I was at Jelutong Market with some friends when it started raining. The sky was dark, and it looked like our plan to hike up Penang Hill wasn’t going to happen. Instead, we decided to get our exercise scurrying from durian stall to durian stall between bursts of showers. We ended up visiting (and eating […]
Eat-All-You-Can Durian Buffet in Penang, Malaysia
Penang is just a little bit snobby about its durian. Yes, they have some of the best durian I’ve ever tasted, but at prices so high that it can be hard to really feel satiated. So when a friend told me about this All-You-Can-Eat durian restaurant in Georgetown, I definitely wanted to visit. Returning To […]
Durio pinangianus at the Sungei Sedim Tree Top Walk, Malaysia
A hundred years ago, a nerdy botanist poking around Penang Island on vacation found a new species of durian that fruited on the trunk and roots of the tree. He named it Durio pinangianus, after where he found it, and then nobody cared. Except I guess me. Maybe there was already so much of the […]
Tour of Jelutong Wet Market | Penang, Malaysia
Penang is a foodie’s paradise. The island has been listed multiple times as one of Asia’s Top 10 Street Food Cities, despite technically not being a city. A large part of that focus on the gourmet goes to its durian, with street stalls selling highly rated and priced durians all over Georgetown. But while its […]
Freedom Eco-Farm, A Penang Organic Durian Farm in Malaysia
The word organic. As a label it has so much promise, but do we ever really trust it? There’s a lot of “organic” durian in the world, and imagine my fingers cynically making air-quotes when I say that. That’s why finding a really organic durian orchard is something to be treasured. Rob and I were […]
My 3rd Durian Birthday Party Photo Essay| Penang, Malaysia
It happened again. I’m a year older, and somehow I’m still in Southeast Asia eating durian. Life is so weird. This year we celebrated my birthday at Bao Sheng’s Durian Farm for the third year in a row (here’s 2012 and 2013). Realizing that makes me feel kind of old. But apparently, getting older means […]
Durian Porn | D-18
I’m not gonna say a whole lot about D-18, but not because it was less than excellent. This one was as fantastic as it looks. And damn, does it look good. So good I think these pictures can do the talking. I must’ve taken 30 photos before I even had a bite. The wrinkles reminded […]
Durian Porn | Durian Male
This issue of Durian Porn is for the ladies. Get a load of that hunky Male. 😉 Some of you kinky durian freaks out there probably already know that durian flowers are actually neither male nor female. They are hermaphroditic, having both a pistil and a stamen. So why is this delicious durian called Durian […]
Durian Porn | Horlor
This is Horlor, a durian famous in Penang, Malaysia for its thick, nearly peanut-butter-like consistency. It’s not going to get stuck to the roof of your mouth, but you will want to eat it more slowly than its wetter cousins. Despite the thick stickiness, it is easy to stay clean while eating Horlor. Like Musang […]
Durian Porn | Love for the Ugly Durian
It’s not all about sexy yellow. Lots of durians are kind of homely. Some are ugly. This one certainly wouldn’t win any beauty contests, but something about it looked delicious to me immediately. Peeling open the shell to see this soft wrinkly flesh was exciting. That softness could be a bad thing sure, if it […]
Durian Birthday Party Take 2 | Penang, Malaysia
How many people get to have not one birthday party, but two? And durian birthday parties at that! While visiting Penang, my friend Mr. Lim decided to throw me a little durian party with his top tier Red Prawn. How lucky am I? Rob and I met Mr. Lim by accident last year in Georgetown […]
Durian Birthday Bash
So I got older again. I don’t know how it happened so fast. Time flies when you’re having fun, or is it when you’re eating really dank durian? This year friends from all over the world joined me at my favorite durian farm in Penang to celebrate. Between them and the durian, it really was […]
