Do You Like To Eat Durian?
Yes or No ? Why?
For Durian Lovers........
Recipe - Durian
Drink
Easy. Peel durian meat into a blender. Blend it for a short
while.
Pour the durian puree into a glass of condensed milk - amount
of condensed milk according to taste. Stir it up and chill it
or
add ice to drink. If preferred, add syrup manis [sweet syrup -
DOL]
or rose syrup to taste and for appearance.
Enjoy it? But don't keep the drink too long or overnight.
Recipe Durian
Cake
1 Durian
6 oz Butter (3/4 cup)
5 oz Sugar (2/3 cup)
4 Egg; separated
6 oz Flour (3/4 cup)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Remove flesh from the durian and discard the seeds. Puree the
flesh
in a food processor. Beat butter and sugar together until
smooth,
then beat in the egg yolks. Sift flour and beat it into the
butter
mixture. Beat in the durian pulp.
Whip egg whites into stiff peaks and fold them into the
mixture.
Bake cake in a greased, 8" cake pan for 1 hour, or until cake is
done when tested with a toothpick.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
How to select a
durian?
1)The fruit should look fresh and the stalks should not look dull
and dry.
2)Turn the fruit around in your palms and make sure there are no
holes which would indicate that are worms or creepy crawlies
inside. Look out also for small triangular cuts which had obviously
been made by the seller for a previous customer. Check that the
bottom of the durian has not slit open which indicates an over-ripe
durian, usually due to heat, transportation and man-handling.
3) Use your sense of smell. If you cannot smell anything from the
fruit, it is probably unripe. If you detect an overly strong,
fermented odour, the durian is probably overripe. You should be
able to detect the bitter-sweet aroma of a deliciously ripe
durian.
4) Test the weight of the durian. If it's light, then it's likely
to be ripe and vice versa.
5) Shake the durian. If you can feel or hear movement of its
contents, then it's most likely to be drier and hence
fresher.
6) Knock the durian shell with a knife. A hollow sound indicates
its ripeness. Too hollow, and it may be overripe. A solid sound
means its unripe.
For durian lovers, other than loving it for its taste, you might be
interested to know its nutritional value:
Components Per 100gm edible portion
Food energy 155.0 calories
Moisture 60 g
Protein 3.0 g
Fat 3.4 g
Carbohydrates 28.0 g
Minerals 102.5 g
Beta-Carotene 142.0 mg
Vitamin B1 0.1 mg
Vitamin B2 0.15 mg
Vitamin C 23.9 mg
Durian
Variety
As mentioned in Durian variety, there are actually many varieties
of Durian. By virtue of research, past and present, the are many
clones of durians, as researchers mix and match in an attempt to
get even better durian. D13 and D101 are just 2 numbers
available.
What you may or may not be aware, is that the D24 is the most
popular clone and as such, it costs the most. D24 has different
grades as well, from B to the Super grade, which is
self-explanatory.
You may, however, have noticed a discrepancy in the description in
Durian variety.
Q) If it is true that ripe durian is light and unripe durian is
heavy, then how does ripe durian drop down from its tree?
A)(As given by director of EMICAKES) When the durian is ripe, its
stalk dries out, therefore, although it is lighter, it can still
drop 
You may also be wondering about the unripe fruit that does not have
a dry stalk but STILL makes its way to us.
Well, unripe fruit that drops before its due usually drops due to
other elements such as strong winds or even other falling
durian.
In other words, why tempt fate? Let DURIAN 24 take care of your
durian needs!
Please feel free to click the Order Now picture and make your order
today!
D24
It is oval in shape, of average size, weighing between 1 -
2.8kg. per fruit. The skin is green to brownish green and the
thorns are sharp and thin. The flesh is yellow, thick and
sweet.
D99
The fruit is round and of average size weighing between 1 -
2kg. per fruit. The skin is green to brownish green and the thorns
are short and sharp. The flesh is fairly thick yellow, soft and
sweet.
