Durian Supply And Review - 26 July 2016.

Most recent durian consumption was just last night.  In the last 1+ week, I have been consuming a fair bit of durians, should have about 6 or 7 session in 10 days.  So what's the going?

Not in exact sequence of consumption but some of the durians I had lately includes XO, D13, D101, Kang Hai, Jing Feng, Tai Yuen, Tekka, Mao Shan Wang, just to name those of can recall.  So, what's my experience?

XO isn't my favourite durian as it has mild character but just bitterness. Kang Hai is not my choice either but it's doable. D13 is OK.  That leaves D101, Jing Feng, Tai Yuen, Tekka and Mao Shan Wang.

The most popular durian among Singaporeans is Mao Shan Wang. Hmm it's distinctive in flavor but it's so so so predictable. What's so great about this king? So far I haven't been impressed this season.

Tekka I had last night was great. I would pick a good tekka over a good MSW anytime.  Tekka is grainy as usual, but has a complex taste, coupled with the bitter sweet taste in it.

Tai Yuen is not always that great but I had really nice Tai Yuen too. This variant isn't always available, as in, the supply is short lived. So if you chanced upon it, it's a good durian to have.

Last night Jing Feng has great flavour of flora and nuttiness in it.  Few friends swing by to join me at the stall I went and we swept at least 20 Jing Feng.  It's a really good durian that beats a lot of variant.

More info on both Tai Yuen and Jing Feng have been written in previous post.

Lastly, D101.  I'm not a consumer of this durian but I must say, I am left very impressed with D101 this season. It matches up to last year's stock.

The typical D101 is sweet and has a sourish after taste. Flesh is average and soft, yet pound to pound, the yield isn't that good.  But truth be told, this season D101 is awesome. Barely any sourness, can get a good bitter mildly sweet do fruit too. Texture is quite good and seeds are semi flat. Pound for pound, it's worth it. Evidence of my experience below.

 1 whole D101 durian weighing approximate 2.3kg (this particular piece) in 1 box, total of 17 seeds.

Some small seeds,some semi flat and some usual large seeds.

I'll try post a write up on D101 soon.

--------- update 1 Aug 2016 ---------

Tried Tekka on 1 Aug 2016. It was really good!  Photo evidence below.

It is really good! Good aroma, nice texture, bitter sweet, citrus like, everything I seek in a good Tekka. 

Not many seeds in 1 whole fruit but it is very much worth it. I am not a firm believer of quantity but quality. Rather have a durian with lesser seeds but solid quality than one with lots of seeds but lacks quality.

Good amount of flesh. Refer to above photo on e depth of shell.

---------------- 04/08/2016 ----------------

Irresistible!  Pictures speaks a thousand words they say.

---------------- 5 Aug 2016 ----------------

Different sellers carries different variants but the general range of durians includes, XO, D13, D101, D24, Tekka, Jing Feng, Tai Yuen, Mao Shan Wang, and maybe a few other common variants.  The MSW quality has improved.  I'll still stick to Tekka and sometimes MSW.