The Heavenly Fruit

   The prickly outer skin of the durian fruit belies the taste of the fruit in so as the people of S E Asia which includes Indonesia,Malaysia,Thailand,Singapore,Myanmar,Laos and  Cambodia are concerned and is regarded as the king of fruits. The fruit emits a smell which excites the appetite  of S E  Asians and are enthralled by its delicious taste.However,such opinion is not shared by foreigners. The smell  it appears is nauseating to foreigners and it is believed one foreigner commented that eating the fruit is like eating  pudding in a public toilet. That is the reason why airlines including all S E Asian Airlines and even hotels forbid bringing the fruit as it  will cause foreigners to complain of the " nauseating " smell.The smell is so strong that even if the fruit is packed in thick layers of plastic the smell will flow out .
   Personally I cannot understand the noses of foreigners as to us the smell is heavenly and no fruit in the world can match its smell and taste.
  There are foreigners who have tried to eat once and begin to love the fruit. Tourists who visit S EAsia must try to taste the fruit which however is seasonal and available only in November to January depending on the eather .