Limbang is the Suluk Durian Kingdom of amazing orange, yellow, red and sometimes marbled hybrids of D. zibethinus and D. graveolens. But they’re not just random trees — there are grafted Suluk hybrids, just like Musang King or Black Thorn or Puangmanee. Behind each durian is a story — and behind this flaming sunset durian […]
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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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Taman Foh Sang Durian in Kota Kinabalu
I used to stay at an Airbnb apartment near Taman Foh Sang. I walked through the triangle of shops every day on my way to the gym, and every day on my way back, but because I always went in the late morning or early afternoon I never saw any durian there. That’s because the […]
Sri Aman Durian Guide
About Sri Aman, The City of Peace Sri Aman is a small city facing the Batang Lupar River in a wide, bumpy agricultural plain meandering into the pepper-filled mountains of the Indonesian border. It’s a city populated primarily by ethnic Ibans, with a strong Chinese influence. There’s a Quan Yin Temple on the riverbank, plenty […]
Durian Lai (Durio connatus) at Pasar Ace Mijen Durian Market
I remembered Pasar Ace, but not with fondness. When I visited in January 2017, it was dumping rain and the growl of heavy motorbike traffic filled the small damp space, overcrowded with splitting, ugly durians and ladies tugging at my elbows to buy — yes it’s 3x the normal price and splitting at the seams […]
Sabah Agriculture Park Durian & Fruit Collection
I go back to the Sabah Agriculture Park in Tenom every year. It’s one of my favorite places on Planet Earth. Where else can you find 400 species of rare tropical fruit trees, all in one place, without tromping through the mosquito swamps for weeks to find them? Only here, in this beautifully manicured lawn […]
Travel Lawas Durian Guide
There was only one reason we Durian-Obsessed peeps got interested in Lawas — Durian. This tiny little sliver of Sarawak is famous for it. But, once we started hanging out in this sleepy, tourist-free town, we realized that it’s really a beautiful area with plenty of cool nature-things to do between all the durian snacking. […]
Suluk King at Lo’s Lawas Durian Farm
A friend of a friend of a friend told us we needed to go visit Mr. Lo to taste the best Lawas durian farm. So one fine day in early December, a hungry group of us durian munchers traveled to the small town of Lawas, in northern Sarawak. Waiting for us was something pretty special. […]
DurianBB, the New Hipster Kota Kinabalu Durian Cafe
The Durian scene is changing. It’s like this: Once upon a time, if you wanted a cup of coffee in Malaysia, you went to Uncle’s kopitiam with the ceiling fans and weird black streaks on the walls and overly bright red plates piled high with otherworldly succulent noodles. But now, if you want a cup […]
Titi Teras Village House Balik Pulau Durian Homestay
It started with a passion for cycling through the peaceful curving mountain roads and flat scenic paddy fields of Balik Pulau on a weekend afternoon with his buddies. Refueling on durians was an added bonus. In 2014, Adrian decided to start offering cycling tours of Balik Pulau. He needed somewhere to store his bikes, so […]
How to identify D13 vs Red Prawn D175 at Combat Durian, Singapore
The sign clearly said Red Prawn. It wasn’t in Chinese characters, it was plain English. But at a glance the durian was clearly NOT the Red Prawn (D175) durian I’d learned to adore on Penang Island, Malaysia. “No,” the seller at Combat Durian in Belastier agreed, as I examined and questioned. “That’s “Singapore Red Prawn. […]
Old Kedah durians at Eric’s Gurun Durian Dusun
I needed help with this durian mission, so I recruited some friends. Eric’s farm has a lot of durian varieties — more than 30 of them — and a lot of them old relics from the 1970’s. I wanted to try to capture as many as possible, and I couldn’t do it by myself. I […]
Old Red Prawn High On The Hill at Soon Huat Durian Farm Balik Pulau
Richard is doubtful our little car can climb to the top of his property. The road is cemented, but bouncy and steep, and in the rain it gets slippery. We climb into the back of his blue pick-up and he grinds up the hill, the air getting cooler and cooler with each hairpin turn. It’s […]
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