Durian

Durian. Is a fruit that smells like stale bread, feels like soft boiled eggs, and tastes of sweet onion and garlic. The outer shells is designed by evolution to defend this treasure. Spikes cover the skin, ready to prick any intruder that dare take this fruits eccentric taste. It understands the treasure it guards.


You have been invited to taste this treasure. Once you've gotten past the cleverly designed fortress, the pungency, similar to used gym socks, fills your lungs. You then grip the skin, which folds easily under the weight of your fingers. With a feeling of haste and insecurity, you bring the fruit to your mouth, unexpectedly your hands find the hard seed in the middle and before the white juicy skin fruit falls from the seed, you toss it between your lips.

Your adventurous eating habits have prepared you for this, yet still you most force your mouth to suck out the seed while the soft fruit fills your throat. Your taste buds quiver in confusion.

Finally, after the initial shock, your throat opens and allows the moistened fruit to fall. You take the seed out of your mouth, the fruit slides down your throat, with very little chewing necessary, and you pause- wondering if you liked or disliked what you just tried.

You look up at the man who introduced you to this strange experience. He's smiling- you smile back, not because you decided you liked the fruit, but because you liked the experience.