King of Fruits

Malaysia is blessed with various kind of exotic tropical fruits namely mangosteen, rambutan, mango, star fruits and many others. But one fruit to rule them all. It is called - Durian. It has been the most popular fruit among the locals since the beginning. The smell has been its curse and its blessing. Its strong smell makes the local unable to resist the temptation to taste it. But to the tourist especially from the west it's differant story as they can not stand the strong smell coming out from the fruit. I have yet to see any western tourist manage to eat the whole slice. The government's agencies concern are trying hard to create durian trees which produce less smell fruit but the locals might not like it.