Your Free Guides - Year of the Durian

Ahoy, ye hungry durian hunter! Thanks for joining our rogue community of durian lovers.
The links to kickstart your adventures be below.

You will now be in the inner loop and will get a monthly-ish update on upcoming festivals, book sales, events, and my nefarious durian doings. Plus if anything really cool is happening I’ll ping you to make sure you don’t miss out.

Here all your free goodies:

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A Traveler’s Guide to Durian Season | The Fruits of Thailand | Durian Hunting Map

The Fruits of Thailand

Durian Hunting Map of Malaysia

Explaining the Map:

The map is 18×12 inch high resolution JPEG that you can either print out yourself or purchase as a professional poster.

Each of the durians on this list are registered with the Malaysian Department of Agriculture and originate at the locations marked.

The legend lists the registration number, the local name of the durian, and the name of the city or village it originated (in italics). I’ve organized the durians by state for hunting and trip-planning ease.

And cuz we be in the 21st century, here’s the Google Map edition:

Here’s how to use the map:

Pick your destination: Want a durian adventure but not sure where to go? Take a glance at the map and head to the places with the densest cluster of durians, or pick a durian that interests you and see if you can go find it.

Find special durians nearby: Drinking Starbucks on vacation is fine, but it’s always more fun to go local! Why stick with the nationwide brands of durian (D24, Musang King) when you can delve into the more local varieties? Use this map to see which durians originate nearby and get some local flavor.

Do the terroir thing: Environment, climate, weather and soil have such an impact on flavor, which is why the French even have a word for it: terroir. A Red Prawn durian grown outside its home state (Penang) looks and tastes different, and it’s the same for each type of durian. To taste what the original judges considered worthy of registration, you need to go back to each durian’s native region and taste it there.

I hope that all of these resources will help you fulfill your durian dreams and accomplish any durian hunting missions.

If you have any more questions or have any trouble with the downloads, you can always send me an email at durianyearATgmail.com or a message on my Facebook Page.

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