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 […]
A Durian Flower Recipe For Simple Thai-style Salad
I crush durian flowers under my bare toes every morning. Even though I tip-toe around the piles of snowy blossoms, I still feel their velvet under my soles as I walk for breakfast. It’s hard to avoid them, when the ground looks like this every morning: With an abundance of florescence literally under my feet, […]
Red Durian Tempoyak, a Traditional Dish From Sabah (Recipe Included) | Kota Kinabatangan
The bus from Ranau dropped Jess and me off at Medan Selera, a small food court in Kota Kinabatangan on the east coast of Sabah. We were on our way to the Kinabatangan Nature Lodge, to see orangutans and elephants and all the beautiful wildlife that people come to Borneo to see. But we immediately […]
What Is Tempoyak? | Recipes
If fresh durian is said to smell like putrid flesh, overripe armpits, and fermented gym socks, can you imagine what it smells like fermented? Or what it tastes like? Fermented durian, or tempoyak, is a traditional condiment in Malaysia and Indonesia often mixed with coconut milk curries or pounded with chilies into a spicy dip. […]
Vegan Durian Sayur Rebus – What To Do With Unripe Durian | Recipe
How disappointing is it to buy an unripe durian? Very. I can’t count the number of times I’ve hopefully clawed open a durian only to find a pale pod with the texture and appeal of daikon radish. But unlike the insanely spicy vegetable, unripe durian is edible and can be cooked into a number of […]
Recipe: Durian-Persimmon Salad
Are you flabbergasted by the title? Me too. I have no idea how Evan Rock got it in his head to blend durians and persimmons and pour the combination over salad greens, but it’s fantastic. The persimmon blends with the durian just perfectly, adding a cinnamon zest and a beautiful orange hue to a creamy, […]
Durian Roti
Roti is an unleavened flat bread made of wheat that originated on the Indian Subcontinent. It looks and tastes a lot like a very thin white flour tortilla. Roti has since spread to countries with large Indian populations, like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, where its meaning has changed slightly. Roti in Malaysia […]
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 […]
