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It is the season of "Thai" durians again. BUT every year, every season...the same old cycle of "You sell A but it is actually B, but it is ok I will still buy A as you claim so" mentality keeps repeating over the years, even decades!

What can be done to really educate the end consumers that what they see or being sold is not what they are buying and paying for???

Cat King (猫王) @ $18 per kg? Black Thorn King (黑刺王) @ $28 per kg? My goodness! 🤐🤐🤐

Enrolment for the Durian Academy 2025 new term is closing soon....😅😅😅

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*1st time trying Puyat durian from the Philippines 🇵🇭, right here in Singapore 🇸🇬!*

Taste Profile (out of 5 ⭐):
Bitterness: ⭐ (more sweet than bitter)
Alcoholic: ⭐ (almost none)
Creaminess: ⭐⭐⭐ (and sticky)
Fragance: ⭐⭐ (has a tad of honey after-taste)
Looks: ⭐⭐⭐ (golden-yellow looking with large seeds)
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐

FINAL VERDICT:
We suspect the durian we tried was cut off directly from the tree before it ripens, coupled with the long journey here in cold-room temperatures, hence the fresh was a little wetter than normal and probably not as fragrant as what Puyat should have been. Nonetheless, the yield was very good considering we got almost 900g of fresh (+ seeds) from a 1.9 kg Puyat. It was a pretty good experience overall!

Oh...in case you are wondering..this Puyat is going for $12/kg.

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📣📣📣 Durian lovers out there in Singapore 🇸🇬!

How do you satify your cravings for fresh durians, now that the Malaysian durian season has not started?

Not to worry...now is the time to try Puyat durians from the Philippines 🇵🇭. Yes! They are now available here in Singapore.

Puyat is the Philippine’s main commercial durian variety, and commonly found in Davao City. It has golden-colored flesh, and has a unique mellow bitter-sweetness. Puyat is one of the biggest durians in the Philippines, identifiable by its large brown spikes, pear shape, and thick stem.

Based on historical records, Puyat is a seedling of Chanee, durian breed from Thailand, brought to the Philippines in the 1970’s by Mr. Puyat.

Unfortunately, at the time of this posting, this particular batch of Puyat durians (see pics below) are not "ripe" yet, so we will do the actual tasting only tomorrow evening. Watch this space for the profiling...

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We have always supported and advocated the sale of frozen (冷冻) durians - as an alternative to fresh durians, when the fresh durians season ends, or in places where freshly dehusked durians are not readily available, or where prices are sky-rocket. In fact, based on numerous blind testings with >500 durian lovers in the past 1 year, results have shown that >80% of the group was not able to clearly distinguish 'frozen' from 'fresh' durians.

Nonetheless, what we do not support are vendors who sell frozen durians outright as freshly dehusked durians, hoping you don't know and realise. Worse, they claimed "blatantly" right in your face that their frozen durians are freshly dehusked! Obviously, there are many reasons why they do so, which we will share more in our next posting....$$$ of cos has to be one of the reasons, no?

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虽然榴莲季节已经来到尾声，但我们也有液氮冷冻榴莲提供哦！冷冻榴莲不一定不好，有问题我们都会给大家保售后啊 😆 #马来西亚 #榴莲 #榴莲爱好者 #猫山王

Educating yourself about your favourite fruit is probably the only way to go to reduce or even eradicate these "problems"!

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S'pore vendors selling Thai durians as 'off-season M'sian Mao Shan Wang': Other vendors Be wary of what you're paying for.

We finally managed to catch up with 马来堂哥 and 堂嫂 personally in their KL shop recently. During the session, we chatted and discussed many issues related to the durian trade, the entire eco-system, business development, community & network etc, and were aligned on many fronts!

While all's still WIP at this stage, we are pretty confident we can work out something, somehow, somewhere, sometime! Looking forward to building a bigger and closely-knitted 新马中 durian network & community soon...real soon...

Thank you Edison for the power session! 🙏🙏🙏
祝你和堂嫂幸福美满,白首成约,福禄鸳鸯,互敬互爱,白头偕老!

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This is one of the main reasons we need to gear up in educating the general consumers about such "marketing gimmicks"... 😌😌😌

If these durians are sold and marketed (as per their tags shown in the pictures) in one of the biggest supermarket chains in Singapore, it clearly indicates a gap between what the supermarket chain thinks the vendors are selling, what the vendors are actually selling versus what the consumers are eventually buying.

Unfortunately, in a 'willing seller willing buyer' market, who do you think will be the ultimate losers? You decide...

Knowledge is Power while ignorance is Bliss...but Curiosity—even if it had killed the cat—is king! Won't you wanna find out more about your favourite durians?

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