Durian season is back and I got accosted at the local mydin in bkt jelutong. A van full of durians from somewhere in Pahang near the coast apparently and 5 guys trying their ardent best to sell the fruit.
The best was selling at 13 a kilo, followed by 9 a kilo and 6 a kilo. A bit pricey but since they put udang merah at 9 a kilo I thought it was still ok la...
Put it simply, never buy at night when a simple cut and taste does not show you the whole fruit. Don't let three guys serve you especially when they are weighing in the durians in sacks unless you're buying all from the same price range.
I'm not overly disappointed, RM180 for 17 kilos of fruit was not a bad haul. 10 plus kilos was the 13 a kilo variety but when I got back some of the fruit in there were the 9 a kilo grade. So remember my pointers everyone. Even durian sellers can be unscrupulous people!
But to tell you the truth, I've cut open 3 of the best durians I've eaten this year. Seriously. 1 of them was really weird though because all the seeds in the fruit was attached to the core of the durian. Let me tell you, that fruit was the hardest for me to open, ever. Really ever ever... In the end I had to finish half the fruit that night because I couldn't take it out with out the flesh turning to mush. I did salvage some with a spoon but it didn't last the next morning cause I ate it the moment I opened the fridge.
So ok la... 3 of the best fruits I've eaten this year so far took all my irritation away. spending 180 bucks on bucket full of less than d24 quality fruit, some even bordering on durian kg standards can get you pretty irritated. I finished 2 fruits last night on my own. Had 1 turned to pengat cause that was the one that bordered on the durian kg standard... and i've still a bowl left of the good one. Gave 2 fruits to my neighbour so I don't know if they had the better ones or not, and I'm left with 4 tupperwares of middling level durian.
If you guys got a trusted durian seller who's not about to rip you off, please share and introduce the rest of us.