Durian is a fruit with strong likes and dislikes despite being called the king of fruits due to its very unique scent. If you keep eating durian, you will get used to its scent more than you think. Durian season starts in June and lasts until August. Durian is sold on the street during its season in Malaysia.
Table of Contents
1. King and Queen of Tropical Fruits
2. Musang King of Malaysia vs. Monthong of Thailand
3. Durian food in Malaysia
4. China’s Love for Durian
King and Queen of Tropical Fruits
The King of Fruits is Durian and the Queen of Fruits is Mangosteen. The reason durian is the king of fruits is not because of its terrible scent. In fact, it is said that the reason durian is the king of fruits is because of its shape. He is called the king of fruits due to his huge size and thorns on the peel.
The reason mangosteen is the queen of fruits is because it has opposite properties to durian, the king of fruits.
In Korea, it is believed that red pepper and garlic raise body temperature. And actually, eating peppers and garlic raises your body temperature. Likewise, Malaysians believe that durian generates heat in the body.
When Malaysians see this, they call it Heaty, which is an English word. Heaty is an English word that is not in the English dictionary. English words used in Malaysia are often not found in dictionaries.
Anyway, durian is a heat-generating fruit. On the contrary, mangosteen is a food that cools the body. So, when eating durian, it is said that mangosteen is eaten together to neutralize the body heat caused by durian. This is why mangosteen is the queen of fruits.
However, I have never actually eaten mangosteen with durian. They don't even sell the king and queen of fruits together.
Instead, in Malaysia, they tell people not to eat a lot of durian or drink beer with it because of Hiti. And after eating the durian, put a little water and salt inside the split durian skin and drink it together. This is the Malaysian way to prevent hiti.
Fruits considered hiti fruits in Malaysia include durian, jackfruit, and mango. Jackfruit looks like a giant version of durian. Instead, the fruit has few thorns. Above all, the flesh of jackfruit and durian is completely different. The flesh of jackfruit is hard and feels like chewing gum.
Mango is also a Hiti fruit. That's why in Malaysia they say not to eat too much.
In Malaysia, fruits that cool the body as opposed to hiti are bananas, coconuts, and melons. It is said that these fruits cool the body even if you do not keep them in the refrigerator and eat them cool. However, it is like a folk remedy for fruits to heat or cool the body.
From a scientific perspective, the nutritional composition of durian is 65% water, 23% carbohydrates, 4% dietary fiber, 5% fat, and 1% protein. So, there is a saying to be careful when eating it because it is high in fat and calories compared to other fruits
That's why they say it requires more heat to digest than other fruits. I don't know if that's a significant amount of calories compared to other fruits.
Musang King of Malaysia vs. Monthong of Thailand
Durian is a fruit that is not popular at all in Korea. Moreover, it is not easy to eat durian in Korea. Because imported durians are delivered frozen with the skin removed, the texture, taste, and aroma are completely different from local durians.
Durian is native to the island of Borneo, Sumatra in Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia, India, and New Guinea. The country that produces the most durian is Thailand.
The most famous durian in Thailand is Monthong. Montong is called the Golden Pillow. Thailand's Montong durian is not only the most famous in Thailand, but also the most famous durian exported from Thailand.
If you've eaten durian in Thailand, you've most likely eaten monthong. The fruit of Montong is large, weighing 3 to 5 kg.
And the flesh is yellow and thick. Indonesia has more than 103 species of durian. After discovering a bald durian in 2007 on the island of Lombok, next to Bali, Indonesia, after 12 years of experimentation, a thornless durian was created in 2019.
However, in Malaysia, the spineless durian clone D172 was already registered with the government in 1989. In Malay, thornless durian is called Durian Botak, which means bald durian. And in Malay, Duri means thorn. But durian botak is not yet a commonly seen durian. There are two most popular durian varieties in Malaysia.
The first is D24. The code name for the durian variety is composed of the letter D and the letter D for durian. D24's name is Sultan. So he is called D24 Sultan. The taste of D24 is dry and bitter. The sweetness and light bitterness balance out as you chew. The flesh is pale yellow.
The most famous durian in Malaysia is Musang King. Musang King's Musang means civet cat in Malay. Luwak coffee, famous for its civet poop, is also a civet cat. So Musang luwak means civet cat.
The origin of Musang King is said to have been created by grafting a durian tree found in a village called Gua Musang in
Karaanthan Province to create a new variety. So it was named Musang King after the place where it was discovered.
The flesh of Musang King is dark yellow and the taste is creamy and richly sweet. When you eat it, the durian flesh sticks to your hands and becomes sticky. If you get tired of the sweet taste of Musang King, it will be difficult to eat a lot of Musang King. So, I enjoy D24 more than Musang King.
It is not easy to distinguish between durians at first. However, if you look closely at Musang King and D24 together, there are differences. First of all, while the D24's shell thorns are dense, Musang King's thorns are not. If there is a starfish shape at the bottom of the fruit, it is Musang King. If not, it is D24.
In addition, durians such as D101 and XO are also available in Malaysia. And durian without a special name such as D24 is called 'Kampung Durian' in Malaysia. 'Kampung' in Malay language means village or countryside. So Kampung Durian may be a just wild durian in the Malaysian jungle.
Durian Food in Malaysia
In the past, durian was not a popular tourist attraction for foreigners in Malaysia. However, at some point, I started adding durian to many foods and desserts.
Durian chocolate can be easily found at international airports in Malaysia. In some stores, durian chocolate is available in more quantities than regular chocolate.
Durian is also included in ice cream, desserts, and cakes. So durian is used in Malaysian desserts such as Ice Kachang and Chendol, and durian ice cream is also sold. The Secret Recipe, a famous bakery and cafe in Malaysia, sells durian cakes.
Food with durian The most amazing and creative food of the week is durian pizza. US Pizza in Malaysia has launched durian pizza. Will durian pizza be able to displace Hawaiian pizza's pineapple and become the mainstream pizza?
China's Love for Durian
Why the Chinese like durian makes us think about why the Chinese like stinky tofu. Stinky tofu and Dorian have something in common: they taste good even though they smell bad.
The most popular durian among Chinese people is Musang King. The Chinese call Musang King Musang King (貓山王) and regard it as the king of all durians.
Thailand has been exporting durian through a trade agreement with China since 2003. In 2018, 70% of Thailand's annual durian production of approximately 600,000 tonnes was exported to the Chinese market. So, Thailand's small durian farms have become large farms, and the price of land for durian farms has skyrocketed.
And because Thailand's top-quality durians are imported into China, Thailand's domestic supply of durian has decreased. Additionally, only low-quality durian is sold in Thailand. However, Malaysia began exporting peeled, frozen durians to China in 2011.
Malaysia's annual durian production is approximately 300,000 tonnes. Musang King's production in 2018 was 18,000 to 25,000 tons. And Malaysia begins exporting durian to China in 2019. Durian was already so famous among Chinese people that it was considered the King of Musang.
That's why the Chinese call special durians like Musangwang designer durians. Therefore, Thailand perceives that durian's brand power in China is weaker than that of its country's Montongi Musangking.
In Malaysia, small-scale durian farms are being converted into large-scale farms in response to China's rapidly increasing consumption. The jungle was cleared and durians began to be planted. Durian is not a fruit that can be harvested immediately after planting. It can be harvested 5 years after planting.
However, as exports to China decreased due to the COVID-19 virus in 2020, the price of Musang King, which was RM 60 per kg, fell to RM 30 per kg during the lockdown in Malaysia.
And Malaysia's DurioTourism also saw a decline in Chinese visitors. Durian farms near Fraser Hill (Bukit Fraser) near Kuala Lumpur have reported a 75% drop in visitor numbers. Before the COVID-19 virus, the Durio Tour was so popular that it was compared to a wine tour.
The first online China-Malaysia Durian Festival was held in October 2020, hosted by Dato' Beh Hang Kong, Director of the Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC).
More than 300,000 Musang King durians were sold in 50 minutes on the first day of the three-day festival held in Qinzhou city in southern China's Guangxi province. China's Qinzhou city has strong ties with Malaysia. On the outskirts of Qinzhou city, the China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park is planned to create a distribution center for Malaysian durians. According to the Malaysia-China Business Council, only 3% of China's population has tasted Malaysian durian.
So, instead of relying on offline sales and exports, one durian seller in Penang sells his durians through social media. So, I'm selling on Facebook in 2020 and joining Penang Island City Council's (MBPP) Jom Beli Online, Let's Buy Online (JBO) scheme in 2021 . And he says the profits from selling durian online are much higher than when selling it offline.
Why don't you try durian in Malaysia?
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