Durian

Durian

Regarded as the 'king of tropical fruit'. The durian, native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, has been known to the Western world for about 600 years. Described as tasting like heaven and stinking like hell. The fruit is large and covered in spines with a really rich creamy flesh which tastes like cream cheese and onions.

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