{"id":20159,"date":"2024-06-21T07:33:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20159"},"modified":"2024-06-21T07:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:33:14","slug":"durian-pizza-its-ba-aack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20159","title":{"rendered":"Durian Pizza: It\u2019s Ba-aack!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few years ago, I wrote an article for Edible Queens Magazine about durian pizza at Flushing\u2019s C Fruit Life on Roosevelt Ave; you can read it here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sadly, like all good things, it came to an end, leaving us fusion-dessert aficionados out in the cold with only Chinese-American durian ice cream to assuage our dispirited souls.<\/p>\n

Happily, on a recent exploration of some new stalls in Flushing\u2019s New York Food Court, I rediscovered durian pizza at D.T Restaurant.
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Durian\u2019s flavor is complex and delicious, not overly sweet, but definitely tropical, the texture so rich and creamy that I call durian the fruit that makes its own custard. Pizza in its many guises is a crossover phenomenon itself \u2013 neither entirely Italian nor American \u2013 so introducing a Southeast Asian element is fair play. If one can top pizza with pineapple, why not durian?<\/p>\n

Do durian and pizza play well with each other? Most assuredly. I detected no daunting smell \u2013 as a matter of fact, the aroma is rather appealing \u2013 I experience only the inimitable ambrosial flavor. After all, it\u2019s warm bread, delectable fruit and beautifully blistered melted cheese. What\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n

Now, I understand that you might be hesitant about buying a whole one just so you can try a slice. No worries. I have a solution for you. Simply join me on my \u201cSnacking in Flushing \u2013 The Best of the Best\u201d ethnojunket<\/a> and you can have as much or as little as you\u2019d like along with a host of other delectable tasty treats.<\/p>\n

Hope to see you soon!
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