THAILAND Fruit

  The Durian THAILAND

          The durian is a highly unusual fruit produced in tropical countries in Southeast Asia. It is extraordinary in several aspects: In size, it is among the largest fruits in the world, second only to the breadfruit and the jackfruit.

             In appearance, the hundreds of hard spikes on its skin are unique. In price, it is the most expensive even in a producing country. In taste, its rich, exotic flavour is incomparable. Yet, in smell, it is considered fetid and offensive by some, especially foreigners who have not tasted the fruit before.

           The durian grows in a loose moist soil in a tropical climate with an average humidity of no lower that 75%. In Thailand, durian trees mostly grow in the southern provinces, and in some provinces in other regions. Until a few decades ago, only those grown in Nonthaburi province just to the north of Bangkok were the most famous.

                 But the area of durian orchards in that province has been much reduced as a result of economic development. And Rayong on the Eastern coast has replaced Nonthaburi as the No.1 durian producer both in quality and quantity

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