When I tell you where I ate my 10 best durians of the year, I’m telling you a story about me. “Best durian” are deeply personal. They’re where I was and what I was doing and what was important to me when I ate them. This post, The 10 Best Durian of 2017 is essentially […]
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Durian Porn | Puerto Rico
There are many durians with beautiful coloring, but it’s hard to beat this hybrid of two durio species. Suluk is a natural crossing between Durio zibethinus, the more common durian, and Durio graveolens. It has a dense, super creamy texture that combines the sweetness and familiar flavor of durian with hints of a deep, chocolatey […]
Durian in Puerto Rico
Globalization happened, I know this. Fruits have been crossing borders and jumping hemispheres for hundreds of years. I don’t give a second thought to the orange trees blossoming all over California or the plums and cherries that dot my hometown. Yet somehow I was still surprised to actually find durian growing in Puerto Rico, so […]
Travel Photo | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is an island ringed by breathtaking views of the ocean. If pearly expanses of white sand beach don’t faze you, the cliffs at Cabo Rojo will. These red limestone cliffs tower 200 feet above the battering turquoise waves of the Caribbean Sea. In Spanish “Cabo” means the end or finishing point, an appropriate […]
Puerto Rico Fruit Hunting Trip | Photo Essay
As far as fruit fanatics go, we’re pretty intensely obsessed. Luckily we’re not the only ones, or it would be a bit lonely. A lot of other fruit fiends can be found online at the Tropical Fruit Forum, a discussion board for people obsessed with growing tropical fruits. This year, a group from the forum […]
