Durian, the stinkiest fruit in the world
Fruit is a food that cannot be missing from the diet of everyone in the world. All fruits have nutrients and vitamins that we need for our health and for us to eat them, nature is wise and has focused on making these foods look good on the outside and inside, so they are attractive to us and we eat them with taste… to be able to benefit from all its nutrients. But nature forgot to make one of all its fruits attractive, I mean Durian, the stinkiest fruit in the world.
If a fruit is stinky, the last thing we want is to eat it, we
won't even want to have it near us! We cannot eat a smelly or bad-looking
food, because our instinct will tell us that it is dangerous for our health
and that we may be putting ourselves in danger.
If you have walked through a market in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or
Singapore (among other cities), and have noticed an intense smell of dead
animals (although some say it smells more like excrement), surely you have
passed near a fruit stand where they sold the infamous durian. It is
actually infamous for unsuspecting tourists who have dared to try it,
because it is actually known throughout Southeast Asia as the king of
fruits.
How is this fruit so peculiar?
Some describe it as: 'It's like eating vanilla cream in an
outhouse, and its smell can be described as pig droppings, varnish and
onions, all mixed with a sweaty sock.'
The durian grows on trees known as durio and is found
throughout Southeast Asia, although it is a native fruit to Indonesia,
Malaysia and Brunei. It is an easy to recognize fruit, not only because of
its intense smell, but also because of its appearance. Of considerable size
(up to 30 cm long), it has an elongated or rounded shape and is covered with
spines. In fact, its name comes from the Malay "duri", which means thorn.
The flesh of the durian is fleshy and yellowish to orange in colour, with a
sweet taste, although it has an aroma that is difficult to bear.
People who want to eat it have to do so while holding their
breath because the stench is unbearable for some.
