Where can I buy a durian?!


Question: Where can I buy a durian!?
I live near an Asian market!. Do all Asian markets sell durians!? Only a few!? A lot!? If it turns out the Asian market doesn't sell a durian, does anybody know of an online store that would allow me to order a few fresh durians (verus in bulk)!? I am a raw foodist so lots of raw foodists really love them but then there's also alot of people that hate them!. I know many think the smell is terrible but I want to see what all this hooplah is about durian!. Thanks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Correct they are quite pungent, I am a former chef from Canada and worked in Asia, more specifically Singapore, and in North America they will freeze them to lower the aroma in hot weather, I live in Toronto Canada and buy them here in the summertime, you can buy a durian paste, there not processed in cans, so I would check with the markets you mentioned and in the next few weeks they may be available, like fresh lychee they are a seasonal thing!.

Here in Toronto, I get a bubble tea from a Vietnamese Bubble tea shop flavoured with durian, but be cautioned if you have never had it the first time is an experience, a bit like eating a piece of very ripe cantelope wrapped in a old sock with a soiled diaper near by, and in the hot weather, you will know if there selling them at the store you mention for sure, I can smell them here in Toronto a block away, and we get up over 90 d F and humidity here is alway a 100% and makes it feel like 100+!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I ordered a durian shake or smoothie in the Philippines and the people I was with warned me it would make my blood pressure go up!. I drank it anyway and didn't have a heart attack!. It tasted pretty good!. I've seen them in the Asian grocery store here in Texas!. I think they are seasonal!. I've also seen them canned!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because of the smell, I believe they are heavily restricted for sale fresh in the US!. Some really good Asian markets may carry the fruit frozen but finding a raw one is going to be difficult!. I would consult the Asian markets in your area!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

They have them fresh in a shop on Grand St!. in Chinatown, NYC!. You can smell them a block away in the summer!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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