A Durian Review #yamu
Yesterday Savan and I went to the Havelock Road Fruit Market and bought some fruit. It’s summer and both durian and rambutan are in season. Rambutan, despite looking alien, is actually quite ordinary compared to the pungent and custardy durian. Durian smells like socks and looks like larvae. Needless to say, it’s an acquired taste.
Above is a video from the purchase and degustation of the fruit. As per our Malay Restaurant review (where Savan enjoyed the tripe and lung and spleen more than me), I am less enamored with durian than he.
Regardless, eating the ‘king of fruits’ is an experience worth trying. The stuff is in season. You can find out a bit more about the Havelock Road Fruit Market (which I’ve named, it’s really just a pit stop on the side of the road) on YAMU. That info includes prices and where exactly this fruit can be obtained. Durian is sold all over, but Havelock Road is a reliable spot for whatever is in season, be it fireworks or fruit.
Posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 in Colombo, food, Video.
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Duuurian! You either hate it or you love it. :D
Once I came near this fruit in Indonesia, never want to, again. (I know it is hot but wear a friggin shirt or something, unless of course you target audience is SL and perhaps India. Even in some Asian cultures it is offensive to be without a shirt. I am speaking from experience.)
western dress in the tropics is an offense. We managed without shirts for 2000 years and nothing will ever beat shirtlessness on a shaded island verandah.
Man, climb out of the well,
meant to be for vansohn
Again explain how wearing a shirt in 30 degree + weather with serious humidity makes any sense, in your enlightened (non well) opinion? Shirtlessness is a cheaper, more environmentally friendly (isnt this important in non well world?) solution to heat than a fan or an AC.
Again why is it so important that shirtlessness appeals only to Sri Lankans or Indians and puts off- white western? audiences. We live in the tropics we understand the basic practicality – try tropical Africa, South East Asia or even southern China- none of these people are massively upset by shirtlessness.
Judging the world by European standards is a bit silly, surely nothing is more well-like than derascinated Western culture worship or the standardisation of one mode of dress. Many forms of dress are valid and surely basic practicality and our history/culture – toplessness has some validity.