It’s November, and my facebook feed and inbox are beginning to fill with gorgeous shots of plump, salacious yellow pillows and pale pods erupting cream through a taut skin. It fills me with a tinge of jealousy, but I have to remember it will soon be durian season where I am too. I just have […]
Durian News: October
While another month has passed, I wonder how many durians have fallen? Not too many I would guess. October is one of the quietest months of durian season, with seasons winding down in some places and just beginning in others. Nevertheless, […]
Durian in the News | September 2013
September is a great time of year no matter where you are – whether you’re enjoying the end of a long summer, getting ready for the winter to be over, or chowing down at the height of durian season! There’s always a lot of durian and durian goings-on in September, thanks to it being the […]
Durian News: August, 2013
Although the durian season is still rocking in Malaysia and the Philippines this August’s durian activities went international. The most interesting bits of durian goings-on came from France, Australia, and the USA. Who says Westerners don’t like durian? Most exciting of all, residents of Sydney, Australia are now able to purchase fresh Musang King durian […]
Durian News: July 2013
Oh July, you never fail to disappoint when it comes to durian. It’s the height of the season in Peninsular Malaysia, but surprisingly, it’s not just the Malaysians and Singaporeans working themselves into their annual durian frenzy. Durian love is going international! Here’s this month’s round up of durian in the news. First up is […]
Durian News: June 2013
Penang Durian Festival It’s June, and all over Southeast Asia the odor of durian is wafting down streets, through apartment buildings, and creeping into lunch boxes and fancty restaurants. Durians are falling all over Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, with some heft added by a later than usual season in Thailand. It’s the season for […]
Durian News: May 2013
May is when Thailand begins to be flooded with durians. Durians pop up for sale just about everywhere – in markets, street corners, pick-up trucks, laundry mats, and shoe stores. Cities across Thailand celebrate the durian harvest with festivals, most of them ostentatiously called “World Durian Festival.” With all the durian goings-on durian was unsurprisingly […]
Durian News: April 2013
We interrupt the series on edible durian species to bring you this month’s durian news. Durian never fails to cause controversy somewhere. In this month’s edition , a durian fanatic (it wasn’t me, I swear!) flies into a temper tantrum in a Chinese airport when officials deny passage of her beloved fruit, a durian inspector’s […]
Durian News: March 2013
Big news on the durian front this March. A bumper durian crop is sweeping East Indonesia and Davao City, Philippines, where some big developments mean that Filipino durian may be coming soon to grocery stores near you! On another exciting front, a durian movie premiered this last month, taking it’s place with The Big Durian […]
