Had this in Malaysia. I had to eat it outside for obvious reasons. So good. You either love it or hate it.

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        Thank you for coming by my DIY class, you aced it with minimal bandages!

        I’ll see my way out…

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        The letter J wasn’t even invented until the year 1524 AD. Therefore, logically speaking, I do not believe in Jesus. Now if they speak and write original Hebrew, maybe I might pay more attention, but they done chopped the language up so much that I don’t even have any clue what the original names of January, June and July were.

        Anyways, I talk shit sometimes, but no, I didn’t actually circumcise myself. Who invented that idea anyways?

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    I actually don’t mind the way durian tastes, but I find the smell to be off-putting enough that the whole experience is ruined for me

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    Glad you like it, i never had one because the price is not peasant friendly 😅

    Have you tried the other variant?

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    I do like durians. I’ve also never had issues with the smell. After learning how many people don’t like the smell, I do notice that the smell does linger for quite some time

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    I hoped durian would be one of those tastes better than it smells foods, but unfortunately to me it tastes exactly like it smells.

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      To me the taste is fine, but you can’t eat it without also smelling it so you’re eating tasty fruit while smelling rotting corpse. When I smell a rotting corpse I don’t want to eat fruit, or anything really.

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        For many (most ?) people who learn to like durian, a switch happens inside the brain, and the smell becomes appetizing. The first few times I encountered durian, I thought the smell was vile - but I’ve become a durian lover eventually, and they smell delicious to me now.

        Funny enough I also like stinky cheeses, but still find them stinky (even though I like the taste) - for some reason it’s different with fruit.

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          I love stinky cheese and I love the smell. I also love every fruit I’ve ever tasted, but the smell of durian never changed for me.

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      I had my first durian at 35, and it has become one of my favorite things ever.

      I’ve managed to convert at least one person as well - friend of mine (we were mid 40s at the time) didn’t like it at first, but the second time he came around, and now loves it as well.

      Sometimes I order the unique varieties from Year of the Durian - the diversity of durian flavors is mind blowing honestly, it’s not all Monthong or Musang King, there are some crazy durians out there.