Monday, July 28, 2008

Durian

Durian!Durian!Durian!
I surf thru the online dictionary on the definitions of 'durian' .. here what i get

dictionary.com
1.the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
2.the tree itself.


American Heritage Dictionary
1.A tree (Durio zibethinus) of southeast Asia, bearing edible fruit.
2.The fruit of this plant, having a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste.


Wordnet
1. tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
2. huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts.


Webster's
The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts.


p/s - It's the durian season here in Malaysia. I love when we went to our durian orchard and picked the fruits under their trees. I love chasing those squirrel too. I love eating pulut durian for my dinner. Heh, i just love kampung :) ayeem pro kopek durian! :P~

5 comments:

Joan^Of^Arc said...

emong samekan aku ngan durian :D naseb aku suke durian. aku tak beli durian just kutip kat dusun..the best one!

Asraff Ruslan said...

alaaaaaaaaaa.......
sy xsuke doyan.....
dari kecik2 lg.....
hehehehe......

Joan^Of^Arc said...

rugi..hilang satu nikmat dunia :D

Unknown said...

Euw~~

tak melayu lah awak tak suke DOYAN.

hahahahah

Ija said...

ugh emong komen hang menggelikan tekak aku XP

neway its durian season alrite...living near pasar selayang, i got to taste durian from all over malaysia...believe it or not, my dad bought them everyday and we eat until we get sick.