Durian and jackfruit

Durian above, jackfruit below.

What do they taste like? Saw one at the store, contemplating buying one but they are pricey!

I've tried them. Little or no flavor and costly in the Northeast.

They look like they could kill someone if they fell from a tree and landed on your head.

Jackfruit is lovely and easy to like. The closest thing I can say it tastes like is... mango? But it's meatier. I'm lucky enough to live near a Vietnamese supermarket that sells the fruit itself, packaged and cut up already.

Durian is an entirely different beast.... it's definitely an acquired taste. The smell, most people agree, is awful! I've heard people compare the smell to, well, Cheryl's problem.... and the taste is creamy, with hints of garlic and chives. It's very strange!

Oh goody. A fruit that stinks like Cheryl's pussy. I'm sure all of the gays here will be all over that!

I've tried both, and, perhaps, they were bad examples, or underripe. I didn't think either had much flavor at all.

I love durian! Not sure I've ever had jackfruit.

Jackfruit is pretty mild and inoffensive and (oddly enough) sometimes used as a vegan meat substitute.

Durian is...let's just say the odor can fill a room. The only way I can think of to describe the taste is a bizarre mix of custard and onion. There are actually signs in Singapore telling people not to eat it on public transportation.

Durian smells like garbage and has a taste that's a bit like rotten garlic, although it's surprisingly good as an ingredient in other things, including ice cream.

First time I had durian was in ice cream, so no smell involved.

Here's some jackfruit for you R7

Durians especially the good varieties are very expensive.

Durian is actually OK if you get part the smell. It has a set custardy texture and flavour. Strangely some people find it a pleasant smell whereas to others its stnks or anything from turps to dung. It smells on the bad end of the spectrum to me and I only forced myself to try it out of curiosity. Jackfruit on tye otherhand smells and tastes like a comination of tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, banana) and is very pleasant.

I had a durian drink at a Polynesian restaurant and it tasted like cat pee smells.

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Not to change the subject, but what's the name of the fruit that is white inside and has a lot of little black seeds (like a Kiwi)?

[quote]Not to change the subject, but what's the name of the fruit that is white inside and has a lot of little black seeds (like a Kiwi)?

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Dragonfruit? ^^^ It looks more exotic than it tastes (bland)

Jackfruit is quite delicious. Sweet, but not cloying. I don't have a refined palate, so I'm not good for a more detailed description.

R19 Yeah, that's it -- thank you. I had it in a fruit bowl at a restaurant and couldn't remember what it was. (And, yes, it was bland.)

Mango-y is the closest I would describe jackfruit's taste to.. but it's meatier.

Vegetarians use it as a meat substitute sometimes, such as this one for jackfruit carnitas

I'm feeling VERY IGNORED here!!!!!

You haven't lived until you've had star apple.

R17 CUSTARD APPLE ?

Soursap rules! It even prevents/cures cancer [supposedly] In Hawaii it's called "sasalapa" but that's actually a Samoan word...go figure

Durian smells like a wet rank jockstrap but when you eat it it actually takes like a spicy, creamy, custard

Starfruit rocks, Mangosteen is meh, custard apple aka Atis is good. And yes for all it's exotic look, dragonfruit is kinda blah.

Fresh Jackfruit is plasticky. It is much better cooked. Durian is disgusting. Star fruit is very crisp. Rambutan, everybody likes rambutan.

Rambutans are like lychees. I bought a can of them years ago when I was making a recipe for curried rabbit. I had custard apple in India, but I understand it's common in South America as well.

Durians smells like days old vomit. The taste is similar to the smell, but surprisingly just slightly nausea inducing. Kind of custardy, and is actually pretty good in ice cream. I was once on a day trip in Malaysia and we stopped to buy some Durian. One guy belched after eating some and the heated up smell was so intense that we had to pull over and air out the car.

Jackfruit is better cooked in curries/stir-fries/soups etc.

My ex and I were visiting friends in Greece a few years ago. We brought along as a sort of joke a package of durian wafers. Our host told us later that when he opened the package the dog ran out of the room.

I hate papaya, which tastes like vomit to me.

Jessica Chastain convinces Jimmy Kimmel to try the durian fruit:

R31 I agree completely - papaya tastes exactly like foul vomit!!! I thought I was the only one...

Nothing beats the cherimoya, bitches!

Refrigerated cold, ripened and eaten with a spoon!

It is the fruit of Gods.

I've never figured out how to eat rambutan without getting some of the bark/husk off the seed

durian breath

I had never heard of Jessica Chastain before, but in that clip she is awesome!

I've heard good things about jackfruit, but I have fructose malabsorption issues. I assume it's a melon and therefore high in fructose. Blah.

Avoid durian at all costs. It's an abortion. Seriously.

Durian is dee-lish, you Philistine!

R37=Bryce Dallas Howard

Speaking of foul-smelling produce -- to me the absolute worst smell is when you have potatoes that have gone bad. Worse than diarrhea. Worse than durian. Worse than vomit. And it permeates your whole kitchen.

R38 is Jimmy kimmel . Lol

At our asian market you can buy durian pastries and I love them! My family and partner find them completely disgusting. The smell makes my sister retch.

So i would definitely say they are an acquired taste.

Durian tasted like sweaty socks to me.

tastes like pussy

[quote]durian breath

Well, smell you.

[quote]I had never heard of Jessica Chastain

She is much loved here at the Datalounge.

Durian is like sweet garlic custard soaking in a dirty sock filled with rancid truffle oil.

Immature jackfruit -- sold canned in water or brine, or frozen --is stringy and it doesn't taste like much of anything. It takes on the taste of whatever it's cooked in/with, hence its use in vegan carne asada, pulled pork, and crab cakes. Fresh and ripe, it tastes exactly like Juicy Fruit gum.

Enjoy some durian porn...

R48 wtf was that video?

Jackfruit is currently on sale in Southern California Asian markets

Ripe jackfruit is delicious but I can only eat s little of it. Too much makes me nauseous. It's cooked only when green and its bland and uninteresting.

Don't knock durian. Many dislike the smell but many are not offended by it. Like with armpit musk some love it some are turned off. I don't mind the smell though I don't like it. But I don't find it particularly tasty.

Rembutan. Ah, rembutan. (Not rambutan) Lovely fruit. Great to look at too. Southeast Asia has the most amazing fruit. Ladyboys are delicious too :)

Well if you think about it, walking into cheese shop is quite rank but bc people are used to and like eating the "smell" isn't so bad. Cheese smells like dirty feet to me.

are they hard to cut into?

R51 you're wrong. It's rambutan.

I stand corrected. Thanks

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One smells like unwashed ass and the other describes gays.

As a vegetarian I’ve really grown to liking Jackfruit as a protein substitute. Whole Foods sells shredded BBQ jackfruit and I use it to make pulled “pork” sandwiches. I’ve never had ripe, sweet jackfruit, but want to try it.

Dragonfruit is somewhat bland, but is a good additive to smoothies.