The pandemic didn’t close Davao’s most beloved durian hangout – the shop just moved and improved. In 2021, Rosario’s Durian Restaurant closed its screen doors for the last time, ending nearly 20 years of durian service. For us durian travelers, it was a favorite durian meet-up in Bankerohan Market, a step off the bustling street […]
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Fast Facts About Malaysia's Durian:
Malaysian durians are always harvested fully ripe, after being permitted to fall.
There are officially 134 varieties of durian registered with the government, numbered D1-D200, with some registered durians missing.
The most recently registered durian is D200, Black Thorn (Ocee).
The most popular durians in Malaysia are Musang King, D24, and Red Prawn.
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Jalan Macalister Durian Guide for George Town
We drove over the mountain from Balik Pulau, Penang, ready for a smorgasbord Jalan Macalister Durian Hop in George Town. It felt a little bit backwards, because all the durian grows in Balik Pulau and gets sold for higher prices in George Town. For most people visiting Penang, it’s far more convenient to nip down […]
Our 12 Best Durians of 2022: The Year in Review!
Happy New Year again, Durian Munchers! This is our annual spill of all our personal Favorite Durians of 2022! You guys ask us all the time for which durians we actually love the most, or our top ten all-time list! But while we can’t (or won’t 🤐) tell you our all time bests, I’m happy […]
Bilut Hills Durian Resort For A Relaxing Getaway| Raub, Malaysia
Updated: This post was originally published on August 21, 2018. It is now updated on July 23, 2022 with photos of the new swimming pool and other new rooms. As you buzz down Highway 8, the main road connecting Raub to Bentong, you’d never guess there’s a lovely durian resort tucked into the hillside behind […]
Thornless Durians in Chanthaburi, Thailand
In 2022, I think I was sent a video at least 200 hundred times showing a Thai man tossing down thornless durians and catching them barehanded like American footballs. The video was everywhere. And being in Thailand, I decided to find out who he was and what his thornless durians are all about. VIDEO INTERVIEW: […]
Jimmy’s Durian Orchard and Farmstay
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, […]
San Jose Durian Hunt in California
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 […]
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 […]
Our 2020 in Durians (12 Favorite Durian Destinations)
When national borders closed in March, 2020, we found ourselves suddenly trapped in very long and delicious Thailand Durian Season. 2020 quickly became The Year of Thailand! It was not exactly what I’d dreamed up in my 2019 Durian Goals (I didn’t mention Thailand at all 😳) But no kidding, we ended up eating Thai […]
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