Last week I posted the recipe for tempoyak, the fermented durian paste that is a popular ingredient in traditional Malay cuisine. Like Thailand’s durian guan, tempoyak is made with leftover or inedible durian and is a way to preserve excess. But unlike durian guan, no one eats tempoyak with a spoon! One of the most […]
Durian Desserts
Recipe: Pulut Bubur Durian (Malay Durian Porridge)
Pulut Bubur Durian is the southern cousin of Thai sticky rice with Durian. It’s essentially a sweet durian mush (called “porridge”) poured over sticky rice. Pulut is the Malay word for glutinous sticky rice, and to make this recipe you can use the same sticky rice as in the Thai dish, Khao Niaow Thurian. Durian […]
Recipe: Durian Fried Rice (Vegan Friendly!)
I got the idea for Vegan Durian Fried Rice from foodandscent.com. I thought the concept of adding durian to fried rice sounded delicious. Durian is creamy and fatty, a little sweet, and has a pungent garlicky onion twang. Certain varieties of durian even taste like egg. Why not add it to fried rice? […]
Fine Dining with Durian at DiVine Restaurant, Phuket
The durian is a popular dessert item, whether baked into cakes, stirred into ice cream, stuffed into pastries, or simply eaten with sticky rice. This year DiVine Restaurant at the Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club in Phuket, Thailand, decided to offer something new. Rob and I missed their week long “Durian Festival” by only a […]
Recipe: Durian Mochi or Tang Yuan – Vegan Friendly!
Mochi is a Japanese cake made out of glutinous rice flour and usually served for dessert. The cakes can be a square slice, or round balls stuffed with red bean paste, whole pieces of fruit, custard, or even ice cream. Tang Yuan is the Chinese name for these dessert balls. In this version, creative blogger […]
Khao Niaow Tu-rean (Thai Sticky Rice with Durian)
Durian with Sticky Rice Sticky rice with mango or durian is a common street food in Thailand during the fruit season. It’s normally served on a white Styrofoam tray with pre-cut mango slices or lumps of durian, although vendors also sell it in tied-off plastic bags. While white rice is more common, I also sometimes […]
Recipe: How to Cook Durian Jam, also called Guan, Lempok, or Kek
I know exactly where I was the moment I fell in love with durian jam. Durian was already my favorite thing, and I really didn’t see how cooking the fruit down into a sticky, brown goo could improve the flavor. And it doesn’t improve durian – it just morphs into its own utterly delicious, sweet, […]
Raw Durian Alfredo
Some durians Rob and I have eaten are so garlicky, pungent, and downright cheesy that we are astounded that so few people are using them in savory dishes and entrees. We thought durian would make a great substitute in gourmet raw dishes that use a lot of nuts, oils, nutritional yeast, and salt to recreate […]
Recipe: Durian Muffins
photo by Aunty Yohana Durian Muffins are essentially breakfast cupcakes. They’re a little less sweet, don’t have frosting, and tend to have some kind of fruit or nut in them so we can feel we’re kicking off our day with something healthy. But like cake, muffins are a little special. They’re not something people typically […]
Dehydrated Durian
Ingredients: Recipe from The Sunny Raw Kitchen Durian flesh 1. Spread durian flesh onto a teflex sheet. 2. Dehydrate at 110 degrees for about 8 hours, flipping the durian onto the mesh about half way. Dehydrate longer for a dryer texture. For a decadent treat, dip in your favorite chocolate avocado pudding or […]
Raw Vegan Vanilla Durian Ice Cream
This recipe is from the Raw Goddess Heathy, who was my go-to girl when I first went raw. I still snoop around her site from time to time, especially when I’m trying to get some ideas on making something a little more gourmet. I don’t typically use her recipes verbatim, because I tend to disagree […]
