Durian, mint flavoring, and chocolate. When this recipe popped up on my facebook feed, it just about floored me. I really had to think about it. I mean, some durians do have a slight menthol kick to them. I just couldn’t decide if adding mint would ruin perfectly delicious durian, be just plain bizarre, or […]
Recipe: How to Make Durian Chips
Durian chips are a popular snack in Thailand, so popular that even the 7-11’s stock them on the same shelves as Lay’s Potato Chips (squid flavor, of course). The majority of durian chips are not produced in large factories, but in small corner shops of durian markets and family homes. They are considered an OTOP […]
Recipe: Durian Thai Salad (Som Tam)
Som Tam, or Green Papaya Salad is one of my favorite foods here in Thailand. It’s refreshingly tangy, sweet and spicy with a juicy crunch, just the thing to finish off a day eating heavy durian. Som Tam is typically made with a base of green papaya, but it can be made with any unripe […]
Recipes: Durian for Breakfast
Durian is actually best eaten for breakfast. It’s more popularly eaten as either a dinner meal or dessert, but this has more to do with supply and transportation issues than with when it’s best to eat it. Nearly 80% of durians fall during the night, meaning that most varieties (not all!) are ripened to perfection […]
Recipe: Durian Baked Alaska (Bombe Optional)
Everything about Baked Alaskas are amusing. This is probably due to the triple facts that they are often lit on fire, have an entire day in honor of them (February 1st, no joke) and yet have absolutely nothing to do with Alaska. Baked Alaskas are originally from China. A durian version re-introduces an Asian element […]
Recipe: Durian Ice Cream
In my last post I wrote about durian cake. It only makes sense to follow with durian ice cream. Durian is great frozen. When isn’t durian great? But durian-eaters in the USA know what I’m talking about. Our durian only comes frozen, and whenever we’re too impatient to let it thaw properly (that *never* happens […]
The Ultimate Durian Cake (or Kek) Post
Durian. Cake. Durian + Cake = ? I honestly don’t know, because I’ve never had a durian cake. I don’t eat cake. Don’t gasp at me. I know it’s weird, especially considering the number of recipe posts about durian cake I’ve put up recently. But just because I don’t eat it for personal health reasons […]
Durian Chocolate Seduction and Durian Truffles Recipe
Durian is, in my opinion, the milk-chocolate of the fruit world. It’s got that deep earthy, bitter roundness of flavor along with a cloying sweetness and creamy melt-in-your-mouth smoothness. It’s so good, many people even say it’s even better than chocolate, cheese, wine, or crack-cocaine (okay, I only know a few people who say that). […]
Recipe: Durian Steam Cake (Durian Nian Goa)
Happy Chinese New Year! This time last year, Rob and I were sweating in the pollution-induced haze of Medan, Sumatra watching New Years fireworks crackle over the wild assortment of rusted tin roofs. We had been in Indonesia only two weeks, and in a bewilderment of culture shock we wondered with excitement and some trepidation […]
Recipe: Durian Yogurt Cake
photo by shesimmer.com This is the second cake recipe post gearing up for the Ultimate Durian Cake post later next week, in which I’ll also share some unusual durian-themed decorations and the best places to buy durian cake in case you’re too lazy to make one yourself. Durian pulp has always reminded me of yogurt […]
Recipe: Durian Butter Cake
picture from graciekitchencorner For the next week or so I’ll be posting durian cake recipes, gearing up for the Ultimate Durian Cake post, in which I’ll also share some unusual durian-themed decorations and the best places to buy durian cake in case you’re too lazy to make one yourself. I am not exactly an expert […]
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, […]
