So what is this, 黑虾王 (Udang Merah Rajah) I titled this post about?
Disclaimer : Don't believe what sellers tells or try to sell you, if they calls the durian this name. It's coined by me (27/01/2019). Till date, there is no such name, 黑虾王 Udang Hitam Rajah (or even the likes) out there.
Ok so what is this all about?
(Ok I'll try some story telling, learn from reading other people's post... a lot of websites on recipe contains some story telling on the dish they sharing)
The other day, I was just wanting to go into JB and since it's in the afternoon, I decided to pop over to a friend's stall in JB, to 'visit' him.
When I reached, just right, he was cutting a soursop and offered some to me. It was the first time I had a semi ripe sour sop (somehow, I feels like a monkey, having seen one in Pulau Weh, plucking a soursop and taking a few bites only). He likes it this way as he said, it's more crunchy, less sweet and with a light sourness to it. I told him, eat jackfruit instead. But hey, it's indeed, Refreshing.
Aiya.... I should have bought 1 whole fruit, once its fully ripen, pulp it and keep the flesh frozen, to make soursop drink. Never mind, i see if time permits this week, sneak in again and get it.
After soursop (in Hokkien, we called this fruit 'Ang Mor Liulian').... I asked him what's nice. I recognized there were the usual, Mao Shan Wang (which really isnt my cuppa durian), and Red Prawn.
This one had the bruised color, which is what sellers now calls it affectionately, Black Gold. NO, I'm not about to copy them, but just enhanced the original name a little, and making it authentic still, thus 黑虾王 (Black Prawn King).
If you look at the durian above, the darker or uneven shades are actually bruised (blue black) color.
The texture is soft, and that's what I love of my durians, as it's definitely a sign of strong flavour.
This 黑虾王 has the expected 'kam kam' taste, but what I'm rewarded with, is the good balance of bitterness and really great flavour, plus that mild numbing effect like having that biting feeling on the tongue when you use mouth wash just that it's mild.
This season, I had really very little durian (seeds per fruit), but this one just makes it worth all the calories and fills the void of a durian cold Turkey. It's one of the best I had in 2018 till now. If I were to take MSW right after this, it likely fades in comparison.
Hey, I had both Ang Mor Liulian, and Malaysia durian at a go! What an achievement. I'm so proud of myself suddenly. Ok never mind.
