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Generic Brad

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23. It smells like a loaded baby diaper to me

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:10 AM

Jan 2021

And it tastes like road tar. In contrast, my daughter loves the smell and taste. Ironically, I like cilantro and she says that tastes like soap to her.

It’s like the blue dress/white dress of fruit.

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Has anyone here ever eaten a fruit called Durian? [View all] NNadir Jan 2021 OP

I think this is the fruit that smells... ret5hd Jan 2021 #1

Anything you can ram a stick in to create a battle mace is probably not good for us to eat. 🤣 TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #19

Really want to some day, despite it smelling like rotting flesh soothsayer Jan 2021 #2

I live in Canada and you can get it in many of our larger grocery stores Bev54 Jan 2021 #7

I saw some in Chinatown some years back. electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #10

Ok I might have to be brave and track it down soothsayer Jan 2021 #12

I think it was warmer time of year. Long time back. electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #18

It smells like a loaded baby diaper to me Generic Brad Jan 2021 #23

Don't go there. babylonsister Jan 2021 #3

I have. They smell like hell but some people love the taste. brush Jan 2021 #4

To me it smelled a bit like rotting eggs. Bev54 Jan 2021 #6

Yes I ate it when I was in SE Asia. Bev54 Jan 2021 #5

I have enough trouble with stinky cheese - no way I could tolerate that. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2021 #8

The smell has been colorfully described The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #9

;-{) Goonch Jan 2021 #11

I've never had it, but saw this in my YouTube feed today happybird Jan 2021 #13

Ha! How funny that showed up. electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #16

Very funny. tblue37 Jan 2021 #27

Bwah! I read about it like 45+ years in ... electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #14

They sell durian bobas at my local Vietnamese restaurant sweetloukillbot Jan 2021 #15

Thanks folks. I'm getting a feel for it and why I never heard of it. When I was a kid... NNadir Jan 2021 #17

cats are not fond of it either yellowdogintexas Jan 2021 #20

Omg 😄 Those poor cats & kittens! electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #21

Who knew cats have a gag reflex? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #22

And you as an Ocelot must be extra careful! 😉 electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #24

I am definitely staying away from durian fruit. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #25

I am partial to the ones that try to bury it nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2021 #28

I've read that it stinks fiercely. tblue37 Jan 2021 #26

Sure--that is to say, I made a valiant effort. DFW Jan 2021 #29