Durian or King of Fruit season in Cambodia

What I can say is that this is time of the year in Cambodia where you see durian stall on the street, everywhere. There are several species growing here. The special one is from Kompot - a province where it is very famous for pepper. The soil is just very good for various kind of plants, including durian, fruits and especially, pepper. Other areas are also famous for its durian, including Koh Kong province, Kompong Cham province and Samlot in Battambang province. 



There are various kinds of durian, you can find a few such as Mann-thong and Ouv-khak. Some people love to eat when the fruit is soft but I prefer the one with milky color and taste as shown below:



There is one time a couple of German tourists bought it because a Chinese guy introduced them. It was so smelly that they couldn't really eat it and the meat is too soft. Normally, if you go to the stall, please tell them 'not the overripe one'. One durian is from 1.5kg up - depends on small or big and the cost is around 5$/kilo. I don't think it is easy you peel it yourself. You can ask the seller to peel it already for you. 
ice-cream of durian taste is great I love them too. Perhaps, for starters it is better that way but for us, durian is another fruit. We are okay with the smell, no big deal!
It is not organic if you see durian along the way in months that is not its season. The fresh and organic season of durian is late April-Early June only. 

There are two kinds of ice-cream made from durian. First, the ice-cream itself made from durian and second, the ice-cream that they add durian outside. Have a look at these photos. 



Other way, you make a dessert of durian and eat together with sticky rice. We, locals, love durian sauce with sticky rice better than ice-cream​.




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