Public Durian Eating #3
We were back for our monthly party in Hangzhou, China, when we ran into some durian at a fruit stall. Hangzhou is one of the top domestic tourist attractions in China. Not many foreigners have heard of it, but it's an easy 1 and half hour train ride from Shanghai, and they've got a nice lake, hills to hike, tea plantations, and an enormous Buddhist temple to gander at. Marco Polo -- that hyperbolic nutcase -- once called Hangzhou the most amazing city in the world, and scores of old school Chinese poets penned odes to the lake. They should have penned odes to my favorite fruit, durian.
Oh Durian!
Me and my boys Zig Zag, a live electro band based in Beijing, found the durian, Joey Gu from Phogger took the pics.
Checking out the durian -- does it smell ??
People on elevator not too happy about the durian stink.
We cracked open the durian by smacking it on the pavement, very cavemen-like, rawww!
Then the durian was passed around -- either turned away in disgust, or eaten with lust and passion...
Thanks to the Joy Luck Club of Hangzhou for letting us make a mess.
What's this all about? Check out Public Durian Enemy #1 and Durian Eating #2.
[Random Rant:] For some totally bizarre reason, they only have Bud Ice beer on the train. Who drinks this stuff?
posted by Michael @ 8:44 PM
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8 Comments:
I don't condone eating durian, but it's probably easier to get it cut for you than breaking it on the pavement. Unless, of course, if you want to carry around those spikes to scare off potential thieves.
I find that eating durian is an acquired taste. Those who love it, love it a lot and those who hates it think it smell like poop.
Oh my God, I do miss the durian so. Been eating it since birth. It's native to Southeast Asia and the name durian comes from the Malay word 'duri', which, unsurprisingly, means thorns. So, durian roughly means something like, of thorny nature.
You sir are an inspiration to us all and, I might add the stimulus for some phenomenal upcoming practical jokes...
Here in New Orleans there is some pretty interesting stuff to eat, especially in the East and West Bank where there is a large Vietnamese population and a large Asian Market. The smell in there is just ghastly, but the products are amazing!
This is Zack from unvegan.com. I decided to randomly check up on your blog today and was shocked to see my friend Alicia having a durian stuck in her face. Small world...
My parents are from Thailand, so I've had the pleasure (NOT!) of smelling durian. I really cannot stand it, it does smell like shit.
Hey good for you. Even Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods couldn’t handle durian. I’m not too fond of fresh durian either, and I’m Asian---we’re supposed to like durian.
Thanks for giving out free ads for Hangzhou.Actually durians can be found almost everywhere here,fruit shops,stands,even the supermarkets.So while shopping you can't help wondering if some corpse's rotten there.
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