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		Durian is so yesterday. Real Asian fruit hipsters have moved on to salak (blogs.smithsonianmag.com)		56
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BalugaJoe		2012-11-12 07:13:55 AM

I like Ngaw.

abhorrent1		2012-11-12 07:16:26 AM

Durian and Salak at Tanagra

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-11-12 07:23:52 AM

I'm not a fan of dragonfruit at all. It's a succulent, and the fruit just isn't appetizing to me. There's a bad woody flavor to it that is just off-pudding.

LadyHawke		2012-11-12 07:28:01 AM

Ah, snakeskin fruit. It's actually pretty good (had a few while in Indonesia, though the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there). Once peeled, it looks like giant cloves of garlic, is really crunchy, and tastes like an apple, though much less juicy. If you've never been to Indonesia, I highly recommend it... one of my favorite countries to visit.

Dorf11		2012-11-12 07:29:57 AM

Not even once. Except if it's dodol. Maybe.

xanadian		2012-11-12 07:33:32 AM

Salak? I'd like to buy a vowel...

Summer Glau's Love Slave		2012-11-12 07:40:23 AM

"Also called snakefruit, this strawberry-sized, fig-shaped fruit comes encased in vivid, nutty-brown scales, not unlike that of a cobra or python."

I'm out.

/Snakefruit?!?

SpacemanSpoof		2012-11-12 07:57:25 AM

Eh, I'll see your hipster Asian fruits and raise you a lucuma.

\Best fruit ever

Sybarite		2012-11-12 08:03:47 AM

Asian fruit hipster? Is that like a gay guy with skinny jeans and the yellow fever?

dittybopper		2012-11-12 08:04:41 AM

LadyHawke: hough the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there

It's MangoSTEIN.

Spaced Lion		2012-11-12 08:07:18 AM

Dorf11: [i.imgur.com image 322x324]

Not even once. Except if it's dodol. Maybe.

After hearing horror-stories from a friend of mine who lived in Malaysia for a year, I don't even want to get near those things. Evidently, huge truckloads of them would come fresh out of the jungle and you could smell the stench for miles.

0Icky0		2012-11-12 08:10:33 AM

They aren't that great. Mangosteen, Rambutan and especially Lychee (chicken-tongue seed) are better.

Dorf11		2012-11-12 08:30:31 AM

Spaced Lion: huge truckloads of them would come fresh out of the jungle and you could smell the stench for miles.

Absolutely true; the smell overpowers the market when a new shipment arrives. It's like fried vomit in plum sauce, and somehow it's 'the king of fruit' there.

Now Mangosteen, there's a suitable fruitking. ;)

PirateKing		2012-11-12 08:34:51 AM

Durian is strange, but actually quite tasty.

fluffy2097		2012-11-12 08:41:08 AM

PirateKing: Durian is strange, but actually quite tasty.

I suppose it might be if you like the taste of grapefruit and propane with the texture of rancid custard.

/Had to eat durian once.
//I'd rather drink a shot of fish oil.

Honest Bender		2012-11-12 08:41:46 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: off-pudding

Huh?

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-11-12 08:45:24 AM

Honest Bender: AverageAmericanGuy: off-pudding

Huh?

Like when pudding is left out too long. It's a way of conveying disgust.

TheDrunkenIrishMan		2012-11-12 08:51:56 AM

Not to be confused with the Scandinavian hipster's choice salmiak.

intotheabyss81		2012-11-12 08:52:59 AM

Never would have guessed he was so delicious.
images2.wikia.nocookie.net

Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich		2012-11-12 09:01:31 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: I'm not a fan of dragonfruit at all. It's a succulent, and the fruit just isn't appetizing to me. There's a bad woody flavor to it that is just off-pudding.

You shut your whore mouth.

And I saw this stuff in Bali, but now it's gone mainstream. I'm more into lychee these dyas.

tillerman35		2012-11-12 09:25:16 AM

dittybopper: LadyHawke: hough the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there

It's MangoSTEIN.

FROHderick? Is that you?

Arkanaut		2012-11-12 09:28:47 AM

Is dragonfruit still in?

/most overrated fruit ever.

LadyHawke		2012-11-12 09:45:15 AM

Arkanaut: Is dragonfruit still in?

/most overrated fruit ever.

Ugh, yes! Gorgeous fruit, but completely tasteless.

Linux_Yes		2012-11-12 10:03:23 AM

abhorrent1: Durian and Salak at Tanagra

wow.

you struck Comedy Gold, my friend.

Linux_Yes		2012-11-12 10:04:02 AM

Durian Rules. Simple.

the most unique fruit in the world.

Linux_Yes		2012-11-12 10:05:18 AM

Dorf11: [i.imgur.com image 322x324]

Not even once. Except if it's dodol. Maybe.

the smell turns people off. the first time you taste it, its so-so. maybe even a turn off. the second time, its ok, but really not your thing.

the 3rd time, you can't get enough of it. its addicting.

Linux_Yes		2012-11-12 10:06:02 AM

0Icky0: They aren't that great. Mangosteen, Rambutan and especially Lychee (chicken-tongue seed) are better.

rambutan - hairy fruit, balls.

Linux_Yes		2012-11-12 10:06:57 AM

PirateKing: Durian is strange, but actually quite tasty.

and it gets better and better with time. that's the strange part.

maxheck		2012-11-12 10:16:36 AM

Dorf11:

i.imgur.com

Not even once. Except if it's dodol. Maybe.

I've seen those signs in hotels and airports all over SE Asia. It is truly an evil fruit.

SacriliciousBeerSwiller		2012-11-12 10:18:28 AM

LadyHawke: Arkanaut: Is dragonfruit still in?

/most overrated fruit ever.

Ugh, yes! Gorgeous fruit, but completely tasteless.

No doubt. It still listens to indie-folk and wears skinny jeans. Completely hopeless.

DecemberNitro		2012-11-12 10:21:19 AM

Now there are fruit hipsters? Come on Fark, now you're just showing your age.

BarkingUnicorn		2012-11-12 10:31:04 AM

"This intense fruit walks a fine line of ripeness that is so volatile that it will often become overripe and sweaty even before it reaches maturation."

So it's not going to travel well from Indonesia to the U. S.

InmanRoshi		2012-11-12 10:55:00 AM

People who loosely use the word hipster are now to describe "someone who likes something I don't" are now officially more annoying than actual hipsters.

Fark Reddit or bust		2012-11-12 11:38:38 AM

Those look like Rhino testicles. And I would know. I've been on the internet.

give me doughnuts		2012-11-12 11:39:59 AM

tillerman35: dittybopper: LadyHawke: hough the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there

It's MangoSTEIN.

FROHderick? Is that you?

MONGOsteen.

GranoblasticMan		2012-11-12 11:40:40 AM

0Icky0: They aren't that great. Mangosteen, Rambutan and especially Lychee (chicken-tongue seed) are better.

I haven't had the occasion to try many of the unusual Asian fruits, but lychee is a huge winner in my book.

GranoblasticMan		2012-11-12 11:42:45 AM

give me doughnuts: tillerman35: dittybopper: LadyHawke: hough the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there

It's MangoSTEIN.

FROHderick? Is that you?

MONGOsteen.

Mongosteen only pawn in ~~game of life~~ category of fruits.

LadyHawke		2012-11-12 11:48:58 AM

GranoblasticMan: give me doughnuts: tillerman35: dittybopper: LadyHawke: hough the mango and mangosteen are my favorites there

It's MangoSTEIN.

FROHderick? Is that you?

MONGOsteen.

Mongosteen only pawn in game of life category of fruits.

Is Mongosteen a fruit?

No, Mongosteen straight.

/sorry

xaks		2012-11-12 12:16:53 PM

abhorrent1: Durian and Salak at Tanagra
Done in two.

shogun.smugmug.com

Surool		2012-11-12 12:45:17 PM

I'd always seen salak in the markets, but the reptilian skin seemed so odd.

red5ish		2012-11-12 12:48:03 PM

I've eaten durian in dim sum but never had a salak attack.

YixilTesiphon		2012-11-12 01:07:33 PM

abhorrent1: Durian and Salak at Tanagra

I love the Internet.

Fo Shiz		2012-11-12 03:08:45 PM

YixilTesiphon: abhorrent1: Durian and Salak at Tanagra

I love the Internet.

It's great! Everything is a Star Wars joke!

maltedmothball		2012-11-12 03:16:33 PM

abhorrent1: Durian and Salak at Tanagra

Tangelo his arms wide !

Dorf11		2012-11-12 03:32:59 PM

Linux_Yes: the smell turns people off. the first time you taste it, its so-so. maybe even a turn off. the second time, its ok, but really not your thing. the 3rd time, you can't get enough of it. its addicting.

Funny, that's what the old 3-toothed Laotian guy said about the snake whiskey. ;)

Seriously, you're braver than myself. I couldn't get past the smell, but I didn't mind the taste of the dodol 'candy' version at all.

maxheck		2012-11-12 03:45:01 PM

Dorf11:

Linux_Yes: the smell turns people off. the first time you taste it, its so-so. maybe even a turn off. the second time, its ok, but really not your thing. the 3rd time, you can't get enough of it. its addicting.

Funny, that's what the old 3-toothed Laotian guy said about the snake whiskey. ;)

Seriously, you're braver than myself. I couldn't get past the smell, but I didn't mind the taste of the dodol 'candy' version at all.

Hey now... Lao "Energy drink" rocks. If you get it without snakes, spiders or scorpions in it it's the best booze that you can get for under 1 cent per deciliter.

/ not kidding. A fifth of "White Champa" costs about 75 cents.