A Traveller's Tale: The King of Fruit

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Barely had we walked an hour up the tarred road when we came across a little makeshift stall selling durians. Durian, the spiky, football-sized fruit of South East Asia, is often pissed off by Westerners because of its unique odor. The fruit had only been known to them less than 1000 years, 600 years according to Wikipedia and the British naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace described its flesh as a rich custard highly flavoured with almonds. Asians who knew the fruit earlier and longer, however, revered it as the king of fruit and the fruit is very much sought after. My friends and I decided to buy one and we had a delightful time devouring it! A lady there had then told us that it would be a long walk up to the peak and it would probably be nightfall when we reached there. We decided then to take a van up Gunung Jerai. It cost us RM 10 per person. In life, I suppose you pick up delightful things on the way!

A makeshift stall selling durians...



The King of Fruits...
Finding delights in the King of Fruits...


Comments

Liudmila said…
Here you can see paesants selling their fruits and vegetables on similar banks. It's incredible thing, you eat. I've never heared before about it.
July 21, 2008 at 11:18 AM
footiam said…
The Durian? It is a seasonal fruit. Presently, it is in season. Lots of it to go around. The people here love it. Even the squirrels. They will make a hole through the thick spiky skin and steal some of the yummy flesh inside.
July 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM
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