Article: New, sweet fruit sour sight to some (durian)

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New, sweet fruit sour sight to some

 

By Thomas Fuller, The New York Times

Sunday, April 8, 2007

 

TUNG PHAEN, Thailand — You can take the sugar out of soft drinks and

the fat from junk food. But eliminate the pungent odor from what may

be the world's smelliest fruit and brace for a major controversy.

 

The durian, a spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia, has been

variously described by its detractors as smelling like garbage, moldy

cheese or rotting fish. It is banned from many hotels, airlines and

the Singapore subway. But durian lovers — and there are many, at

least in Asia — are convinced that like fine French cheeses, the

worse the smell, the better the taste.

 

 

Other comments from this article:

" it smells like a bunch of dead cats "

" It's attractive. It makes you drool like a mastiff. "

" ...reeks like last season's unwashed gym socks. "

 

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