Some facts about durians

1. Sir Stamford Raffles who founded Singapore didn't like it a damn bit.
2. The nation that has banned durians is Singapore. It is only banned on buses and the subway due to its overpowering odor.
3. Durians cannot be plucked from the tree. You have to wait for it to drop from the tree. When it does, you better not be there. The fruit usually drops at night for reasons no one knows.
4. Durians are fattening. So not all fruits are healthy. Anyway to SEA peoples, eating durians is almost equivalent to eating meat.
5. Thai durians are the largest in size. They have more flesh and are the most expensive.
6. Durian plantations are often robbed in Malaysia. During seasons such as this current one, armed men often keep a vigil over their precious investments dropping at night.
7. Wild durians are more tasty than plantation grown durians. There are some pockets of rainforests in Singapore that grows durian trees. So it is open season for enthusiasts who venture to these places for the hunt.
8. The durian is crowned as the King of Fruits by peoples of SEA.
9. After eating durians, your "durian breath" will linger for up to 6 hours. Durian breath is so bad, it ranked higher than garlic in terms of unpleasantness.
10. Durian is made into many forms besides durian ice-cream. There is durian candy which is called durian dodol, durian custard which is much sweeter and durian cake, much highly sought after by durian enthusiasts.

(KopiSusu)