• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    22 hours ago

    My own perception of the durian’s aroma is of a toddler’s full diaper mixed with a splash of kerosene. I’m the type who tries almost anything once, and so I tasted durian when it was offered to me, and it has a wonderful, complex flavor.

    For those who are more squeamish, there’s always jackfruit.

    • Ann Archy@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      I just don’t understand this and am beginning to wonder if it’s one of those “can smell asparagus in pee” sort of phenomena, because while clearly an unpleasant smell, I have never got the extreme comparisons to sewage and shit. It’s not a nice smell but it’s just nowhere near as disgusting to me as people make it out to be.

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      20 hours ago

      I find jackfruit to be always disappointing. I don’t know what I’m expecting, but I want more from it.

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        9 hours ago

        I’ve had it when its plain and meh, and I’ve had a chef marinade it and batter/bread it like is crisoy chicken and it was amazing