As of Monday, there are Mao San Wang available, but cost are very high as supply is low. Another variant of Malaysia durian, Kang Hai (forgotten the taste and looks, but doesn't quite impress me) is available too. Cost is lower than MSW but still considered high.
The lorries should start coming in by 2nd week of June 2015. This season likely to be quite prolonged, and will continue with Thai durians. The continuing supply (M'sia and Thai) likely to last till late 2015.
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I just heard that Johor's 2nd flowering is starting to drop. Thus supply will likely 'crash' with Pahang durian before end of July. This season constant supply should last till Mid August 2015. Thereafter, supply may drop, but there will still be Malaysia durians till maybe September 2015.
30 May 2015
29 May 2015
More On Cheng Nee - Thai Durian
And I seldom fancy 'take away' durians in a box. Here's one that I gotten on Monday 25 May 2015. And from a place I hardly patronized, Geylang.
A lot of Singaporeans and Malaysian durian consumers swear by Malaysia durians but are bias against Thailand Durians. I'm not surprise, I too doesn't take good fancy of it, but I had my share of great Thai durians.
The above is evidence of really awesome Thai durian, variety is called Cheng Nee. It's possibly the closest resemblance to Mao San Wang (Cat Mountain King). Taste wise, it is quite close too, except a mild gassy taste that is sometimes associated to Thai durians.
How to decide what is a palatable to decently good Cheng Nee (in our Malaysia durian lover's opinion)?
- The durian is ripe on day of arrival!
- Rich yellow in color
- Nice pungent smell
- Consistent softness
The above are appearance and touch, before it enters the mouth. Once you get a good one, you are SOLD!
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