Help?!?

Now that I've got three of them, how do I make them as ripe as possible as
quick as possible? They smell good at present... Do they smell good on the
outside but bad on the inside to most people?

I am using them for a "fear factor" type event so I need them to be as nasty
as possible for this Sunday. <grin>

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"Joe AutoDrill" > wrote in message
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<snip>
> I am using them for a "fear factor" type event so I need them to be as
> nasty as possible for this Sunday. <grin>

well it might be nasty to some people but to others, it's the best fruit &
smell in the world. My Mrs loves the smell of durians but hates the
texture... she doesn't mind the taste as well.... & she ain't Asian! if you
want it nasty... look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a sealed jar, not
many people like it & eat it... including Asians!

break open the durian & expose the soft fruit to air for a couple of days
until it turns brown or until your neighbours call the morgue.

DC.

> well it might be nasty to some people but to others, it's the best fruit &
> smell in the world. My Mrs loves the smell of durians but hates the
> texture... she doesn't mind the taste as well.... & she ain't Asian!

Well, I'm "into" some strange foods so I think I might actually like it too.
And I'm Sicilian.

> if you want it nasty... look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a sealed
> jar, not many people like it & eat it... including Asians!

Can't do anything like that before Sunday... Except maybe the Tempoyak.
What is it? How is that pronounced?

> break open the durian & expose the soft fruit to air for a couple of days
> until it turns brown or until your neighbours call the morgue.

Can't do that. My wife would kill me.
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"DC." > wrote:
> "Joe AutoDrill" > wrote in message
> <snip>
> > I am using them for a "fear factor" type event so I need them to be as
> > nasty as possible for this Sunday. <grin>
>
> well it might be nasty to some people but to others, it's the best fruit
> & smell in the world. My Mrs loves the smell of durians but hates the
> texture... she doesn't mind the taste as well.... & she ain't Asian! if
> you want it nasty... look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a sealed
> jar, not many people like it & eat it... including Asians!
>
> break open the durian & expose the soft fruit to air for a couple of days
> until it turns brown or until your neighbours call the morgue.
>
DC is spot on. Durian is a favorite of mine. Like his wife, I love the
smell, too. Perhaps because it's a harbinger of the coming taste. I'm
posting a pic of a tree ripened durain being opened at a farm in Thailand
on alt.binaries.food Ya can't get 'em like that in the States. ;-(

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"Joe" > wrote:
> > well it might be nasty to some people but to others, it's the best
> > fruit & smell in the world. My Mrs loves the smell of durians but hates
> > the texture... she doesn't mind the taste as well.... & she ain't
> > Asian!
>
> Well, I'm "into" some strange foods so I think I might actually like it
> too. And I'm Sicilian.

Hey, Goomba! My grandfather came from Giardini. Sole e Mare, eh!
>
> > if you want it nasty... look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a
> > sealed jar, not many people like it & eat it... including Asians!
>
> Can't do anything like that before Sunday... Except maybe the Tempoyak.
> What is it? How is that pronounced?
>
> > break open the durian & expose the soft fruit to air for a couple of
> > days until it turns brown or until your neighbours call the morgue.
>
> Can't do that. My wife would kill me.

.. . . so your neightbors would call the morgue! <insert maniacal laughter>

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In article >,
wrote:

> "DC." > wrote:
> > "Joe AutoDrill" > wrote in message
> > <snip>
> > > I am using them for a "fear factor" type event so I need them to be as
> > > nasty as possible for this Sunday. <grin>
> >
> > well it might be nasty to some people but to others, it's the best fruit
> > & smell in the world. My Mrs loves the smell of durians but hates the
> > texture... she doesn't mind the taste as well.... & she ain't Asian! if
> > you want it nasty... look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a sealed
> > jar, not many people like it & eat it... including Asians!
> >
> > break open the durian & expose the soft fruit to air for a couple of days
> > until it turns brown or until your neighbours call the morgue.
> >
> DC is spot on. Durian is a favorite of mine. Like his wife, I love the
> smell, too. Perhaps because it's a harbinger of the coming taste. I'm
> posting a pic of a tree ripened durain being opened at a farm in Thailand
> on alt.binaries.food Ya can't get 'em like that in the States. ;-(

No shuff and sho nit! All I ever have seen is frozen/thawed ones. Usually they
have a nice coating of mold on the outside as well.
I hear that these compare to fresh durian like frozen strawberries do to fresh
ones. When is Hawaii gonna start sending their crop fresh to the states or
someone out in 'tropiCaliforny' gonna start growing durian?

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> Hey, Goomba! My grandfather came from Giardini. Sole e Mare, eh!

Who you callin' Goomba?!?

LOL... Small world.

> . . . so your neightbors would call the morgue! <insert maniacal laughter>

Yes. and then all those Mafia jokes I've been living with for all these
years wouldn't be so funny to the other neighbors any more...

Just to keep us really far off topic... Ya know why I've never seen a
single episode of the Soparanos? 'Cause when you live it, you don't have to
watch it on TV. LOL....

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CLIP

> on alt.binaries.food Ya can't get 'em like that in the States. ;-(

So... It looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me trying to open these
things, huh?
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>>So... It looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me trying to open these
>>things, huh?
>
> Opening it is only half the problem. Getting the pods out is
> another. That picture makes it look easy. :-)

Great... So question #2 is... Once I open the daggone things, how do I get
the pods out.

Also, seeing as I've never had Durian before... Do you have to do anything
to teh pods before eating them such as removing a skin or something? Any
seeds, etc? I asume the pods are the seeds.
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"Joe" > wrote:
> > Hey, Goomba! My grandfather came from Giardini. Sole e Mare, eh!
>
> Who you callin' Goomba?!?
>
> LOL... Small world.
>
> > . . . so your neightbors would call the morgue! <insert maniacal
> > laughter>
>
> Yes. and then all those Mafia jokes I've been living with for all
> these years wouldn't be so funny to the other neighbors any more...

I don't know from that 'M' word. We're from the other end of the Island!
>
> Just to keep us really far off topic... Ya know why I've never seen a
> single episode of the Soparanos? 'Cause when you live it, you don't have
> to watch it on TV. LOL....
>
> In or near NJ and ride a Motorcycle: http://tinyurl.com/4zkw8

Still puttin' in North Hollywood. Started in '52.

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"Joe" > wrote in message
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<snip>
> Can't do anything like that before Sunday... Except maybe the Tempoyak.
> What is it? How is that pronounced?

Tem- Po-Yak, it's a Malaysian/Indonesian delicacy. Look for it in a Asian
supermarket that specialises in Malaysian/Indonesian foodstuffs.

DC.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 00:03:48 -0000, "DC." > wrote:
>
>> look for Tempoyak or ferment durians in a sealed jar, not
>> many people like it & eat it... including Asians!
>
> Durian kimchi - I like it! Don't be surprised if I follow up to
> this...

you might like to try Cincalok (pronounced - Chin-Char-Lok) as well,
fermented baby shrimps in a bottle. This was how we use to make it, salt
water brine + pink baby shrimps(1cm length) mixed with a tsp/tbsp of cooked
rice, compacted into a bottle & corked. Leave in a cool dark place for about
10-14 days, until you hear the cork pop. That's when you know it's ready.
But the worst i've heard was a relative having to attend a Dayak (one time
head hunters & natives of Borneo) festive dining deep in the jungle, the
main dish was a whole wild boar 1/2 cooked in a dug out ground pit then
buried for a couple of days until the meat stank & maggots were crawling
before it was opened up/dug out & eaten. I can just hear the 'thud' sounds
of bodies fainting as dinner was served....

DC.

"Joe" > wrote in message
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>>>So... It looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me trying to open
>>>these
>>>things, huh?
>>
>> Opening it is only half the problem. Getting the pods out is
>> another. That picture makes it look easy. :-)
>
> Great... So question #2 is... Once I open the daggone things, how do I
> get the pods out.
>
> Also, seeing as I've never had Durian before... Do you have to do
> anything to teh pods before eating them such as removing a skin or
> something? Any seeds, etc? I asume the pods are the seeds.

we always use a machete, a couple of well placed hacks & then twist the
blade so the shell is pried open, from then on use your hands to pull it
apart. once the fruit is split in 1/2, you'll see that the soft fruits are
actually in their own little sealed 'compartments' inside the tough shell.
You use your fingers to pick the creamy fruit & suck/eat it. Once finished,
use your machete to hack open the other compartments. When it's all done &
eaten, turn a shell upside down so it's like a upturned turtle, pour salt
into the empty compartment where the fruit once sat & water so you have a
'bowl' of salt water. Wash your fingers in it & drink it. It's suppose to
help digestion & get rid of some of the smell.

There's a tough seed inside the off white/pale yellow soft creamy custard
fruit, some people boil it & eat that too.

DC.

> we always use a machete, a couple of well placed hacks & then twist the
> blade so the shell is pried open, from then on use your hands to pull it
> apart. once the fruit is split in 1/2, you'll see that the soft fruits are
> actually in their own little sealed 'compartments' inside the tough shell.
> You use your fingers to pick the creamy fruit & suck/eat it. Once
> finished, use your machete to hack open the other compartments. When it's
> all done & eaten, turn a shell upside down so it's like a upturned turtle,
> pour salt into the empty compartment where the fruit once sat & water so
> you have a 'bowl' of salt water. Wash your fingers in it & drink it. It's
> suppose to help digestion & get rid of some of the smell.
>
> There's a tough seed inside the off white/pale yellow soft creamy custard
> fruit, some people boil it & eat that too.

Thank you. Very helpful. I will probably try this on Saturday on an extra
durian I bought to make sure this is possible...

I'll have some gasoline around to wash my hands with too. <grin>
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"Joe" > wrote in message
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<snip>
> I'll have some gasoline around to wash my hands with too. <grin>

umm... you sure you've not had it before? some people say the smell of
strong durians smell like gasoline. of yeah... durian breath/burp is pretty
lethal too. hey i thought you said it was for a *fear factor* event? it
ain't much of an event if you're eating it yourself... i thought you were
gonna force some poor soul to eat it. if you're going to go the whole 9
yards with this durian fear factor, may i suggest you start with durian
beach volleyball & end with kissing the winner with durian breath. btw...
some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle, usually
for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling that before
kissing the winner ; )

DC.

DC. wrote:
> "Joe" > wrote in message
> news:3YBjf.663$2O1.264@trndny09...
> <snip>
>
>>I'll have some gasoline around to wash my hands with too. <grin>
>
> umm... you sure you've not had it before? some people say the smell of
> strong durians smell like gasoline. of yeah... durian breath/burp is pretty
> lethal too. hey i thought you said it was for a *fear factor* event? it
> ain't much of an event if you're eating it yourself... i thought you were
> gonna force some poor soul to eat it. if you're going to go the whole 9
> yards with this durian fear factor, may i suggest you start with durian
> beach volleyball & end with kissing the winner with durian breath. btw...
> some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle, usually
> for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling that before
> kissing the winner ; )

The first stunt should be who can open the durian the fastest *without
gloves*. Then who has the fastest time eating 12 durian seed pods.
Then walking barefoot on a pile of discarded durian shells.

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"Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
t...
<snip>
> The first stunt should be who can open the durian the fastest *without
> gloves*. Then who has the fastest time eating 12 durian seed pods. Then
> walking barefoot on a pile of discarded durian shells.

that sounds good Nathan, remember to ask Annie to take pics of it all
happening... when is it? less then 12 days? we want PROOF ok!! pictures of
you (incl. thumb shot) doing the above stunt! & none of that photoshop fake
stuff ; ) LOL.

for all of you who don't know, Nathan is our resident durian king & he's off
to Malaysia for the finals of 2005 durian eating championships. sigh....
save me a D24 would you ; ) cheers.

DC.

DC. wrote:
> "Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
> t...
> <snip>
>
>>The first stunt should be who can open the durian the fastest *without
>>gloves*. Then who has the fastest time eating 12 durian seed pods. Then
>>walking barefoot on a pile of discarded durian shells.
>
> that sounds good Nathan, remember to ask Annie to take pics of it all
> happening... when is it? less then 12 days? we want PROOF ok!! pictures of
> you (incl. thumb shot) doing the above stunt! & none of that photoshop fake
> stuff ; ) LOL.
>
> for all of you who don't know, Nathan is our resident durian king & he's off
> to Malaysia for the finals of 2005 durian eating championships. sigh....
> save me a D24 would you ; ) cheers.

"Durian King"? More like "blur king"...

I think the height of the durian season has passed, so I don't know
about getting a D24. We'll see. (No, I will _not_ participate in the
above stunts.)

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#include <std.disclaimer>

> umm... you sure you've not had it before?

I am just about as sure as I can be about that. I've eaten at Malaysian and
Thai restaurants a lot though so it may be an ingredient in something...

> some people say the smell of strong durians smell like gasoline. of
> yeah... durian breath/burp is pretty lethal too.

Well, I won;t be eating it at all. Just prepping it for Sunday.

> hey i thought you said it was for a *fear factor* event? it ain't much of
> an event if you're eating it yourself... i thought you were gonna force
> some poor soul to eat it. if you're going to go the whole 9 yards with
> this durian fear factor, may i suggest you start with durian beach
> volleyball & end with kissing the winner with durian breath. btw...

LOL. I'm not eating it. I'm going to force... er... coerce... er...
convince some teenagers to try it during a meeting. I;ve been a volunteer
for a few years and have been doing this type of "Fear Factor" stuff the
whole time... Sine the late 1980's...

Joe Rogan 'aint got 'nuthin on me. <grin>

> some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle,
> usually for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling that
> before kissing the winner ; )

Seriously?!? I NEED THAT!!!

I'll gladly pay someone who can find it to ship it to me (and the cost of
course...)
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> The first stunt should be who can open the durian the fastest *without
> gloves*. Then who has the fastest time eating 12 durian seed pods. Then
> walking barefoot on a pile of discarded durian shells.

LOL...
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CLIP

> (No, I will _not_ participate in the above stunts.)

And I was just starting to respect you.

Have a good trip.

Bring me some nasty stuff that can be kept for a month or more in a bottle
and I'll pay you. Gotta be "Fear Factor" worthy.

....Seriously. Depending on cost of course. feel free to e-mail me
privately.

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"Joe" > wrote in message
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<snip>
>> some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle,
>> usually for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling that
>> before kissing the winner ; )
>
> Seriously?!? I NEED THAT!!!
>
> I'll gladly pay someone who can find it to ship it to me (and the cost of
> course...)

i'm sure you can buy that in the States, Nathan or Nick might be able to
help ; ) but if you can't, ping me here or over at ABF & i'll mail one over
to you. btw... i posted a picture of my small bottle of "eau de durian" over
at ABF ; )

DC.

Joe wrote:
>>umm... you sure you've not had it before?
>
> I am just about as sure as I can be about that. I've eaten at Malaysian and
> Thai restaurants a lot though so it may be an ingredient in something...

<snip>

>>some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle,
>>usually for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling that
>>before kissing the winner ; )
>
> Seriously?!? I NEED THAT!!!
>
> I'll gladly pay someone who can find it to ship it to me (and the cost of
> course...)

You might be able to buy a bottle from the manager at your favorite Thai
restaurant. Depends how well they know you.

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"Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
t...
<snip>
> "Durian King"? More like "blur king"...

you're too modest.

> I think the height of the durian season has passed, so I don't know about
> getting a D24. We'll see. (No, I will _not_ participate in the above
> stunts.)

i think you can get durians anytime of the year now, it's big business in
Thailand & that's where most of them seem to come from regardless of what
time of the year it is. they must have commercial farms there that grow them
& cross bred variants & be able to get some type of durians all year round.
D24 is one of the most popular variant, others that i have heard of are D99.
There's even a Thai durian centre open all year round here in London!

DC.

"DC." > wrote:
> "Joe" > wrote in message
> <snip>
> >> some shops also sell concentrated durian essence in a small bottle,
> >> usually for making Thai cakes & desserts, try drinking or gargling
> >> that before kissing the winner ; )
> >
> > Seriously?!? I NEED THAT!!!
> >
> > I'll gladly pay someone who can find it to ship it to me (and the cost
> > of course...)
>
> i'm sure you can buy that in the States, Nathan or Nick might be able to
> help ; ) but if you can't, ping me here or over at ABF & i'll mail one
> over to you. btw... i posted a picture of my small bottle of "eau de
> durian" over at ABF ; )
>
Sorry, Joe. I've never seen it. I'll ask my kids to watch for it.
I use 'eau de Hoppes 9' for my aftershave. ;-)

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DC. wrote:
> "Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
> t...
> <snip>
>
>>"Durian King"? More like "blur king"...
>
> you're too modest.
>
>>I think the height of the durian season has passed, so I don't know about
>>getting a D24. We'll see. (No, I will _not_ participate in the above
>>stunts.)
>
> i think you can get durians anytime of the year now, it's big business in
> Thailand & that's where most of them seem to come from regardless of what
> time of the year it is. they must have commercial farms there that grow them
> & cross bred variants & be able to get some type of durians all year round.
> D24 is one of the most popular variant, others that i have heard of are D99.
> There's even a Thai durian centre open all year round here in London!

From what I understand from further research, the Malaysian varieties
(D24, D99, etc) have two seasons: June-Aug and Nov-Dec while the Thai
varieties (Chanee, Monthong, etc) have peak seasons in Apr-Jul or
Jul-Sept depending on the province.

The difference between the Malaysian and Thai varieties is that the
Malaysian ones are bred to have the best flavor when they are fully ripe
and fall off the tree. The Thai varietie on the other hand are bred to
have the best flavor while still on the tree. If you wait until a Thai
variety durian falls off, it will be past its peak flavor.

There is a friendly rivalry between Thais and Malaysians over the
quality of their respective durians. Malaysians think Thai durians
don't taste as good because the Thais cut them down early instead of
waiting for them to fall off. Thais think Malaysian durians don't taste
as good *because* they've waited too long. If only they understood that
they're really talking about different varieties of durian whose peak
flavors come at different times.

In any case, I'll probably be having D24 and D99 durian while I'm in
Malaysia. I'll take pictures but if you think D24 durian would last an
/hour/ after we brought it home from the shop, you'd be sorely mistaken!

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> You're not going to even try it?

I might... Depends on my initial reaction I guess.
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In article <rpLjf.1821$s96.630@trndny01>,
says...
> CLIP
>
> > (No, I will _not_ participate in the above stunts.)
>
> And I was just starting to respect you.
>
> Have a good trip.
>
> Bring me some nasty stuff that can be kept for a month or more in a bottle
> and I'll pay you. Gotta be "Fear Factor" worthy.
>
> ...Seriously. Depending on cost of course. feel free to e-mail me
> privately.
>
> Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R
>
> Currently Riding The "Mother Ship"
>
> Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ?
> http://tinyurl.com/4zkw8
> http://www.youthelate.com
>
>
>
>

You could make your own Thai style fish sauce or Philipine balutes.

Bill

> You could make your own Thai style fish sauce or Philipine balutes.

Now... If I could find those here in the NJ area, I'd be REALLY happy.
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"Joe" > wrote:
> > You're not going to even try it?
>
> I might... Depends on my initial reaction I guess.

Joe, my initial reaction was negative (before I tasted it). Plus, my wife
warned me that most Farang don't like it. After watching her and the kids
wolfing it down, I tried it and became an instant afficianado.

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"Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
t...
<snip>
> From what I understand from further research....
<snip>
Thanks for that in depth info... you ARE the Durian King after all LOL. All
i know is when i was young, durians were only available at certain times of
the year but now it seems you can get them all year round. Durians are also
grown in Indonesia & the Philippines, so whenever the Thai & Malaysian
durians are out of season, there's always some not too far away.

> In any case, I'll probably be having D24 and D99 durian while I'm in
> Malaysia. I'll take pictures but if you think D24 durian would last an
> /hour/ after we brought it home from the shop, you'd be sorely mistaken!

an hour?!! most people i know eat it on the spot, seeing that freshness is
so important! LOL.

DC.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
<snip>
> Oh, I've had my share of fermented shrimp. I've never done it
> myself, but I've bought everything fermented I can find in the
> Asian stores. I've taken to pickling and fermenting many of
> thing, but I try and stay away from animal matter except for a few
> dried shrimp in my kimchi's.

when the old folks use to make it at home, they just used an old bottle
(clear not green) & stuffed it with baby shrimps that were soaked in
brine/seawater. The cooked rice would of course begin to ferment once inside
& the mix of brined shrimps & fermenting rice would produce the noxious
gases which i guess "cures" the whole lot.

> I had a bottle of cincalok explode on me once when I opened it. I
> posted that experience here back in 1997 or so, but I can't find
> the post on Deja anymore.

i guess that's a good sign... i wouldn't eat it if it didn't produce any gas
i.e. not cured.

> That would be a great addition to the 2nd edition of ... I'm
> drawing a blank on the name of the book ... "Unmentionable
> Edibles"...something like that. I have it, just too afraid of my
> garage to go look for it at night.

well when you're brave enough, please look for it, i'm curious ; )

DC.

In article >,
ost says...
> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:42:12 -0800, Bill
> > wrote:
>
> > You could make your own Thai style fish sauce or Philipine balutes.
>
> I'd like to meet the person who could make their own balut.
>
> :-)
>
> -sw
>

That's where the fear factor comes in. }8^]

Bill

> Joe, my initial reaction was negative (before I tasted it). Plus, my wife
> warned me that most Farang don't like it. After watching her and the kids
> wolfing it down, I tried it and became an instant afficianado.

Well... Maybe I will try it this weekend. I really need all three Durians
I bought for the skit on Sunday, but I doubt if they will finish them...
--


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"Joe" > wrote:

>Now... If I could find those here in the NJ area, I'd be REALLY happy.

There's lots of Filipino markets in Jersey City. If you call around,
you might be able to find balut.

LeeBat