Our newest McFlurry from McDonald's

 

 

 

 

Regarded by many people in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is known for it’s strong pungent odor.  

The fruit has a very distinct odor that is strong and penetrating even when the shell is intact.  We have not tasted it yet, but we have come to recognize the smell.  You can identify it a mile away.  It truly is hard to describe ... a sweet, gross, stinky smell like a very overripe piece of fruit or leaking gas.

Many people love it and say it has a smell similar to almonds.  Other people would say it smells like rotten onions, turpentine, raw sewage, or smelly socks.  I have seen the taste described as gasoline with bananas, vanilla pudding with onions, or something between a rotting carcass and blue cheese.

Because of the smell, it is banned from many hotels and most public transportation in Southeast Asia.  We have signs all over our metro that say "no durian allowed".

Surprisingly, it can be very expensive.  There are many different types, so you really need to "know your durian" before buying.

So who wants to get a Durian McFlurry with me?  Yummy!

 

Comments

[bobbie]

Ummm... I think I'll leave this one to you! But thanks for thinking of me!
;-)))

[William Carter]

I am a TOTAL durian fanatic - next time we are in Singapore, this is a must! Awesome!

[hibicus]

best fruit in the world. Unfortunately I wont get a chance to buy this as I am not living in France.

[B.]

I cut one of these fruits open once and I swear as soon as the smell hit the prevailing winds, a dog was barking and salivating in the distance. Gnarly fruit indeed.

[Herp]

That seems like a posh McFlurry, albeit one that smells like corpses.

Most McFlurries served nowadays are just ice cream with sprinkles, mixins don't even go down an inch or two into the ice cream.