Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 hey raw seattle! i hope you are all enjoying the sun! i wanted to ask a question... how can i get frozen durians for cheap? my grandpa is a new raw foodest and he loves durian, and i know the frozen ones are kinda bad, but i want to get some frozen ones for him! so, do i have to go all the way to the asian markets in Seattle? hmmm... i want to get frozen durians for really cheap and so i can make them into smoothies! if anyone knows anything, maybe between 50-$100 lb. or has any advice, that would be great! thanks, ```sam``` Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 The only frozen durians outside of Chinatown I'm aware of are at Ranch 99 Market (North Aurora and Kent/Renton), Uwajimaya, Viet Wah (on S. Rainier?) and Central Market (also North Aurora). Ranch 99 sells them cheap, 79 cents/pound I believe, same w/ Viet Wah, but Uwajimaya and Central are high, about $1.50. Imho they are not worth buying at Uwajimaya as they don't keep them frozen and the fruit ferments. I don't have any info about how good the Ranch 99 durians are but last time I got one at Viet Wah on/near Rainier, it was good. Chinatown is the cheapest (usually .69 per pound), most reliable place to get them, but you have to make sure you get one that has not been thawed. Look for light color and pointy (uncrushed) thorns, which means the fruit has been frozen since shortly after it was harvested. Central Market by far has the most reliably good durians, because they take care to keep them frozen until you buy them. Durian doesn't combine too well with other foods because of its unique, sweet, fatty nature. If you want to enjoy durian a different way besides right out of the pod, you might try just putting the fruit in your Vita Mix and blending till very smooth. It makes a delicious pudding. If you're not concerned about combining, you can add blueberries or sliced bananas after blending. Nora samantha woolsey wrote: > hey raw seattle! i hope you are all enjoying the sun! > i wanted to ask a question... > how can i get frozen durians for cheap? > my grandpa is a new raw foodest and he loves durian, and i know the frozen ones are kinda bad, but i want to get some frozen ones for him! so, > do i have to go all the way to the asian markets in Seattle? > hmmm... i want to get frozen durians for really cheap and so i can make them into smoothies! > if anyone knows anything, maybe between 50-$100 lb. or has any advice, that would be great! > thanks, > > ```sam``` > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Nora, I would recommend strongly against the Ranch 99 Durians. I ate them for a while, but then I had a bad experience with one. Nothing life-threatening, just bizarre chemical nightmares - to me that suggested that they might use chemicals in their growing process. If anyone knows of a scientific way to confirm this please let me know. Here in Morgantown the choices are much more limited and I want to know that what I'm getting is healthy. Nickolas Hein Morgantown WV - Nora Lenz RawSeattle Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:01 AM Re: [RawSeattle] cheap frozen durians??? The only frozen durians outside of Chinatown I'm aware of are at Ranch 99 Market (North Aurora and Kent/Renton), Uwajimaya, Viet Wah (on S. Rainier?) and Central Market (also North Aurora). Ranch 99 sells them cheap, 79 cents/pound I believe, same w/ Viet Wah, but Uwajimaya and Central are high, about $1.50. Imho they are not worth buying at Uwajimaya as they don't keep them frozen and the fruit ferments. I don't have any info about how good the Ranch 99 durians are but last time I got one at Viet Wah on/near Rainier, it was good. Chinatown is the cheapest (usually .69 per pound), most reliable place to get them, but you have to make sure you get one that has not been thawed. Look for light color and pointy (uncrushed) thorns, which means the fruit has been frozen since shortly after it was harvested. Central Market by far has the most reliably good durians, because they take care to keep them frozen until you buy them. Durian doesn't combine too well with other foods because of its unique, sweet, fatty nature. If you want to enjoy durian a different way besides right out of the pod, you might try just putting the fruit in your Vita Mix and blending till very smooth. It makes a delicious pudding. If you're not concerned about combining, you can add blueberries or sliced bananas after blending. Nora samantha woolsey wrote: > hey raw seattle! i hope you are all enjoying the sun! > i wanted to ask a question... > how can i get frozen durians for cheap? > my grandpa is a new raw foodest and he loves durian, and i know the frozen ones are kinda bad, but i want to get some frozen ones for him! so, > do i have to go all the way to the asian markets in Seattle? > hmmm... i want to get frozen durians for really cheap and so i can make them into smoothies! > if anyone knows anything, maybe between 50-$100 lb. or has any advice, that would be great! > thanks, > > ```sam``` > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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