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eppur_se_muova

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3. Just don't put one in your airline baggage -- that's illegal.

Reply to sharp_stick (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 04:50 PM

Aug 2017

Or at least against airline regs, can't remember which. And yes, it's because of the smell.

Some things don't need to be videos. I'd rather see a text version any day, especially the chemistry that flew past too quickly.

As for the variability in taste/smell to different people: there's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylthiocarbamide#Role_in_taste
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilantro (Oh, don't act surprised. )
Apparently many others, but Wikipedia doesn't seem to acknowledge others.

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The Durian Fruit: Chemistry and That Smell [View all] sharp_stick Aug 2017 OP

You have to get past the smell. Don't mean to get x-rated but the taste is said to be akin to... brush Aug 2017 #1

The taste is more like someone pureed an onion with a bananna, and then dumped a bunch of sugar in. cemaphonic Aug 2017 #2

Just don't put one in your airline baggage -- that's illegal. eppur_se_muova Aug 2017 #3