"Roy Basan" > wrote in message
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> "Peter Dy" > wrote in message
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> > >
> > > If it's supposed to have a floral scent than why does it smell
> > > like shit to me? Actually, it smelled like pepto bismo, but
> > > that's still kind of shitty.
> >
> >
> > No fair! I wish my shit smelled like Durian. Oh well...
> >
> > Peter
>
> I would say its unfair to level the durian as fecal smelling fruit if
> you learn to understand and appreciate its characteristics from a
> technical point of view...
> To the unitiated and the ignorant it really smell crap to them...


Mine was a joke post! I don't think Durian smells like caca.


> I will subscribe to the saying of the Davao people( in Southern
> Philippines where this fruit is plentiful) about Durian....
> 'The fruit that smells like hell... but taste like heaven....
> A fitting accolade to this fruit.


Interesting. In the north, in Bikol, we don't have Durian. I do like it,
but I haven't had it much fresh. I didn't like the frozen kind I bought
here in the States once. Guess I'll have to wait til I get back to SE Asia
again, whenever that will be...

Peter