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*USA Event * A Taste of Malaysia | Fort Myers!
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*USA Event * A Taste of Malaysia | Fort Myers!

$97.00 USD

We’re bringing *10 varieties of Durian* to Fort Myers for a durian tasting extravaganza!

Meet us at Heart of Palms Ranch and Eco Farm, a fruit farm about 20 minutes outside of Fort Myers city, from 4-7PM on Saturday, December 14th for evening of tasting and talking about our favorite topic – rare fruits!! 😋  We’ll bring to you the people, places, and the farms from where we bought our newest shipment of durians and exotic fruits, taking you on a mini-trip around both Peninsular and Borneo Malaysia with your tastebuds!

Keep reading to see what’s included in this rare flavor experience ⬇️

Children 12 and over are counted as adults. Ask us for prices for kids under the age of 12 🙂

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What’s Included:
** please note that all the durians and fruits we serve are previously frozen and thawed for the event

  • Tasting of *10 types of durians* and local fruits from Malaysia, including Durio graveolens, Durio kutejensis, Durio oxleyanus, Durio lowianus AND the most famous Durio zibethinus varieties from Peninsular Malaysia (including BOTH Black Thorn and Musang King!)
  • Cempedaks, Jackfruits, Dabai galore!
  • A presentation about the region from Lindsay & Richard, your professional durian enthusiasts, and how to travel here for the best-ever durian experience.
  • Q&A and general meet-and-greet
  • Nutmeg drink as your palette cleanser
  • A vegan sampler of local cuisine such as Tempoyak (fermented durian) curry, petai  sambal (it’s spicy!) and Dabai fried rice.

** please inform of any food allergies before the event**

Meet our host Shelley!
Shelley is a Regenerative Ag Consultant and works on her own model farm that showcases techniques of utilizing natural ecosystems  to benefit commercial farming. She grows many tropical fruits, but no durians! (yet).  We first met Shelley when she came on Durian Tour with us in Thailand and we are delighted to bringing a taste of the tour back to her hometown Fort Myers!

Follow Shelley on Instagram  @shelleyplants

 

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Durio graveolens
Oxleyanus

How to get to the Event Venue:

Meet us at Shelley’s farm (Heart of Palms Ranch and Eco Farm) and event space in the neighborhood of Buckingham, Fort Myers. There is free parking on the premises. The exact location with a Google Maps link will be sent to your email address when you sign up 🙂

The event starts at 4PM, please be on time for the yumminess 😋 the event will go through 7PM and we will linger to chit chat and clean up the leftovers.

Cancellation/No-show Policy

All tickets are fully transferrable, please just inform us who will be attending in your place.

All tickets are non-refundable upon purchase.

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  1. Cole Williams – November 10, 2024

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