Huhuhu!
Since I came here in Baguio, I was unable to eat any product with my favorite fruit - durian. Well, the King of all fruits is a product of my hometown Tagum City where we also celebrate the crazy durian festival where you can eat a range of durian products that includes durian cakes, shake, juice, jam, tarts, buns, many desserts, and even pizza! Yum yum yum. Well, most of the people in Baguio and in Luzon does not like durian basically because of its fowl smell and unique taste but to us Dabawenyos (people of Davao), it is something we would celebrate for.
The durian fruit is often called the world’s most dangerous fruit. It is round or egg shaped and usually weighs 2.8 to 3.5 kg (6 to 8 lb). Its thick rind is green or yellowish and covered with hard, sharp spines. The fruit must be handled by its stalk to avoid injury from the spines. A human or animal hit by a falling durian can be seriously injured or even killed. Inside the fruit are one to four large seeds, each up to 3.5 cm (1.3 in) long, that are edible when roasted, fried, or boiled. The rest of the fruit consists of a custardlike pulp that is foul smelling but very tasty. The pulp is usually eaten fresh but is also added to cakes, ice cream, and other foods. Elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, and other wild animals are attracted by the odor of ripe durians and compete for fallen fruit.
Scientific classification: The durian tree belongs to the bombax family, Bombacaceae. It is classified as Durio zibethinus.
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