Hideous Beak

Ok well I guess what I'll do is I will see if I can't hunt down a place
in Toronto that would ship some fresh durian (yes, must be fresh!) to
the more rural town the recipient of my gift lives in. That way, I
don't have to deal with international shipping laws.

Carmanah, I see your point. But granted, I had already made it quite
clear that I recognize how not well thought out my original question
was, lol! It is long past the point where this whole thread could be
construed as possible comic relief within the context of some of these
forums, and I certainly do not take myself overly seriously. But now
that you mention it, I had thought durian was more of a southeastern
asian fruit and not so much Chinese... I guess I was wrong! But you are
right, and I think all I need to do is maybe find someplace, preferably
in Toronto, that I can pay to ship some fresh fruits. Preferably
uncommon fruits. Judy, I might try the K&K that you mentioned.

Keith W

"steve" <> wrote in message
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> By the way, Im not sure but Darian fruit you are looking for is
> probably not grown in florida so, there is no reason to believe that we
> not have as good Durian as anywhere else in N.A. I have seen the durian
> in various stores around here. They usually seem to be frozen. I have
> often thought that they would make a prety good weapon. Shoot a frozen
> Duran out of a cannon and It would kill you.

If you'd ever smelled a thawed Durian you'd know why they
keep it frozen. Its probably the foulest smelling thing on
the planet thats edible. In the far east you can be thrown out
of your hotel for just owning it, they typically have to strip a
room down to the bare plaster walls to get rid of the smell if
somebody eats it in the room.

I'm told it tastes wonderful but I could never get past the smell,
think of a combination of overripe cheese, rotting fish and unwashed
socks and you start to get close.

Keith

Someone

Keith W <> wrote in message
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> "steve" <> wrote in message
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> >
> > By the way, Im not sure but Darian fruit you are looking for is
> > probably not grown in florida so, there is no reason to believe that
we
> > not have as good Durian as anywhere else in N.A. I have seen the
durian
> > in various stores around here. They usually seem to be frozen. I
have
> > often thought that they would make a prety good weapon. Shoot a
frozen
> > Duran out of a cannon and It would kill you.
> >
> If you'd ever smelled a thawed Durian you'd know why they
> keep it frozen. Its probably the foulest smelling thing on
> the planet thats edible. In the far east you can be thrown out
> of your hotel for just owning it, they typically have to strip a
> room down to the bare plaster walls to get rid of the smell if
> somebody eats it in the room.
> I'm told it tastes wonderful but I could never get past the smell,
> think of a combination of overripe cheese, rotting fish and unwashed
> socks and you start to get close.

Mmm, no, more like sweet, garlic-flavoured custard, I think. I had some
delicious durian ice cream in Penang a couple of years ago.

s.

Keith W

"someone" <> wrote in message
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> Mmm, no, more like sweet, garlic-flavoured custard, I think. I had some
> delicious durian ice cream in Penang a couple of years ago.
> s.

It it didnt smell either your olfactory nerve is dead or it wasnt durian

Keith

Hideous Beak

Hey, finally tried some durian myself! Kind of enjoyed it, but then I
have always had weird tastes. I think what gets people the most, beside
the smell, is the sort of pus-like texture of the inner goop, and the
slightly "onion/garlic" like tinge it has to its taste (whereas the
rest of the taste is more "sweet/fruity") I will admit, I couldn't eat
too much in one sitting... seems like one of those foods that, if you
got sick from eating it, seeing or smelling it again (EVER again) would
be enough to recreate the vomiting experience

Makes your pee smell real nice too! btw, my problem is pretty much
solved at this point. But of course, feel free to keep talking about
durian experiences! It's also good murder weapon, no cannon needed! It
would be like that Hitchcock movie where the killer serves the evidence
to the cops as dinner... don't know if that would work with durian,
though

Fudge

Just about any type of fruit and vegetable is available in Canadian
Supermarkets if you want to pay the price. For instance, grapes from Chile
were recently available in a small supermarket in Eastern Ontario for a mere
$4.00/lb. The quality was poor however, rather than reduce the price, the
past shelf life grapes went to the local landfill. Florida oranges are
available in season but a 3 lb bag costs $8.00 Can funds but the quality is
good. Since you live in Florida, you can consume fresh local produce all the
time. When you come to Canada, why not check out our local produce? We
produce everything from A-Z in season. How about some fresh cherries,
peaches, plums, apples, pears and strawberries in late summer. Tender fruits
from S.W. Ontario and the Okanagan Valley of B.C. are particularly good.
Enjoy the taste of vegetables grown in a cool climate. Go to local farmers
markets where the price and quality will be far superior top supermarket
goods. Stop at local road side stands for the really good stuff.

Farmer John

<> wrote in message
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> Hi... I don't know if I'm really in the right place to ask a question
> like this, but I am looking for information on who I should contact if
> I have questions about Canadian fruit and produce items... particularly
> concerning which ones are most readily available in supermarkets and
> which are rather hard to find up there (or if not totally unavailable,
> at least hard to find in premium quality) I am an American, living down
> in Florida, where quite the assortment of fruits tends to be
> available... my relatives in upstate New York practically beg us to
> bring some high quality oranges and grapefruits when we visit! This may
> be a bit of an odd question, but I would greatly appreciate anyone
> pointing me in the right direction (maybe contact information for some
> Canadian grocery chains?)... or perhaps speaking from your own
> experience as a Canadian grocery shopping customer, or even just
> letting me know somewhere online where I can find lots of Canadians to
> ask the same question to. Thanks in advance! :-)
>