kathy! And yes, I did have fun with this theme, even as I found myself gagging from time to time. At least I didn’t have to do any real-time taste tests!
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The smell part might be a bit to get past, but I think I’d give this one a try anyway. At least one bite.
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I’d give it a go. But I doubt it’s turning up here in the UK any time soon.
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Not here in the US, either, Julie. I’m not sure I could get past that smell.
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Dietary fiber? Isn’t that is why I am supposed to eat kale? Or not. Not likely to try this either.
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Hahaha! Hope there’s one thing in this list that intrigues you, Denise!
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Negative Nellie here. You’re 4 for 4 that I would not eat. Next you’ll be serving snake.
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That would be way down the alphabet, Nancy!
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I’ll stick with other common fruits and berries! I’ll eat more to get the extra vitamins 😉
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Smell is so important. I think I would pass on this one. LOL.
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Nope! In French polynesia we had this kind of fruit, pretty but the smell was just like…vomit. So, no.
D is for Denim
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I think I will have to say no. Every time I visit an Asian country I think I will but I don’t. They are even in our supermarket now but I can’t bring myself to. I was told it was like “eating custard while sitting on the toilet”. No…
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Ugh!
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