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Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby JK1199 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:42 am

Durians of Balik Pulau
In Penang, Malaysia, the best place to get good durians is in the town of
Balik Pulau, on the southwest corner of Penang Island. Balik Pulau is a 30
minute drive over the main range and has a lot of durian estates.


D11
"Number Eleven" is a very popular durian in the 70's. It has creamy yellow
flesh with a pleasant taste and a subtle smell.
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D604
The D604 was first cultivated by the late Mr. Teh Hew Hong of Sungai
Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh is quite sweet, and has some "body" to it as
the seed is small.
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D600
This durian originates in Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau. The flesh has a
bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness.
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D700
The flesh is darker than D600, like chrome yellow. Also slightly hard.
Crispy, but the smell is not very strong.
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Ang Sim(Red Heart)
Ang Sim is a durian with flesh which is quite soft and very sweet, and dark
yellow in colour. It also has a nice aroma.
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Khun Poh
This durian takes the name of the late Mr Lau Khun Poh, who first budded
it. Khun Poh has beautiful orangy flesh with a slightly bitter-sweet taste
and a heavy aroma.
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Hor Loh(Water Gourd Durian)
The flesh of the Hor Loh is very soft, dry and quite bitter. It has a sharp
smell to it. Hor Loh was first cultivated at the Brown Estate of Sungai
Ara. It got its name from its appearance resembling a "Hor Lor" pumpkin. If
the durian hits the ground hard when it falls, the flesh tends to be bitter
thereafter.
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Ang Heh (Red Prawn Durian)
Ang Heh originates from Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, and has a round-shaped
husk. The orange reddish flesh is highly aromatic, very soft with a bitter-sweet taste.
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Xiao Hung (Little Red Durian)
Xiao Hung, whose name means "Little Red One," originates in Sungai Pinang,
Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of
sourness. The one that I tasted for this write-up is a bit hard. There are
only one or two seeds per section, but the flesh is thick.
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Yah Kang (Centipede Durian)
A favourite. Although its flesh is whitish, the taste is superb, milky,
like very sweet, melting chocolate. The name "yah kang" means centipede,
and accounts for the number of centipedes found at the foot of the tree,
hence giving it the rather unusual name.
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Bak Eu (Pork Fat Durian)
Bak Eu has a slightly acidic aroma. The flesh is whitish while the taste is
quite bitter but nice.
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D17
D17 is dark cream flesh. The taste is slightly dry but sweet. It is a tasty
durian.
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Coupling
This durian is gets its unusual name because it looks like two durians
joined together, one big and one small. When split open, you almost thought
the two halves belong to two different durians. Coupling has whitish flesh
which is slightly dry but tastes good.
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Ooi Kyau (Tumeric Durian)
The name Ooi Kyau (tumeric) describes the colour of the bright yellow flesh
of this durian. It is very sweet and tasty.
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Chaer Phoy (Green Skin Durian)
Chaer Phoy is shaped like a small canteloupe. The skin is bright green,
giving it the name which means "green skin". Chaer Phoy has creamy white
flesh which is a bit dry, not too sweet but tasty.
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Ang Jin (Red Yoke Durian)
As the name suggests, Ang Jin Durian has deep orange flesh. It is very
seet and tasty.
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Lin Fong Jiau
This durian is named after Lin Fong Jiau, aka Mrs Jackie Chan. I wonder
whether it is indicative of the relationship of the celebrity couple, for
Lin Fong Jiau is a bittersweet
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby DT6886 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:03 am

Power Bro... :pray:

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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby chiaster » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:28 am

wha!!! durian encyclopedia!!! ::-O:
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby blackknight » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:57 am

chiaster wrote:wha!!! durian encyclopedia!!! ::-O:


I orefer the other encylopedia leh..chiaster u have?
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby NW3939 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:11 pm

Bro Jeff ... Power siah :thumbsup: but how come not MSW? :mtongue:
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby Happyyoungman » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:14 pm

make me gian. later go combat take a few back home. got sore throat liao. >.<
Jean Danker is a guy!!
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby chiaster » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:50 pm

blackknight wrote:
chiaster wrote:wha!!! durian encyclopedia!!! ::-O:


I orefer the other encylopedia leh..chiaster u have?


lia bo kiu leh bro :shead:
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby SUPERVIRUS » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:54 pm

Didn't realize that there are so many variants...Bro Jeff, can list them in order of pricing also? Lol! Thks.
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby Adam » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:13 pm

forgive my ignorance, but where is Cat Mountain King ?
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Re: Durian Lovers Fall In!

Postby JK1199 » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:10 am

Mao Shan Wang (code D197) or what you call Cat Mountain King is said to be the most popular now.
How to know your regular durian uncle is not riping you off?
The most tell tale sign is the 'star pattern' at the bottom of the durian.
The flesh is a deep golden colour and is sweet and creamy with very little fibre. But be wary. The deep yellow colour indicates a high sulphur* content and you might want to make sure that you are not caught in a lift with your boss or your first date for a prolonged period of time after eating this! Even though opinions on the smell of fresh Durians is equivocal, you can be certain that the reaction to the smell of Durians after they have been processed by the body is quite universal.


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