Yay!: Durian

We always have food during tutorials, and we take turns to bring it every time. Today was my turn, and I thought I would try to let my classmates and tutor try some durian. So the day before, I went over to Woolworth's to get one. Kept seeing it when I did my grocery shopping last time, but never wanted to get it as my craving wasn't that bad, and it was quite dear. about $4+ per kg (with skin). My durian costs me almost $12.

So, I bought 1 durian and brought it to school without the skin. Wanted to show them the whole fruit, but i figured that it would be just too messy. Didn't see a need to impress anyone with my durian handling skills (or the lack of it).

I brought the stuff into our classroom during the break. It was sealed in an air-tight container so the smell didn't get out, until I opened it to let some of them have a whiff. And their reaction was priceless.... disgust epitomized. After that I sealed the container back. Some of the students went out of the classroom during the break, and when they came back, one of them remarked "Did someone fart?". =)

So we decided to have the durian after class..... and when the time came, I opened the container, 1/2 of the class just ran out. (Muhahah... more for myself). My tutor was the most sporting of all, as she consumed 1 WHOLE SEED. The few left just nibbled at it....

So much for trying to share the joy... but I guess it's not something for everyone's taste buds.

My housemate Chris eats the stuff... so I'll share it with him.

Incidentally, the foul smell that is reeked by durians is partly due to this (and not the BO from the guy in the picture below):

Thiol, one of the organosulfur compounds that may be responsible for the characteristic odour of durian (Thanks wiki).