Today is my friend Sean’s 31st birthday, so we went durian hunting. It’s an infallible inference. In my world, birthdays = durian. But it’s March, and out-of-season durian in Penang can be a little hard to find. While out jogging, I’d seen durian at 818 Durian Stall, so this morning I called them up and […]
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More Black Thorn Durian at Jawi Durian Festival 2016
My new camera arrived in the mail yesterday, and I didn’t wait even 24 hours before I was smearing my sticky durian fingers all over the dials at the Jawi Durian Fest. For the next 20 days, this is the best place to get Black Thorn durian. You can slobber over the durians we ate while […]
All About Capri at Eng Hoe Durian in Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Before judging us, remember that the main purpose of the durian tours is, in fact, to eat gobs of durian. And not just any durian, but the widest variety of durian flavors. I wanted the group to get a good taste of a very unique durian variety called Capri, a boozy, banana-rum tasting durian, so there was […]
Recap of the 2016 Bao Sheng Durian Festival in Photos
Five days ago everybody went home from the Bao Sheng Durian Festival. I’m still here, and so is Grant and Olmo and Aviyah, but the farm is quiet. In the mornings I do yoga by myself. The blenders in the Smoothie Bar are still. It’s like the day after Christmas. I’m happy, but not quite ready […]
Eating the First 2016 Penang Durian and Season Update
The 2016 Penang Durian season is here. I’ve already been at the Bao Sheng Durian Farm for a month, but I did not expect to be eating durian yet. I’d actually walked up to the main house to eat a very unenthralling banana when I smelled the first durian of the season. Excited much? Excuse the slightly lower […]
Poh Beng Durian Stall Near the Penang Airport | Penang, Malaysia
Poh Beng Durian Stall attracted my attention because it is located very close to the Penang International Airport. Google maps tells me it’s less than three miles away, or a total of 9 minutes by car. That’s very doable if you’re in a rush to grab a last hit on your way to the airport, […]
The Chulia Street Durian Guy Across From 7-11 | Georgetown, Penang Malaysia
His was the first durian I bought on Penang back in 2012. He’s probably where you bought your first Penang durian, if you were staying on Chulia Street. His stall is simple, just two collapsible tables wedged between his brother’s juice cart and a guy selling coconuts on one of the busiest streets in the […]
Pictures of the 2015 Malaysia Durian Tour | Or How Westerners Scarfed More Durian Than (Most) Locals
On Sunday I said goodbye to 9 wonderful durian lovers who decided to come on an adventure eating durian with me around Malaysia. I think durian attracts the best people. We had a van and a plan and a checklist of all the yummy durians we intended to consume in 8 days. We ate all […]
Reflections On My Fourth (and Last) Durian Birthday Party, the Bao Sheng Durian Festival
When I graduated from high school, exactly four kindly aunties, uncles and godparents sent me identical copies of a Dr. Seuss book called “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.” If I’ve learned anything in the durian-filled years between now and then, it’s that life is full of surprises, and you rarely know where you’re going when […]
Penang Organic Durian at Green Acres Eco-Retreat |Malaysia
Wow, I kept repeating. For once, I wasn’t talking about the durian. I was talking about the durian farm. Last summer, my friend Ryan and I visited Green Acres, an eco-retreat center built on an organic durian farm. I’ve visited more than my share of pretty awesome durian farms, but right away I knew this […]
Four Georgetown Durian Stalls To Satiate Your Hunger | Penang, Malaysia
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 […]
