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>Hi durianphiles,
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>>All what ou want to know about durian onl the smell and taste is lacking .
>>It smell and taste  so good that i salivate just at the idea.
>I found some FRESH durians at the local Asian food store. $ 5.99 regular $
>6.99 per lb.!! I couldn't resist. It ended up costing $ 23.42.
>The first difference from frozen was that it was VERY hard to cut up. It
>had a more pungent fragrance and the flesh was harder than usual.
>The frozen ones I have had seemed sweeter. The fresh durian was a Monthong
>durian and the frozen ones were Goldens. I bought 3 frozen ones @ $ .99
per/lb.

what a waste susan it was not ripe yet , the flesh must be as soft than the
thawed frozen one . they split open on their own when ripe.
i have been impressed by the choice of live fishes and seafood in that
supermarket .
jean-claude
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>I'm addicted.
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>Paleobest,
>Susan