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Jimmy’s Durian Orchard and Farmstay

January 7, 2022 1 Comment

Jimmy Loke was born in the small village of Kampung Sungai Dua. Today if you drive along the E8 Expressway on your way from Bentong to Karak, Sungai Dua is a blink of wooden shophouses facing the 4-lane highway. You may not notice the village at all. But hopefully, since you’re only 1km from Jimmy’s, […]

Our 12 Best Durians of 2021: The Year in Review!

December 31, 2021 2 Comments

Happy New Year Durian Munchers! This is our Favorite Durians of 2021! The most delicious, the most unique, and the stand-out fruits we ate that haunt our memories and make us want to go back for more! Hopefully this post will inspire you to travel in 2022, and make sure to share your favorite durians […]

San Jose Durian Hunt in California

December 19, 2021 2 Comments

San Jose is a bigger city than San Francisco. On the map it sprawls along the southern side of the San Francisco Bay, a confusing network of suburbs and freeway systems. If you grow up in the USA, you hear about San Jose in the news anytime Paypal, Google, Adobe, eBay or other tech giants […]

Frankie’s Nursery and Oahu Durian Orchard

December 5, 2021 Leave a Comment

If anyone can be called the` Durian Godparents of Hawaii it’s Frankie Sekiya and his wife Lynn. Meet Frank Sekiya Frankie started his nursery in his mother’s backyard in Mililani, in the inland middle part of Oahu. His family had a Filipino neighbor who grew all kinds of fruit, including an especially good sapodilla with […]

Maui Durian at Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farms

November 27, 2021 3 Comments

With close to 60 durian trees close to fruiting, the folks at Mama’alawe are hoping that by next year (2022) they will be able to start selling local Maui durian to hungry durian munchers in need of a steady supply. Video Farm Tour About Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farm Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farm is located along […]

Hawaii Durian and Kava Farm

November 14, 2021 15 Comments

It was a gorgeous day when we cruised up the Hamakua Coastal road on the hunt for a taste of Hawaiian durian, not knowing we were in for a taste of how everything gets lost, changes, and finds new identities in the migration shuffle to a new land. Introducing the Hamakua Coast So much land […]

Birdee’s Durian Forest-Orchard Learning Center

November 8, 2021 3 Comments

In the early 1980’s, Birdee stepped off the Bangkok-Singapore line and started walking. The train was stopped for hours waiting for who knows what, and as he stared out the window he was captivated by the limestone formations towering over the jungle. Finally he took his bags and stepped down off the train. A dirt […]

Don Carlos’s Costa Rica Durian Farm

October 16, 2021 13 Comments

How Don Carlos started a durian farm in Costa Rica Don Carlos decided he would start growing durian before he’d ever seen a durian fruit in real life. Although durian has grown in Costa Rica for at least 30 years, they were really really really not at all common in 2006 (things are rapidly changing). […]

San Francisco Durian Hunt: Clement Street (the Other Chinatown)

September 14, 2021 1 Comment

Video of the Hunt: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindsay Gasik (@durianwriter) I really wasn’t sure what kind of durian to expect on that sunny afternoon when our friend David guided us down “Billionaire Lane,” along the wooded area of the Presidio, past large “Beware of Coyote” notices, and down a […]

Organic Durian Lunch at Krabi Farmstay & Restaurant

August 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

Baan Suan Khao Kram Krabi Farmstay บ้านสวนเขาคราม When we pulled into the Baan Suan Khao Kram parking lot about 11am on a Thursday, I was shocked to find it congested with cars. We’d driven 4.3 km off Highway 4 (Petchkasem Road) on a narrow concrete road winding through palm oil plantations. As we got further […]

Durian Cannabis at Pad Thai Ing Thara in Phang Nga

August 20, 2021 2 Comments

We were in Takua Thung District Phang Nga hunting Salika Durian when Bee, a local tour guide whose family first planted Salika, recommended we stop by Pad Thai Ing-Thara Restaurant ผัดไทอิงธารา กะไหล พังงา. “The Pad Thai there is not like from Chanthaburi,” she assured us. “It’s like durian, every place has their own flavor. You […]

Isaan “Lava Durian” at Suan Phu Ngaam (สวนพูงาม)

August 1, 2021 2 Comments

About Sam Khi Lek Village Sam Khi Lek Village is located in the famous Khun Han District (ขุนหาญ), the district closest to the lump of eroded volcano (Khao Phu Fai) that gives the area its famous iron red soil and the durian its nickname “Lava Durian.” The houses of the village line the road in […]

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