Smells bad, tastes good!
Comment on Durian supremacy
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Has anyone here eaten durian? Is it more tolerable than the stories say?
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Just extrapolating, I’m guessing starchy and umami?
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
I’m bad at describing flavours but like a sweet/vanilla/pear custard that reeks a bit in the good/bad way stinky tofu smells?
ThoGot@feddit.org 2 hours ago
I also would throw in a bit of sweet onion flavour or something like that
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
I’ve only had it once or twice. It kind of resembles a mango and a banana mixed in flavo. Maybe like 75% mango and 25% banana. I was quite fond of it, but unfortunately the stickiness afterwards was quite unpleasant and never came off no matter how much I washed.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 3 hours ago
This makes it sound like a durian smoothie would be great, but also I don’t think I could handle the smell.
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Smells like sewerage (which is why they’re banned in most hotels, planes, transit and enclosed spaces where they’re common), tastes like a fancy dessert. It’s a complex flavour that’s honestly unique, and they don’t all taste the same - various sub-varieties exist.
To me the most consistent flavour of them is a very creamy mild honeydew-melon and vanilla flavour, with a dash of banana. Very pleasantly floral and generally quite sweet.
Given that description you’d think I’d love them but I actually can’t stand the smell and look (bro the fruit flesh looks like yellow turds), I’ve only ever eaten them under duress haha.