Did the weekend in Ipoh triggered our durian desire? Few of us friends were in Ipoh (Malaysia) on the 28/29 Nov 2015 weekend for other purpose but at the same time, I went hunting for some Malaysian kampung durian from Gopeng. It didn't impress any of us, but it's like drugs, once you start, it's hard to stop. (evil grins).
Note : My next time up north, I'll search for the 'five fingers' (五指果) durian variant.
Sometime after our makan escapade the previous weekend, our friend Alfred started his hunt for durian. Funny, he was more of a 'taster' just few years ago, but this year, he is the 'chaser'. So he did, and he was left disappointed the whole week having eaten on various days. I resist much as I could till the trigger came later in the week.
Roy decided to grab some for a small durian feast on Sunday (6 Dec 2015). He gotten 4 Tekka and 3 Mao San Wang. (walau a TEKKA is a TEKKA la... ... what Green Bamboo, which is just a gimmick name.... not a new variant)
To be honest, we didn't expect much for several reasons, including it being early season, and also due to year end wet weather. Here we go. Tekka on the left, MSW on the right.
One of thehe MSW looks thoroughly disappointing, there were 'black patches', a sign of weaker quality MSW, another looks decently good. But nonetheless, it doesn't stop me from each fruit. The one with 'black patches' lacks character but still palatable, though it was sub-standard.
The Tekka was more yummy (too bad, we were busy feasting, Alfred probably forgotten to take photo of this). BUT here's a point to highlight. Of the 4 tekka we had, 2 were rounder in shape, while 2 were more elongated, which is typical of tekka. Rounder tekka didn't taste as great while the elongated ones taste better.
(ok photo credit to Alfred... paiseh ah, I was a glutton, I eat first, while you takes photographs)
