While We're on the Subject of Fruit

Those lovers of fruit, particularly of the exotic variety, may be familiar with the variety pictured below. Being a former 'kiwi kid' I have weetbix for breakfast of course. Generously layered over is papaya, usually purchased from the TTDI wet market.

These babies however are from our back yard. They need to get a tad more yellow and then they will be right and ripe for picking.

I'm Back - Here's the Durian



Hmmm...Tastes like chicken



These suckers are hard to get into



All that thorny goodness

Behold, Durian as it's finest

I hate other blogs that appear to be going swimmingly, then all of a sudden, on the whim of the writer, are discontinued; abruptly and without a reason given.

Did they arrive at a sticky end or, more likely, just move on to the next novelty? This has happened to my blog, and I will bore you with no excuse. Today.......(cue dramatic music)...it is resurrected!

And I will start with a few photos of a durian buying and eating expedition.  This legendary fruit, I have managed to avoid for the past 3 years. With the visit of my parents last month however, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to break the durian barrier hence it was included in the tourist trail that we followed during their stay.

The verdict: very creamy, rich, sweet, with a hint of peppery tinges. The infamous smell was most definitely exaggerated in my opinion; merely a very plant like, altogether organic odour.