Blog Post #1: Tips on choosing the best durians
Not choosing a good quality durian can ruin your entire experience and impression of the goodness of durians. These are some ways which can help you in making a better choice when purchasing durians.
Shape and husk of durian
First and foremost, look out for the shape and the husk of the durian. Usually, oddly shaped durians are of inferior quality which may also affect its taste. They are likely to have lesser chambers which means fewer durian flesh to eat. Check the husk of the durian for holes and signs of rotting which may mean that the durian may be eaten by an animal or infected by parasites.
Here are examples of varying shapes of durian
Smell of the durian
Be sure to smell along the indentations of the durian where it is closest to the flesh. If it's ripe, a strong fresh durian smell can be detected. Otherwise, the unripe ones will give off a raw durian smell. Refrain from smelling the bottom of the husk as it is the thickest part of the durian. Dishonest durian sellers may attempt to unload these unripe durians to you, and this can help you in preventing it.
Blog Post #2: Fresh durians vs frozen durians
Some people may wonder between a fresh durian or a frozen and packaged durian which durian taste better. We have tried it and we are going to give you our thoughts on this. So firstly, a we consider a fresh durian as a whole durian that has not been de-husked and bought within 2 days of being picked. Frozen durian are nicely packaged durian flesh that is frozen for future use especially for sale not during the durian season.
Well for frozen durian, much of the strong smell is entirely lost, and the durian seems to lose much of its taste and pungency after it has been frozen, however the texture of the durian flesh stays the same. Compared to a freshly de-husked durian which still has the pungent smell and durian taste we all love, the fresh one is hands down the best durian out of the two. If you are interested you can read more at this article: Is frozen durian any good?