, I believe. Don’t eat the seed...I think it is poisonous, but the fruit is wonderful! This is a very special fruit market with many very exotic fruits and flowers. Their prices are great — as I remember.

There was interesting thread a few months ago about the legal status of mangosteens in the United States and their availability in New York City. The discussion got me wondering about whether it’s possible to try a Durian...

friends and family who are not enamored with its creamy, seductive stench??? No, seriously, all kidding aside, I do need some guidance on the best way to cut it, clean it, (you don’t eat the seeds, right?), store it, and eat...

of three. I could see two durian popsicles retiring in my freezer for as long as I live here. Roberto has his limits on what he’ll eat. This place smelled really good, very smoky. It had LOTS of frozen Thai food, fishes, meat,...

Someone was looking for fresh durian in the SF area and there was a comment that it was illegal to import the fresh variety. I don’t see anything to REALLY support this on the web except for a reference here and there. From...

It’s durian season in Malaysia. Would you consider eating one?

The New York Times reports that a Thai government scientist has come up with a version of the usually rank durian fruit that smells as mild as a banana.

and touristy. Someplace the locals eat. Thanks

In the realm of stinky but tasty: Stinky tofu, a deep-fried fermented tofu product, not to be confused by the jarred fermented tofu that is stinky in a different way. Smells like a third world squat toilet but, oh, so tasty....

and expensive food item that my parents insisted I try it, while my elder siblings sing-songed, "MC has to eat it! MC has to eat it!" I barely gagged one bite down. I still don’t like scallops. (For the record, I was the...

A couple years ago a friend gave me a book about extreme eating practices throughout history. A lot of it was REALLY extreme stuff – meals that would last for weeks; unbelievably elaborate preparations, ingredients that...

OK, there you are, standing in front of God and the question is simple: What is the best thing to eat? You should not even have to think about the answer. Talk to me.

, she loooooves them. It wasn’t as bad as what I was prejudiced to believe it would taste like. (English novelist Austin Burgess famously said that dining on durian is like eating vanilla custard in a latrine.) My friend...

.S. If you are REALLY feeling adventurous (ie: like gearing up to eat durian), give it a try!

I had friends in town this weekend, all of whom like to eat, so I was able to try a number of places that I had earmarked for ‘sometime’ as well as some old favorites. Burger Joint on Valencia The burgers were exactly...