Guest guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 That's great. The thing is, what we durian lovers would really like is a nearby source of fresh/unfrozen durians. We know we can go to Canada or Portland, Oregon for never-frozed durians, but we want to have them come to us in Seattle. RawSeattle, " kelpguy " <kelpguy@i...> wrote: > hey durian lovers... > one of our newest raw b'ham durian aficionados, del, called the us customs at the canadian border and inquired about bringing durians into the states. " no problem " , as long as the fruit was from an approved country of origin and the durians have to be in the net and have a tag on them. he was given the referance pages in the border manual and a list of countries that are ok and he headed up there. he found them for 99 cents a pound canadian and 60 cents u.s. he even ate a whole *fresh* (not frozen) durian (boarrrk!!!) while he was up there cuz you can only bring frozen across the border. > > on the return trip to the u.s., del declared he had durians and the border person said he couldn't bring them into the states, so del got out his notes and set the guard straight. > > end of report.... > > norm )~ > > " ......Time is never wasted, listening to the trees, watching > butterflies or enjoying the fragrance of wild flowers........ " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 Wonder why you can get them in Portland and not Seattle. Thought it was a US policy or law that prohibits them from coming into this country and last time I checked Oregon was part of the USA. Christian - got your message after 8. We were in Seattle and stopped by the Center to see the fountain. I have no words to express what the impact was on me. You have to see it to believe it or feel it. Shari rawseattle [rawseattle]Sunday, September 16, 2001 12:33 PMRawSeattle Subject: [RawSeattle] Re: durians from canadaThat's great. The thing is, what we durian lovers would really like is a nearby source of fresh/unfrozen durians. We know we can go to Canada or Portland, Oregon for never-frozed durians, but we want to have them come to us in Seattle.RawSeattle, "kelpguy" <kelpguy@i...> wrote:> hey durian lovers...> one of our newest raw b'ham durian aficionados, del, called the us customs at the canadian border and inquired about bringing durians into the states. "no problem", as long as the fruit was from an approved country of origin and the durians have to be in the net and have a tag on them. he was given the referance pages in the border manual and a list of countries that are ok and he headed up there. he found them for 99 cents a pound canadian and 60 cents u.s. he even ate a whole *fresh* (not frozen) durian (boarrrk!!!) while he was up there cuz you can only bring frozen across the border.> > on the return trip to the u.s., del declared he had durians and the border person said he couldn't bring them into the states, so del got out his notes and set the guard straight.> > end of report....> > norm )~> > "......Time is never wasted, listening to the trees, watching> butterflies or enjoying the fragrance of wild flowers........" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 Has anyone ever done any research on why there seem to be durians in every other major US city on the west coast besides Seattle? I had always assumed it had something to do with WA state import laws or something, but recently Helen mentioned that her husband had seen two differently priced displays of durians at a market in Renton. The split was proportionate to what we normally see for frozen vs. fresh, i.e., somewhere in the $1.00 per pound range vs. $4-5 per pound. The market is called the " 99 Ranch Market " (425-251-9099). I called them, and the person who answered seemed to indicate (in broken English) that they do sometimes have fresh durians. He said they don't have them right now, and he can't predict when they will have them again. I tried to get the number of his vendor, but he refused. Anybody else have any info to share? Nora rawseattle wrote: > That's great. The thing is, what we durian lovers would really like > is a nearby source of fresh/unfrozen durians. We know we can go to > Canada or Portland, Oregon for never-frozed durians, but we want to > have them come to us in Seattle. > > RawSeattle, " kelpguy " <kelpguy@i...> wrote: > > hey durian lovers... > > one of our newest raw b'ham durian aficionados, del, called the us > customs at the canadian border and inquired about bringing durians > into the states. " no problem " , as long as the fruit was from an > approved country of origin and the durians have to be in the net and > have a tag on them. he was given the referance pages in the border > manual and a list of countries that are ok and he headed up there. > he found them for 99 cents a pound canadian and 60 cents u.s. he > even ate a whole *fresh* (not frozen) durian (boarrrk!!!) while he > was up there cuz you can only bring frozen across the border. > > > > on the return trip to the u.s., del declared he had durians and the > border person said he couldn't bring them into the states, so del got > out his notes and set the guard straight. > > > > end of report.... > > > > norm )~ > > > > " ......Time is never wasted, listening to the trees, watching > > butterflies or enjoying the fragrance of wild flowers........ " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 hi raw fooders... i just received this e-mail that i thot would be of interest to all durian lovers. norm forwarded message: mr norm the kelp guy! its good to hear from you. im actually in the northwest....of thailand. i shared two months in malaysia, one on the explore and one on a 10 acre organic farm. now tracy and i are in as i said thailand, eating frood and meeting the peoples. t'morrow we start a 10 day course in thai massage healing.... now for the real news. the first time i ate a durian it smelled like i was tasting it for the last time (actually it was probably too old, ive now discovered). every time i partook, i liked even more.mmmmmm.. people go nutsy for them in malaysia particularly. everyone eats them and for some they are like fine wine, what with particular varieties of interest and the amount of money they will spend. the durian, in malaysia dubbed the 'king of fruits' is said to be Very warming, too much so for many of the meditative bent, and so is often eaten with the cooling 'queen' , mangosteen: a thick purple skin peeled away reveals white custardy sections with hard inedible seeds.....very ymmy. as a side note, the seeds of durian are wonderful boiled or roasted. the seasons at its end and they (the thurian, in thai) are up up uping in price, but i will try to eat one for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 I called 99 Ranch Market. The saleslady told me that they just had fresh durians for a week ( that was in August) and she said that the season is over. Helen - " Nora Lenz " <nmlenz <RawSeattle > Sunday, September 16, 2001 8:41 PM Re: [RawSeattle] Re: durians from canada > Has anyone ever done any research on why there seem to be durians in every > other major US city on the west coast besides Seattle? I had always assumed > it had something to do with WA state import laws or something, but recently > Helen mentioned that her husband had seen two differently priced displays of > durians at a market in Renton. The split was proportionate to what we > normally see for frozen vs. fresh, i.e., somewhere in the $1.00 per pound > range vs. $4-5 per pound. The market is called the " 99 Ranch Market " > (425-251-9099). I called them, and the person who answered seemed to > indicate (in broken English) that they do sometimes have fresh durians. He > said they don't have them right now, and he can't predict when they will have > them again. I tried to get the number of his vendor, but he refused. > Anybody else have any info to share? > Nora > > rawseattle wrote: > > > That's great. The thing is, what we durian lovers would really like > > is a nearby source of fresh/unfrozen durians. We know we can go to > > Canada or Portland, Oregon for never-frozed durians, but we want to > > have them come to us in Seattle. > > > > RawSeattle, " kelpguy " <kelpguy@i...> wrote: > > > hey durian lovers... > > > one of our newest raw b'ham durian aficionados, del, called the us > > customs at the canadian border and inquired about bringing durians > > into the states. " no problem " , as long as the fruit was from an > > approved country of origin and the durians have to be in the net and > > have a tag on them. he was given the referance pages in the border > > manual and a list of countries that are ok and he headed up there. > > he found them for 99 cents a pound canadian and 60 cents u.s. he > > even ate a whole *fresh* (not frozen) durian (boarrrk!!!) while he > > was up there cuz you can only bring frozen across the border. > > > > > > on the return trip to the u.s., del declared he had durians and the > > border person said he couldn't bring them into the states, so del got > > out his notes and set the guard straight. > > > > > > end of report.... > > > > > > norm )~ > > > > > > " ......Time is never wasted, listening to the trees, watching > > > butterflies or enjoying the fragrance of wild flowers........ " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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