Apparently durian is an idiosyncratic taste. From Wikipedia: "The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust and has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym socks. The odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia."
Rick --- On Sun, 9/26/10, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > Subject: peso sparkly bunny > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 6:16 AM > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5025729900/ > > There is a new thai restaurant in Scotts Valley (a small > town near my house) with a reasonably priced lunch > buffet. The food at the buffet is not as spicy as I'd > like, but still quite tasty, and reasonably priced. > After lunch the other day, I was joking with the waitress > "What? No durian?", her eyes lit up and she said "you like > durian?, I can get you!" Last night we went back for dinner, > when they can make the entrees a bit spicier, and to pick up > the durian. > The table decoration caught my eye, hence this PESO. > > We ate one of the durians at the party. Later in the > party I sipped on a little bit of whisky. Words cannot > describe the experience of a belch that brings up the > flavors of both durian and lagavulin. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] > sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
