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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> On 4/2/2013 7:24 PM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> Janet wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've eaten it in Malaysia and really recommend it; it's absolutely
> >>> delicious, creamy and sweet. It was prepared for us, just the flesh
> >>> scooped out of the raw fruit.
> >>
> >>
> >> Delicious? Everybody says it stinks like rotten fish heads.
> >
> > The whole fruit does stink like something died; so bad hotels and
> > planes won't allow customers to bring durian. But the taste of the flesh
> > is heaven.
> >
> > Janet
> >
> I wonder sometimes what on earth made people taste something that smells
> so bad. By all accounts it is delicious but it sounds like a case of,
> "Hey, Kam, I dare you to take a bite out of this!"

Well, whoever first looked at a live lobster or prawn or raw egg and
thought "mmmmmm, I bet that tastes good ".

Janet UK