I know that none of us have good access to this ingredient but was just wondering if any of you had any recipe ideas for this fruit...DURIAN!
At the pork contest I was in the second place Chef had a fresh durian on his table and after the reception a handful of us gathered and tried it. I found it almost smoky, sweet and "custardy" all in one bite. Really thought it was cool to have tried when that same week the "daredevil try anything" guy on Travel Network got sick on TV after trying it! The same week Anthony Bourdain ate it on a repeat of his show back on Food Network and did not get sick. Ah, I handled it just fine and went back for seconds and thirds...
It was a neat flavour and texture...I too will be looking around for recipes that use this fruit. I am guessing most will be southeast Asian recipes...catch you all by Monday with some recipes to exchange. I hope...
At the pork contest I was in the second place Chef had a fresh durian on his table and after the reception a handful of us gathered and tried it. I found it almost smoky, sweet and "custardy" all in one bite. Really thought it was cool to have tried when that same week the "daredevil try anything" guy on Travel Network got sick on TV after trying it! The same week Anthony Bourdain ate it on a repeat of his show back on Food Network and did not get sick. Ah, I handled it just fine and went back for seconds and thirds...
It was a neat flavour and texture...I too will be looking around for recipes that use this fruit. I am guessing most will be southeast Asian recipes...catch you all by Monday with some recipes to exchange. I hope...
"Ponder well on this point: the pleasant hours of our life are all connected, by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of the table."-Charles Pierre Monselet, French author(1825-1888)