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I get to try durian!
Posted on 7/15/19 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 7/15/19 at 10:48 pm
I have a friend who has a whole durian and I'm going to get to try the infamous fruit in all its glory. Is it as bad as its reputation and what other infamous foods have you guys tried?
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Posted on 7/15/19 at 10:57 pm to TigerstuckinMS
I wouldn't say that I've tried anything quite that bad but I had "bitter melon" at an Asian fusion restaurant once (I say that, they just couldn't figure out what country's cuisine they wanted to represent) and I'll have to say I thought it was pretty disgusting.
Posted on 7/15/19 at 11:02 pm to TigerstuckinMS
it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be, tastes like a ripe cheese with the texture of custard
Posted on 7/15/19 at 11:33 pm to TigerstuckinMS
I tried it at an Asian farmers market once. Not sure if it was ripe or not, but the guy assured me this was how it was supposed to be. They texture was worse than the taste. IMO, Taste > Smell = Texture. The smell was overwhelming (image fermented body odor if you can 
) but the texture was a creaminess I never wish to experience again. Needless to say, I didn’t buy one.
Good luck, and don’t bring any home with you
) but the texture was a creaminess I never wish to experience again. Needless to say, I didn’t buy one. Good luck, and don’t bring any home with you
Posted on 7/16/19 at 12:08 am to TigerstuckinMS
I've heard it described as the most disgusting thing they've smelled/eaten.
So that's something.
But hey, next up, you can try some Surströmming or Hákarl.
So that's something.
But hey, next up, you can try some Surströmming or Hákarl.
This post was edited on 7/16/19 at 12:11 am
Posted on 7/16/19 at 1:09 am to Powerman
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I had "bitter melon" at an Asian fusion restaurant once
Bitter melon is an acquired taste. It goes from awful to tolerable after just a couple of meals. My wife is Chinese and she grows bitter melon in our garden. We are looking forward to fresh bitter melon later this week.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 2:11 am to TigerstuckinMS
I've eaten it in Singapore. It smelled like turpentine when they cut it. It tasted like it smelled. It wasn't bad but not something I'd buy.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 11:04 am to TigerstuckinMS
I ate a piece and thought is was very good. My buddy even got me a bag of durian candy from Asia and I ate them all, and I don't eat candy.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 12:12 pm to Caplewood
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tastes like a ripe cheese with the texture of custard
I like both of those things!
I'll be sure to report back once the deed is done.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 12:37 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Zimmern absolutely hates it. I'd try it though.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 12:40 pm to LSUlefty
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Zimmern absolutely hates it. I'd try it though.
A rare thing for him. I recall Bourdain loved it
Posted on 7/16/19 at 1:07 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Icelandic Hákarl (Fermented Shark).
This is what death and eternal hell tastes like.
This is what death and eternal hell tastes like.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 1:21 pm to VeniVidiVici
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Icelandic Hákarl (Fermented Shark)
I wish Travel Channel would replay more old Bourdain shows than ghost show garbage. Bourdain's trip to Iceland was one of the funniest
Posted on 7/16/19 at 1:28 pm to jlnoles79
Zimmern didn't like the shark either. Also the rotted salmon heads from Alaska and Lutefisk from Minnesota.
This post was edited on 7/16/19 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 7/16/19 at 2:59 pm to LSUlefty
What was the stuff in the bulging cans that hissed and sprayed fish juice everywhere when opened?
I don't know if I could try that.
I don't know if I could try that.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 3:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 7/16/19 at 3:06 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Tastes like what acetone smells like.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 3:21 pm to TigerstuckinMS
I had it in Thailand. The initial taste and texture is like a thick vanilla custard. Actually pretty good. The after taste is what will get you. Too strong for me, but I could definitely see how it could be an acquired taste.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 7:45 pm to juice4lsu
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The initial taste and texture is like a thick vanilla custard. Actually pretty good. The after taste is what will get you. Too strong for me, but I could definitely see how it could be an acquired taste.
I agree. It wasn't absolutely horrible, IMO, but I'm not going out of my way to eat it again either. It tasted kind of like a fermented cantaloupe with a custardy texture to me.
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:18 pm to TigerstuckinMS
The smell is worse than the taste IMO. And neither are that bad... just kinda strong. I think what throws westerners off is it starts to smell/taste rotten, but the smell/taste finishes clean. Kind of like the different between good fishy and bad fishy.
Idk, hope you enjoy. The grossest part to me is the way it looks.... raw chicken
Idk, hope you enjoy. The grossest part to me is the way it looks.... raw chicken
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