Ripe durian, on the brink of creating a stink.
If there is one fruit that people either love or hate it’s the durian. It is large and green and prickly and the inside is orange to a whitish yellow. The market stalls selling it never lack customers. It tastes sweet and a little bit tangy, but it is not the taste that has made that fruit infamous. Once it is overripe it stinks to high heaven, hence its alternative name: stinkfruit.
In the subway line that connects Chinatown to Little India, there is even a sign that prohibits the transport of a durian in the coach. There is no fine, however, so our guess is the authorities know in their hearts that nothing will stop a determined durian-afficionado from bringing the fruit.
There are duria
n pralinees as well as durian pudding, a jelly affair with bits in it. The man takes one look at it and goes ‘yukk!’ but it isn’t so bad at all.
