You can also read about some of our methodology, data analysis and technical details in our initial post. If you are the author and would prefer not to receive these comments, simply reply "Stop" to this comment. Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post. Durian craze has hit with such force that some people are no longer content waiting for durian to be shipped to them. Instead the wealthy of China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau are beginning to include durian as part of their vacation packages, looking for tours of vintage farms and all-you-can-eat buffets.
A durian festival in disguise, Kadayawan is the harvest celebration that signals the beginning of durian season. Around the city, restaurants put durian on the menu, mixing the fruit into a variety of popular local dishes and beverages.
Not for vegetarians or the MSG wary. Do : Watch for durian floats at the parade, fight the heat with durian ice candy, and taste durian offerings at the SM Mall food court. An hour drive north of Davao City, the festival is now in its 7th year and has been a major success.
No visit to Davao is complete without a trip to Magsaysay. Beware the bicycle durian vendors, who offer lower prices but rig the scales. Do : Try local favorites like Native, Arancillo and Puyat. In true local style, wash it all down with an iced bottle of Coca-Cola, believed to cleanse the palate and prevent durian burps. See Durian Varieties of the Philippines. The very first specialty coffee shop, Blugre is responsible for bringing coffee culture to Davao City, with a local twist: durian.
Now a successful chain, Blugre may soon take durian coffee international. Whatever of that is true, the Puyats are no longer in the durian business. Red Prawn is a famous Malaysian durian from Penang Island. This seedling of a Ganyao durian was brought to the Philippines from Thailand by Mr. Severino Belviz and registered with BPI in The flesh is a darker yellow, but equally firm and a bit bready. It was named for General Norman Schwartzkopf Jr. An alternate story is that the camouflage coloring reminded people of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who donned camo in the movie Commando.
Miculob worked at Hijo Plantation between , and he remembers finding this durian tree. Oh boy, oh boy. If a durian has no thorns, what on earth should you call it?
Smooth as a wooden grapefruit, this durian was discovered in the Compostela Valley in Mindanao. Watch me taste it Video. On the inside, it looks like a Native durian, with thin white flesh, a lot of small pale seeds, and a sweet flavor. It was named for Dioscoro L. Umali has a lot in common with D It has the same pleasant, milky and slightly bitter flavor as eating solid cream.
Where I found it : Kidapawan City, Mindanao. This durian was developed by Dr. The flavor reminded me a bit of Ang Jin, or like a Kun Poh without the coffee undertone, with the light orangey-grey like Johor Red Prawn.
Here are a few on my To-Eat List. Monthong is a Durian variety also commonly available in the Philippines. We bought ours this morning at a supermarket in Manila. Kudos on your blog, specially this one on Philippine Durian! Thanks and regards! I think in the Philippines Monthong often goes by other names, but perhaps they are also using Monthong now! Hi Kev, Puyat and Musang King are not related to each other.
Musang King is available in limited quantities. You have really done a great work in conducting research about the different varieties of durian. According to some of those who like this durian variety, the Native Durian Yellow Malagkit is more favored by the Dabawenyos, thus this durian variety is the first ones to be sold out in the market before they durian lovers will buy Puyat or other varieties.
They said, that the Native Durian Yellow Malagkit is more delicious or tasty to eat compared with other varieties of durian in Davao City. I hope you can confirm what some people from Davao are saying about the Native Durian Yellow Malagkit.
Thank you, we are so glad you found value in this collection of Philippines durians! I had big plans for a Philippines Research Trip, which unfortunately I had to cancel due to current circumstances.
Great read! I only knew then that the yellow kind tasted better and meatier than its white-ish cousins.
So its already start of durian season in PH. Looking forward to filling up. He died around , I was 9 years old back then. Vicente Arancillo is my grandfather he did actually worked for BPI as director. He was born in Dumarao, Capiz. During my childhood days we used to visit there in Quirino Ave.
He died peacefully in our home in around when I was around 9 years old. Your vlog about durian is cool! Looking forward to your update once you hunted down those variety that are not featured yet! Do you have the exact address so i can go there and get to taste it…. Is there any particular area that the fruit is most available? I grew up in Davao, then studied in Manila. We were neighbors in Bacoor, Cavite.
He would always asked us what durian variety was our favourite. He told stories that he was the one who created the durian variety. I would like to know about ava0ila0bility and feasibility for growing durian in iba zambales.. I would like to establish a fruit orchard there including durian…are bats necessary for pollination since the tree only blooms at night.. I know that quite a few durians grow south of Manila in the Los Banos area. Some are pretty tasty, especially a variety called UP Gold.
I know this is not the season for durian, but will there be some to eat at all? I have not been there yet myself, but you should find plenty of another fruit, Durian Belanda, which is also called soursop.
Palawan season is around August. Currently, Belviz said the prevailing farm gate prices of durian in the city range between P40 to P55 per kilo, depending on the variety. Puyat, the premium type of durian, is at P55, while lower varieties range from P35 to The retail price, however, is around P60 to P80 per kilo but they are expecting that it would decrease due to the increase of supply.
Source: sunstar. Publication date: Fri 11 Sep
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