Durian taste anomaly 😳
I developed a love for durian, although it didn’t happen immediately. Several years ago, I had tried durian in Thailand. The experience was awful — the taste was repulsive, as if I were eating something rotten. I suspect the problem was that the durian had been opened in advance and had been sitting in the sun for several hours.
In Singapore, I decided to give this exotic fruit another chance. This time, I was served a durian that had just been opened. The experience was completely different — I liked it! Now, when I pass by fruit stalls, I am always enticed by the aroma of durian.
However, my experience with this fruit remains unusual. The thing is, when I eat durian, for the first few seconds it feels like I’m eating beef goulash 🥩 or some stewed meat 🍖 with a lot of onions 🧅. Then, gradually, the taste becomes more fruity, even reminiscent of a pastry with custard cream 🍰. This happens every time I eat durian. There is a theory that durian has such an intense fruity taste that the areas of the brain responsible for recognizing taste simply “overload”, causing such an unusual perception. This is the anomaly I experience with the taste of this fruit.
