On Jun 2, 4:55*am, wrote:
> htn963 > writes:
> > And if you think you're gamer than most westerners, then try durian --
>
> I've yet to try the real deal, but I recall, with a chuckle, the time
> our emergency response team, which I was on, responded to a
> suspiciously bad odor near the lunch room. *My company used many
> exotic gases to make IC wafers and any strange odors had to be
> investigated lest it be a potentially harmful gas leak. *Turns out
> one of the Asian production workers had warmed some frozen durian in
> the microwave. *

Lol. He probably left it in the microwave too long or used too high
power setting as ideally durian should be eaten as cold as possible.
Durian does have an assertive smell but I've never found it appoaching
the "rotten egg" status as described by many first-timers -- just a
whiff of its heady fume takes me back to exotic climes.

And I can assure you all that durian tastes much, much better than it
smells. But I suppose as with all strong flavored food (like anchovy,
capers) it's an acquired taste.

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Ht