Durian

• July
• 30

8:06 pm Fruits

Yes, tonight we ate durian.

I think the last time I ate durian was few months back, at home in Kedah. During that time, my parents visited us, and my Bapak (he is my step-father) just so happen to buy some durian before visiting, and so they bought it over.

Me and my Mom made some pulut to be eaten with santan and durian, and also some kuah durian, eaten with lacy crepes (roti jala). I had never eaten crepes with kuah durian, but it was so yummy.

Did I mention that I had not eaten durian prior to last durian season? Yes. I had not eaten durian since I was pregnant with Pumpkin. That meant that I could not eat durian nor could I even smell it for I would start to puke. I am not kidding, and it was not funny. The drought passed, and now I am one happy durian-eating camper! *lol*

These photos were taken sometimes last year, not the durian that we ate tonight. Tonight we ate really fresh durian kampong, it was quite delicious and frangrant. I would usually would prefer durian from Balik Pulau, durian kunyit or they are also called durian ganja (for the very thin seed inside the pulpy flesh, akin to rambutan ganja.). Those durian kunyit are so delicious, creamy and slightly bitter, which I really like. Very fragrant, too, that you have to air your car afterwards for the aroma lingers.

I am not familiar with durian products, but I know that people made these durian into dodol. I don’t really favor dodol, durian flavored or not, so I am not sure how it would taste like. Dodol durian is this concoction, made from cooking durian and some other food items for a long while, until it turned stiff and quite chewy. It is quite sweet, too. But like I said, I don’t even eat the regular dodol, I doubt I would buy the durian dodol, you know? Nothing wrong with them, just a personal preference, you see.

Below are couple of items that are made from durian, durian chips and durian candies. I have encountered these couple of items when I shop at the oriental stores, but I was not curious enough to buy them. So I could not vouch whether they are good, of if the aroma would start to waft up when you opened up the package. The packaging is interesting, though, don’t you think?