{"id":14402,"date":"2021-06-26T12:22:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=14402"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:23:41","slug":"its-durian-day-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=14402","title":{"rendered":"It’s Durian Day! (Or Not…)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Durian happens to be one of my favorite fruits, and while June 26 isn\u2019t officially Durian Day, I agree with Fly FM, an English-language radio station based in Malaysia, that it should be.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably heard the oft-quoted aphorism about it, \u201cTastes like heaven, smells like hell\u201d but if you\u2019ve never sampled durian, you might discover that you actually like it; a number of folks I\u2019ve introduced it to on ethnojunkets<\/a> have experienced that epiphany. There are gateway durian goodies too, like sweet durian pizza (see below), durian ice cream, candies, and freeze dried snacks and they\u2019re all acceptable entry points as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n

Here’s a post from the past, Durian\u2019s Best Kept Secret,<\/em><\/a> that recounts the story of a little known venue in Brooklyn where an assortment of durian cultivars can be purchased and enjoyed \u2013 and I did both, of course.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd a while back, it was my pleasure and privilege to write this piece, Durian Pizza in Flushing,<\/em><\/a> for Edible Queens Magazine.<\/p>\n

Happy Durian Day! \ud83e\udd1e
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