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)
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 […]
Lablae Durian Market Hunt for Famous Varieties
It’s definitely a Durian Market. Although you can find longkong and rambutan, and we even found a vendor selling boiled soybeans, you kind of have to look for the other stuff because durian is all around. About the Lablae Durian Market at Hua Dong Village You may have just arrived to Lablae expecting to find […]
Summer Green Durian Cafe & Longlablae ทุเรียนหลงลับแล Farm
The trickle down effect of the global pandemic might be responsible for the chicest Durian Cafe north of Bangkok. When I described Lablae District back in 2014, I affectionately pronounced it a “Thai Nowheresville.” Beautiful and mountainous, yes. The kind of place where rugged rubber boots are normal footwear and rubber-necking is normal behavior when […]
Chanthaburi Durian Series ทุเรียนวาไรตี้ จันทบุรี #1: Chan #1, The Odorless Durian
Edit: This post was originally published on April 11, 2012, on our first year of Year of the Durian. Dr. Songpol retired from his position at the Chanthaburi Horticultural Resarch Station in 2018. The controversy that erupted when Dr. Songpol Somsri introduced the Odorless Durian was not lost on Western media. If his name sounds familiar […]
Ancient Durians ทุเรียนโบราณ at Suan Issaree Organic Durian Farm in Chanthaburi
Suan Issaree is a certified-organic durian farm tucked up against the Khao Sukim mountain range in Chanthaburi Province. It’s become famous in recent years as a hunting ground for Thai Ancient Durian Varieties, known as Durian Boran (ทุเรียนโบราณ). The farm is also home to around 5 horses, who are clearly the love of Pa (Auntie) […]
Puangmanee Durian พวงมณีwith Grandma Manee in Chanthaburi
This blog post was originally published in June, 2017. Our happy discovery of the original Puangmanee durian mother tree started at an ungodly hour of the morning. It was still dark when Hnong pulled round in his pick-up truck and we three squeezed in beside him on the narrow bench. It was way too early […]
Songgon Durian Forest Garden Collective in Banyuwangi
About Durian Forest Garden Banyuwangi We arrived to Songgon Village with fingers crossed for the famous Banyuwangi Red-Striped Durian. Through Google I’d identified several farms in Songgon Village with gorgeous photos of durians marbled pink, salmon, and red, like a candy cane in a shell. Much, much anticipation when we arrived at the small village […]
Rainbow Durian, an Ancient Hollow Durian Tree, & Hiking Puncok B29 in Senduro, Lumajang
About Senduro District The northern border of Senduro District in Lumajang Regency is formed by the curving brim of the Tengger Caldera, the home of the infamous Mt. Bromo. The whole district slants upwards towards this ridge, with leek and potato farms plastering the steep walls near the ridge, durian farms undulating through the middle, […]
Waturiti Durian; the Reward for Hiking Bromo on Foot
The large durian statue next to the blue sign reading REST AREA is kind unmissable if you’re a durian lover driving along the road that leads to Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia. That, combined with the sign reading DURIAN ADA will likely cause you to swerve off the road whichever direction […]
Subang Red, a variety of Durian Lai from Desa Bunihayu Village
About Bunihayu Village Although Desa Bunihayu Village is famous for durians, it is located in a District more well-known for sweet, low-acid pineapples. When you turn off the Trans-Java Tollroad and start heading up the mountain toward Bunihayu, you will suddenly find yourself in a long corridor of dangling pineapples. There are stalls filled with […]
Semarang Durian Kholil
Durian Kholil is a small brick house in the sprawling outskirts of Semarang City that has become famous for several contest-winning durians and a 100-year-old tree. Meet Kholil & his son Fadly Pak Kholil’s family has sold durian his whole life from the small 1.6 ha plot in the village. It wasn’t a huge Thing, […]
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