Comment on Durian supremacy

Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• 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.

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• shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Smells bad, tastes good!

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  • Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just extrapolating, I’m guessing starchy and umami?

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    • 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?

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      • ThoGot@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I also would throw in a bit of sweet onion flavour or something like that

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• 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.

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  • 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.

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