Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hi where can I purchase durians? without going online? I am in New York. Thanks Renata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I've been waiting to purchase my first durian, and now that they are in season, I'm going to get one tomorrow! I have two friends and their kids coming over Monday (3 adults and 11 kids) to try it since there should be plenty to go around. I don't know if I really have a questions, but what's everyone's opinion about durian? I know they're supposed to " taste like heaven, smell like hell " . LOL! Is there a particular way you're supposed to open one? How do I know if the one I'm purchasing is fully ripe or not? Any great web sites on durians? I'm sure the one I'll be buying will be frozen, but I think that's the only option unless I spend a fortune and order one online. I'll let you know what we all think of it! Cindy -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/366 - Release 6/15/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Cindy, I am also really curious about durians! I want to try one, but I'm a little afraid. Let us know what you think! Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 It will take at least two days to thaw if left outside. I can usually open mine by carefully putting my fingers in one of the indentations that should be obvious and then pry it open. Sometimes a knife is called for, but not usually if it is ripe. Just be prepared for a love/hate relationship! Shari who LOVES them!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Try the Asian markets. If you don't want to make the rounds, look them up and call them. Like someone said, it will probably be frozen. It only takes mine a day to thaw vs the two days that was mentioned. That is sitting on the counter in its mesh bag. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Nutritionist4U wrote: > > Hi > > where can I purchase durians? without going online? I am in New York. > > Thanks > Renata > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I'm going to purchase mine at an Asian market. I have heard that all durians in the US *have* to be frozen, but I'm wondering if they thaw them before we buy them, because I remember them sitting out not refrigerated in this particular store. ??? I guess I'll find out soon! Cindy Hi where can I purchase durians? without going online? I am in New York. Thanks Renata -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/366 - Release 6/15/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 If a durian is in a mesh bag, it's been frozen. The only fresh durian I have eaten I bought in Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Luckily I can ride the train and eat a fresh durian and still get home in time for dinner! The other fresh I got was through the internet. It was my Christmas present to myself. A friend and I sat in our freezing cold carport on Christmas Eve and ate durian til we could not get another piece in our face! Boy were we happy!!! It was expensive, but hey! I'm worth it. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 so with all this durian talk...what is the going price for one and how many people do they serve? Tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 well it takes me a week to eat one. i like to freeze a few seeds. i am still geting use to the taste but i was really tired and drained one day at work and i ate some durian and with 10 minutes i was back to normal i love this fruit, funky smell and all! i paid no more than 5 buck at a korean market for mine! Tiffany Beckwith <tbeckwith wrote: so with all this durian talk...what is the going price for one and how many people do they serve? Tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 did it still smell funky? SV <shavig wrote: If a durian is in a mesh bag, it's been frozen. The only fresh durian I have eaten I bought in Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Luckily I can ride the train and eat a fresh durian and still get home in time for dinner! The other fresh I got was through the internet. It was my Christmas present to myself. A friend and I sat in our freezing cold carport on Christmas Eve and ate durian til we could not get another piece in our face! Boy were we happy!!! It was expensive, but hey! I'm worth it. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Of course you're worth it! I may count my pennies and see if I have enough to order some fresh. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " SV " <shavig wrote: > > If a durian is in a mesh bag, it's been frozen. The only fresh durian I > have eaten I bought in Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. > Luckily I can ride the train and eat a fresh durian and still get home in > time for dinner! > > The other fresh I got was through the internet. It was my Christmas present > to myself. A friend and I sat in our freezing cold carport on Christmas Eve > and ate durian til we could not get another piece in our face! Boy were we > happy!!! It was expensive, but hey! I'm worth it. > > Shari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I took some to work one day and about got ridden out of town on a rail. I don't think it smells bad. I like the smell but some people think it's like dirty gym socks magnified. One of the nurses is Filipino and she calls it a fruity smell. Are the seeds edible? I read that they are carcinogenic and I read that they are good to eat. Since I didn't know which direction to go, I threw them away. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Shay Butter <sheabuddah wrote: > > did it still smell funky? > > SV <shavig wrote: If a durian is in a mesh bag, it's been frozen. The only fresh durian I > have eaten I bought in Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. > Luckily I can ride the train and eat a fresh durian and still get home in > time for dinner! > > The other fresh I got was through the internet. It was my Christmas present > to myself. A friend and I sat in our freezing cold carport on Christmas Eve > and ate durian til we could not get another piece in our face! Boy were we > happy!!! It was expensive, but hey! I'm worth it. > > Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 i remember someone saying durian smelled like a gas leak! Haha! Tommie <jerushy wrote: I took some to work one day and about got ridden out of town on a rail. I don't think it smells bad. I like the smell but some people think it's like dirty gym socks magnified. One of the nurses is Filipino and she calls it a fruity smell. Are the seeds edible? I read that they are carcinogenic and I read that they are good to eat. Since I didn't know which direction to go, I threw them away. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Shay Butter <sheabuddah wrote: > > did it still smell funky? > > SV <shavig wrote: If a durian is in a mesh bag, it's been frozen. The only fresh durian I > have eaten I bought in Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. > Luckily I can ride the train and eat a fresh durian and still get home in > time for dinner! > > The other fresh I got was through the internet. It was my Christmas present > to myself. A friend and I sat in our freezing cold carport on Christmas Eve > and ate durian til we could not get another piece in our face! Boy were we > happy!!! It was expensive, but hey! I'm worth it. > > Shari Everybody's got a little light under the sun! George Clinton. Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Yep, the people on the subway were giving me very strange looks. I was alone and went to a park to sit and eat it. Several folks were eyeballing me and I offered them a taste with no takers. Finally one girl said " sure " and her father thought she was nuts. After the bite I asked her (she was in her 20's) what she thought. She said, " don't know I have allergies and I'm all stuffy and can't smell or taste a thing " !!! That's one reason I've never tried to drive to Canada and bring one back in the car. They would probably think it was some sort of chemical warfare device. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I always describe it as rotting garlic growing over a sewer. Ummm, yummy. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 youll find them on the bowery. In manhattan just off of canal street. One block away from the manhattan bridge. --- rawfood <Nutritionist4U wrote: > Hi > > where can I purchase durians? without going online? I am in New York. > > Thanks > Renata > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Everybody's got a little light under the sun! George Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 That is great! do you know the price? also what do I look for to make sure its fresh? thank you so much Renata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Cindy - we got one and I just blogged it. It cost me $5.00. It was loaded with pockets of great pillow sweetness. Tel everyone it's " vanilla pudding " and hopefully they will love it. But Jacob didn't! mawintheraw.blogspot.com Judy in Phx On 6/17/06, pruegert <pruegert wrote: > > I've been waiting to purchase my first durian, and now that they are in > season, I'm going to get one tomorrow! I have two friends and their kids > coming over Monday (3 adults and 11 kids) to try it since there should be > plenty to go around. I don't know if I really have a questions, but what's > everyone's opinion about durian? I know they're supposed to " taste like > heaven, smell like hell " . LOL! Is there a particular way you're supposed > to > open one? How do I know if the one I'm purchasing is fully ripe or not? > Any > great web sites on durians? I'm sure the one I'll be buying will be > frozen, > but I think that's the only option unless I spend a fortune and order one > online. > > I'll let you know what we all think of it! > > Cindy > -- > > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/366 - Release 6/15/2006 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I bought one on Saturday - frozen. They only come frozen in the U.S. I believe. I paid $5.00 for mine. mawintheraw.blogspot.com Judy in Phx On 6/19/06, Nutritionist4U <Nutritionist4U wrote: > > That is great! do you know the price? also what do I look for to make > sure > its fresh? > > thank you so much > > Renata > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hmm... I just bought my first durian today. It is sitting on my counter waiting to thaw. I've hunted all over Louisville to find a place that carries them and I finally did!!!!! I can hardly wait to try it.. stink and all *lol* I'm curious as to what my parrots will think of it. They eat what I do, except avacado, so I'll have to give them some! Taevia On Jun 19, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Judy Cozza wrote: > Cindy - we got one and I just blogged it. > It cost me $5.00. It was loaded with pockets of great pillow > sweetness. > Tel everyone it's " vanilla pudding " and hopefully they will love it. > But Jacob didn't! > mawintheraw.blogspot.com > Judy in Phx > > On 6/17/06, pruegert <pruegert wrote: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR PARROTS THINK OF THE DURIAN!! LOL!!! " T. M. " <jinx wrote: Hmm... I just bought my first durian today. It is sitting on my counter waiting to thaw. I've hunted all over Louisville to find a place that carries them and I finally did!!!!! I can hardly wait to try it.. stink and all *lol* I'm curious as to what my parrots will think of it. They eat what I do, except avacado, so I'll have to give them some! Taevia On Jun 19, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Judy Cozza wrote: > Cindy - we got one and I just blogged it. > It cost me $5.00. It was loaded with pockets of great pillow > sweetness. > Tel everyone it's " vanilla pudding " and hopefully they will love it. > But Jacob didn't! > mawintheraw.blogspot.com > Judy in Phx > > On 6/17/06, pruegert <pruegert wrote: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Ok, so with all this " talk " of durians lately, my curiosity got the better of me. I drove 20 miles to get one, brought it home, and cracked it open. I have to say, I will not be getting another one. The only one who liked it was my 7 month old daughter. I could not handle the onion taste, and neither could my boys. When I want a sweet treat, this will not be it. I think I'll stick with the frozen whipped bananas. Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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