Durian - a royal fruit

Thailand - long chosen place for Russian tourists.A country with a tropical jungle, warm sea, entertainment on the verge of morality, exotic cuisine, where they eat everything that grows and moves.And Thailand - the birthplace of incredible fruit called durian, photos illustrate how it is unusual.

What is durian?Fruit - oblong green fruit weight 2-3 kg on average, ranging from 15 to 30 cm. But there are instances of the size of a football and weighing up to 10 kg.The edible flesh of a bright yellow color is in the center, with the bones.It is the most valuable thing than he has.

What famous durian?This fruit is considered royal.Though it can be called the most controversial creation of nature.Because it is absolutely contrary to the external characteristics of domestic content.And all because of the fact that the durian has a very unpleasant odor.What can we say, the fruit of a desperate perespevshy stinks.In hotels, public places, especially airports, he banned.But as far as this fruit is smelly, so he and delicious, simply delicious.

What appreciate durian?Useful properties of its very diverse.In addition to a core set of vitamins and minerals specific to the fruit, it contains biologically active sulfur.That it gives the fetus odor.Active sulfur helps with diabetes, cleanses the body of toxins.But most importantly, that the value of this unusual fruit: it is a strong natural aphrodisiac.

What is the durian?The fruit grows on the enormous trees, up to 20 m tall.Thailand, along with Indonesia and is home to an incredible fetus, but now there has plantations in Brazil, Central Africa, and some countries in Southeast Asia.Field planting trees begin to bear fruit in the 8-10 year fruiting all year round, but at home the active period of the tree lasts from May to November.Durian throws a flower that blooms only a few hours.Fruits of the tree does not tear when the fruit reaches the condition, he himself falls, so safety is forbidden to be on the plantation without a helmet.You agree that to get to the head studded fireballs up to 5 kg, plucked from a height of twenty meters, not only unpleasant, but also very dangerous.By the way, a very strong odor issue only perespevshie specimens and conditioning benefits smell tolerable.

How to choose and eat durian?The fruit of good quality can only be found in Thailand.It happens that he finds himself in a purified form on the shelves of Western supermarkets, but, as we are assured experts, this is a bad option as the most delicious and healthy fruits can not tolerate transportation.In Thailand, Durian is better to buy in the market, where it offers to the seller.Ignorant tourists to make it difficult.The hotel will not let him on the plane, too.We'll have to eat it, on the spot, this is not a metaphor, in the room the smell discourage all appetite.The color of the fruit can only be bright yellow, if it is not, it can not be consumed.On the palate it is reminiscent of vanilla cream dessert with strawberries and pineapple flavor.Eat it with a spoon, and preferably with gloves on, the smell is very meticulous.