Do you like durian by its scent or by its taste?

Question

Do you like durian by its scent or by its taste?

Answer 1

By taste, of course! It's an acquired taste..for those who are not used to it, it has a pungent toilet smell. But for those who like the fruit, it's really sweet and luscious. Try those dried durian candies if you can't stomach the real fruit.

Answer 2

Taste, the only way I could eat durian is by pinching my nose.

Answer 3

i love durian....by taste!!!.....durian is known as "king of fruits" in my country, the scent before eating is fine but just remember not to hang around a closed up room after you've eaten it or someone's gonna think there's a leak in the gas piping somewhere......

Answer 4

I like Durian exactly the way I have it every day, more than 4000 miles and across the Pacific Ocean.  That is the nastiest stuff I've ever had, and I even had the lightweight version (as an eclair with a Durian custard filling).

Answer 5

YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I don't like experiencing durian through any sense.  And most other people don't, either.  Even Andrew Zimmern, the host of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, hates durian.

Answer 7

hate both...

smells like sewage

taste like old green onions

Answer 8

i love durian.king of the fruits here in malaysia..i love both the taste and scent.without the special aroma, durian taste like nothing at all.hehe what can i say..most malaysian love durian..for foreigners,u have to be very brave to try our beloved durian..by the way, now is the durian season..can't wait to go to night market this weekend to buy some durian..yummy..for those who are adventerous enough,can come to malaysia and sample it fresh from the truck lol

Answer 9

wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole!

Answer 10

You have got to be kidding.  I guess the taste would be worse than the smell.  I might taste one at gunpoint.  For the uninitiated, a during is a rotten garlic smelling fruit.  It supposedly taste worse than it smells.  I have known several people who made the mistake of tasting one.  They all warned me never to make their mistake.

Answer 11

I think many Westerners already had their minds closed & senses blocked by the time they actually encountered a durian, due to myriad horror stories from friends & biased food critics. Their subconscious has already declared, "We already know it's horrible stuff, so Tongue & Nose you two know what to report to Brain!". It's really a fascinating study of the proven power of mind over matter.

Many democratically minded Westerners were surprised that the notorious smell & taste were not as bad as they had been led to believe, some in fact fell in love with durians to the amazement of locals (I personally know Caucasian couples where one loves it but the spouse hates it)! But such accounts are swept under the carpet as anomalies & freak experiences.

Bear in mind that durians are lousy travellers & any specimens found in Western countries merely reinforce the existing negative bias. Fresh durians in Asia are a world apart. Although the scent is more overwhelming, the creamy custardy flesh is a revelation. As some wags put it, it "smells like h**l but tastes like heaven". And durian products even convert durian haters, durian cream puffs & fudge/mousse cakes are bestsellers.

I think the issue is that Westerners, & those unused to robust smelling & tasting foods, like their fruits & food to be well-mannered & predictable. Safe & Sure is the motto. Fruits should gently invite consumers by their delicate scents to partake in a cultured manner. Instead, the durian blasts off the door of the nasal passage in a most unbecoming way. Hence the mindset that such uncouth violation of the senses means the barbarous durian gets a decisive thumbs-down & nose-up!