Peeled Durian (No Claim) 500g
The durian (/ˈdjʊəriən/) is
the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to
the genus Durio. There are 30 recognised Durio species,
native to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand;
at least nine of which produce edible fruit.[3][4] Durio zibethinus,
native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available in
the international market. It has over 300 named varieties
in Thailand and 100 in Malaysia, as of 1987. Other species are
sold in their local regions. Named in some regions as the "king of
fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size,
strong odour, and thorn-covered rind. The fruit can grow as
large as 30 centimetres (12 inches) long and 15 cm (6 in) in
diameter, and it typically weighs 1 to 3 kilograms (2 to 7 pounds). Its shape
ranges from oblong to round, the colour of its husk green to brown, and its
flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species.
Some
people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance, whereas others
find the aroma overpowering and unpleasant. In Thailand, some popular varieties
include Sultan (D24), Kop (D99 Thai: กบ –
"frog" Thai
pronunciation: [kòp]), Chanee (D123, Thai: ชะนี –
"gibbon" Thai
pronunciation: [tɕʰániː]), Berserah or Green Durian or Tuan Mek Hijau
(D145 Thai: ทุเรียนเขียว – Green
Durian Thai pronunciation: [tʰúriːən kʰǐow]), Kan Yao
(D158, Thai: ก้านยาว – Long
Stem Thai pronunciation: [kâːn jaːw]), Mon Thong
(D159, Thai: หมอนทอง – Golden
Pillow Thai pronunciation: [mɔ̌ːn tʰɔːŋ]), Kradum Thong (Thai: กระดุมทอง –
Golden
Button Thai pronunciation: [kràdum tʰɔːŋ]), and with no common name,
D169. Each cultivar has a distinct taste and odour. More than 200 cultivars
of D. zibethinus exist in Thailand.
Mon
Thong is the most commercially sought after, for its thick, full-bodied creamy
and mild sweet-tasting flesh with relatively moderate smell emitted and smaller
seeds, while Chanee is the best in terms of its resistance to infection
by Phytophthora palmivora. Kan Yao is somewhat less common, but prized for
its longer window of time when it is both sweet and odourless at the same time.
Among all the cultivars in Thailand, five are currently in large-scale
commercial cultivation: Chanee, Mon Thong, Kan Yao, Ruang, and Kradum.
