Whenever I hang out with durian lovers, we spend a lot of time trying to describe what each durian tastes like. Sometimes it’s a lightly burnt marshmallow rolled in melted chocolate. Or a dense pastry stuffed with vanilla cream. Or sometimes it’s a creamy and vinegar Caesar dressing. With such a diverse and complex range […]
Durian Author Michael Brown | Interviews
When I found the book Durio: A Bibliographic Review mid-way through our Year of Durian, I felt like I had hit the mother lode. For the rest of our trip, this book guided and supported my research efforts. I immediately tried to reach out to author Michael Brown and find out just who else would […]
VIDEO | Interview with Ian Crown
I didn’t get the impression that anyone else really thought this was a good idea, says Ian Crown about the 80 durian trees planted on his Puerto Rico farm. Now, he’s changing people’s minds about the King of Fruit. Inspired by a USDA report about underutilized tropical fruits, Ian took it on himself to grow […]
VIDEO | Interview with Ken Love
Durian is Mystical says Ken Love, a tropical fruit farmer and promoter in Hawaii who has traveled to more than 50 countries in pursuit of ultra-exotic fruits. He was featured in both the book and recent documentary, “The Fruit Hunters,” a book that was one source of inspiration for our epic durian adventures. In this […]
VIDEO | Freelee on Durian in a Low Fat Vegan Diet
Durian is highly esteemed among raw foodists, many of whom are the most avid durian addicts I have ever met. But at 30% fat content, durian is considered by many raw foodists to be too high for regular consumption. I caught up with Freelee at the Woodstock Fruit Festival to ask where durian fits in […]
A Durian Wedding | Interview
Here’s an idea for the best summer wedding ever: Skip the cake and serve durian! That’s what travel blogger Mark Wiens and his partner did this summer when they eschewed a traditional wedding cake and instead made the ceremonious first cut into a durian. If only Rob and I had known about durian when we […]
