Smells like sewerage (which is why they’re banned in most hotels, planes, transit and enclosed spaces where they’re common), tastes like a fancy dessert. It’s a complex flavour that’s honestly unique, and they don’t all taste the same - various sub-varieties exist.
To me the most consistent flavour of them is a very creamy mild honeydew-melon and vanilla flavour, with a dash of banana. Very pleasantly floral and generally quite sweet.
Given that description you’d think I’d love them but I actually can’t stand the smell and look (bro the fruit flesh looks like yellow turds), I’ve only ever eaten them under duress haha.
I’ve only had it once or twice. It kind of resembles a mango and a banana mixed in flavor. Maybe like 75% mango and 25% banana. I was quite fond of it, but unfortunately the stickiness afterwards was quite unpleasant and never came off no matter how much I washed.
Has anyone here eaten durian? Is it more tolerable than the stories say?
Smells like sewerage (which is why they’re banned in most hotels, planes, transit and enclosed spaces where they’re common), tastes like a fancy dessert. It’s a complex flavour that’s honestly unique, and they don’t all taste the same - various sub-varieties exist.
To me the most consistent flavour of them is a very creamy mild honeydew-melon and vanilla flavour, with a dash of banana. Very pleasantly floral and generally quite sweet.
Given that description you’d think I’d love them but I actually can’t stand the smell and look (bro the fruit flesh looks like yellow turds), I’ve only ever eaten them under duress haha.
Smells bad, tastes good!
Just extrapolating, I’m guessing starchy and umami?
I’m bad at describing flavours but like a sweet/vanilla/pear custard that reeks a bit in the good/bad way stinky tofu smells?
I also would throw in a bit of sweet onion flavour or something like that
I’ve only had it once or twice. It kind of resembles a mango and a banana mixed in flavor. Maybe like 75% mango and 25% banana. I was quite fond of it, but unfortunately the stickiness afterwards was quite unpleasant and never came off no matter how much I washed.
This makes it sound like a durian smoothie would be great, but also I don’t think I could handle the smell.