Durian Season

Its one of my favorite time of year.

Durian is a fruit that only Mindaoans would love - well, there are others who doesnt like the smell of it. But the hell with the smell its the taste that matters.

The durian season starts at the end of July to November. In previous years, there were just a few varieties to choose from but now there a lot of varieties like: COB YELLOW (my favorite), COB WHITE, NATIVE, CHANEE, ARANCILLO (another favorite), PUYAT (another favorite), SWHARZCOF (i dont know how to spell it),and more...

In Davao City they will set up a durian park (just for the season) where families, friends, lovers, and officemates go to eat. Its kinda fun seeing a lot of people eager to eat this king of the fuits. Because of its abundance you can see durian all over the city (the picture above was taken from one of the streets). Other vendors will just park their truck or jeepneys and sell durian.

To describe this fruit - IT SMELLS LIKE SHIT BUT TASTE LIKE HEAVEN.

Once you've tasted it, you don't have to be a Mindanaoan to love DURIAN.