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: […]
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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.
Quick Links
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 […]
The History of Penang Red Prawn Durian
In 2014, I became obsessed with finding the man who named the Penang Red Prawn durian. It took 3 years. Everyone seemed to know of him. “He was very famous,” durian farmers told me. “People called him the Durian King.” But know one seemed to actually know him. Where was he? “Oh, he’s still around,” […]
Black Thorn Durian at Suling Hill
Black Thorn is not expensive on Suling Hill. When the rest are selling at Rm65 per kg plus (in 2019, prices reached Rm115 in some places) Mr. Ong has stuck his price at an impossibly low Rm40 per kilo and is sticking by that decision. Because making money is not the intention of this small […]
Getting Drunk on Tupai King Durian in Relau, Penang
There came a point July, 2019, when I swore I needed a day off of durian. It had been durian every day for months, with the whole range of flowery sweet, nutty, chocolatey, egg-cream, and deep alcoholic whiskey. I thought we’d run the whole gamut of durian flavor. And then we tried Tupai King, and […]
How to Identify D600 at the 8321 Penang Durian Buffet
When you have a little durian idea, sometimes it grows into a big durian idea. Life can be so surprising! And so has the 8321 Durian Buffet on Penang Island, which has grown from a summer side-gig to a packaged tour partnered with Air Asia. About 8321 Durian Stall in Batu Ferringhi I first met […]
2020 Malaysia Durian Season Guide
2020 is turning into a weird and uncertain year. Not just because we have no idea when the Covid-19 Crisis will end, we also have no idea when the 2020 Malaysia Durian Season will end. Buckle up, Durian Lovers, this is going to be a long one! The D on the 2020 Malaysia Durian Season […]
Metta Lodge: Peace Yoga and Durian Retreat
Down in the durian valley behind Bao Sheng Durian Farm and up the Sungai Pinang creek from the little village is a small farmstay perfect for those who love peace, quiet, and little meditation before their durian smorgasbord. It’s your own personal durian retreat! Video Tour About The Metta Lodge Durian Retreat Metta Lodge is […]
All-You-Can-Eat Perfect Monthong Durian Buffet at Suan Khun Paitoon
These days, you can make a lot of money from planting durian. But farmers who are in the durian business for love, and not money, grow better tasting durian – I swear there’s something to it. Maybe that’s why Suan Khun Paitoon is one of the few places you can get a Monthong durian buffet […]
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