There has been a make-shift durian stall near the MRT station I alight at for the past few weeks. As soon as I emerge from the train in the evenings, a familiar fragrance wafts through the air.
This week, the supply on sale suddenly swelled. I noticed that prices plunged too (law of economics holding true for once).
The hubs is not fond of the fruit, to say the least, but after 4 days of walking past large durians going for $2 apiece, I finally caved last Friday.
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Upon enquiry, the packing service (on the spot de-shelling) was only applicable to the 3 for $10 category. Okay, that lot then! Felt the quality might be higher than the $2 variety, though the size was only marginally larger.
My three large prickly fruit friends at the foreground.
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As I queued, I was amused to observe a table of four Japanese men chatting animatedly over beer. I’ve noticed a small Japanese community living in this precinct, but this is the first time I have noticed them at the coffee shop. Interesting sights and sounds (of Japanese!) mingled together with the smell of pungent durians… yes, this is my Singapore, my local neighbourhood.
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My haul of durians, nicely and freshly packed. The wait was well worth it. A tad 小姐 I admit, but it was much lighter to carry home this way, and I didn’t have to risk being poked, or have to dispose of the shells thereafter. Granted I wouldn’t have husks to drink salt water out of, but well, in this life one can’t have everything, right?
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| A huge OOH in every bite |
The durians were heavenly. Tiny flat seeds throughout. With durian purchases, I usually expect a 50-60% good-durian hit rate, but in this case it was 100%! There were three distinct flavours, but all were AWESOME. There was one that was slightly sweeter, one that was just a lil bitter, and all were creamy, fresh and OOH LA LA. I ate 15 seeds *burp* for dinner.
The best part? When the hubs came home, he didn’t smell a thing. Even though I still had one pack left in a tied plastic bag, for my parents to share. Score!
Durians! I love durians! And I know where this is! Hahahaha!!
Wah salivate! Now I wanna have durians for dinner too! I love durians!!! I can have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!