Mark one off the 50 things to eat before you die list. Oak and I (unfortunately) tried Durian on our honeymoon.
Durian, according to slashfood, has an unmistakable odor, described as everything from a combination of onions and sweaty socks to rotting fish and sewage.
The Durian-flavored bubble tea pretty much told that story. We came across it in Chinatown in Honolulu. I took only one sip, to be surprised by a pleasant sweet melon taste – oh wait… why does this taste like onions? It was very odd and I immediately handed the drink back to Oak, who seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. I think he mostly was enjoying the tapioca balls. I made him throw it out about 10 minutes later because the stench, even in the open streets, was a bit much for me to bear.
Even in that one sip, I could taste the durian for about an hour afterwards. Ah, well, Anthony Bourdain tasted it, and now, so did we.
April 12th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
It sounds worse than that pickle drink from whataburger!! hehehe
April 14th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
uhhh i would have to say that that pickle drinknwhich is a witch doctor happens to be my favorite drink. they run it down the soda dispenser and add pickles.. yummm
April 20th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Well I think that a witch doctor is better (or at least less stinky than) the durian bubble tea, but I still don’t know how anyone drinks that voluntarily! Pickles floating in your drink, just seems wrong. No wonder they wouldn’t refill our coke with a witch doctor!!!!!