Message from Durian Seller

 I recenty got message from  durian seller;

I was a durian seller for more 30 years since 1960's.

I am revealing some durian sellers dirty tricks & the quality of the durians.This year the durians are very expensive & hope readers will decide after reading it.

1) never buy durian from display packaging pack why? becos the seller will assemble overnight or half spoilt durians into packaging pack & sell at fixed price.Actually overnight durians are almost worthless & easily get bad.If the durians taste sour pls stop eating & throw away the pack.

2) pls do not eat branded durians like Mao Shan Wang/D24/red prawns & others why? the durian farmers will spray toxic chemicals at the tree roots/bark & durians to prevent flying fox/snake/insects & others from attacking their expensive durians.As a result you can hardly see housefly & ants at the durian stalls nowadays.

3) FYI I lost 2 good friends ( died from throats cancer) by eating branded durians for few years. I did warn them Just try to eat Mao Shan Wang/D24/red prawns & others you can straight away feel the burning sensation at your throat during your sleep or next morning.This indicate the toxic chemical are working.Another gd example to confirm the above that there are no housefly or ants attacking the durian packaging sale pack although the durians are very sweet. Just check it yourself.

4) pls buy durians without any pre-opening why? the durians fell from trees snakes/insects will try to eat/attack at any opening of the durians---not safe

Make sure your durians are open in front of you & any pre-opening pls do not accept as the sellers are always tricky. They try to pass the bad one to you & after all they are businessman.( I know all their dirty tricks like using hand gloves or cloth to cover the durians & pretend to open it------actually the durians are already opened or pretend sweet talk to distract you) 

Pls check all your buy durians before paying( they can switch them very fast) & also check their weighting machines.After all the durians is like the price of gold.

5) pls do not eat any durian cakes/pudding/deserts as the owners buy the cheapest quality.

Good luck & enjoy it

Beware of Unsafe Durians: Durian Lovers Don't Simply Eat

I would to cautious durian lovers that they simply get excited when wanting to eat durians. Check first whether these durian comes from Thailand or Vietnam.
Please read what was reported :

Outrage has raged in Vietnam over the use of legal chemicals to artificially ripen fruits, after a Vietnamese facility in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong was caught ripening numerous immature green durians .

On September 1 2016, an inspection team raided a fruit facility in Di Linh District, Vietnam as employees were busy dousing some 700kg worth of green durians into a barrel containing a yellow liquid.

The facility owner confessed to officials that the yellow liquid was a mixture of 40 liters of raw water, 500ml of a foliar fertilizer labeled HPC-97HXN and a little turmeric powder.

The immature fruits would subsequently become ripe two to three days after being soaked in the mix.

Inspectors seized 2.05 metric tons of chemical-doused durians at the facility, plus 13 bottles of fungicide and four bottles of HPC-97HXN.

There were also multiple containers of other chemicals and 89kg of packaging and labels in Chinese characters.

The facility opened in July and had frequently sourced unripe durians before artificially ripening them with the chemicals and offering them for sale.

After being doused with the poisonous chemical mix, the artificially ripened durians would be put into cardboard boxes, labeled with Chinese characters and loaded onto trucks for export.
The fruits would be sold mainly in Malaysia.
The raid on the Lam Dong facility has given rise to concern among local consumers, who now have to think twice before buying durians.

The case has also ignited debate over the safety of the HPC-97HXN chemical, the main ingredient of the ‘magic liquid’ used to ripen the fruits.\

Consultancy on Durian Planting

Here are TOR for my consultancy

1.To plan,layout and assist fruit planting and management

2.To provide technical expertise on aspects of soils, fertilisers, agronomic practices,pest and disease control and post harvest handling.

3.To provide written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) related to item 2

4.To advise on recommended planting materials,agricultural and operational inputs

5.To make schedule visits and identify possible weakness and threats as to ensure sustainability of the project

6. To  conduct soil nutrient analysis of the area to ensure proper fertilization and liming requirements.

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Some Points to Buy Musang King (D197)

Tips Membeli Durian (Tips for Buying Durians)

Tips-tips nak beli durian

1) Pastikan durian tersebut tak merekah.

Elakkan beli durian yang merekah sebab durian yg dah merekah ni dikhuatiri telah lama, mungkin dah sehari lebih. So dah tak fresh dah. Lagipun, gas2 durian tu dah hilang, so bila makan nanti, ‘uummpphhh’ dia dah takda.

2) Jangan beli durian tangkai yang kecut.

Sebab tangkai yang kecut ni selalunya buah yang lama, mungkin 2 hari.

3) Bau dulu di Buntut durian tu.

Kalau bau sedap , lemak, elokkk… Ambik je. Kalau bau x berapa ada, try pilih yang lain dulu.

4) Goncang durian dulu sebelum beli.

Goncang dulu, baru pilih. Sebab selalunya isi yang tak ‘Mangkaq’ @ keras, kita akan dengar bunyi bergoncang.

5) Suruh tokey durian tebuk dulu durian.

Ini untuk memastikan durian tu kompom masak, tak keras dan colek laa sikit rasa.. kalau saya selalu tebuk dulu kat costumer, biar diorang puas hati.

6) Pastikan duri durian tu keras.

Try rasa duri tu, tekan dgn jari. Jangan cucuk jari dah laaa… Kalau buah tu lama, duri tu akan lembut. Kalau baru lagi, keras laa.

7) Tanya dulu buah tu dari mana

Saja je test tokey durian tu, betul ke durian tu durian setempat. Kot2 la durian siam. Sesetengah orang tak suka durian siam. Tapi kalau test ok, sebat je la.kalau saya, batu kurau n balik pulau is the best.



8) Tanya tokey kalau buah tak masak boleh tukar tak?

Kalau tokey yang jujur, nak pelanggan dia datang lagi beli durian, dia akan bertanggungjawab ganti balik durian tu kalau buruk atau keras. Sebab kita jual durian nak bagi orang makan. Ini beli mahal2, nak makan tak boleh, last2 dapat sumpah seranah je… Belum lagi costumer datang lempar durian mangkaq depan kedai. haha. Saya jual selalunya berlapang dada tukar buah yang tak elok. Costumer kena jaga hati jugak.

9) “Saya nak buah isi kuning!”

Kalau korang nak buah yg isi kuning, bagi tau je tokey tu. Kalau dia berpengalaman, senang je dia pilih. Kalau dia kata tak tau… Nasib lah. Haha. Korang suruh dia potong sikit tangkai buah tu. Ada nampak urat2 kat tengah2 tangkai tu, kalau kaler kuning sikit, inshaAllah dlm tu kuning. Kalau tak, mungkin putih.

10) Jangan takut nak ambik buah yang ada getah kat bawah buah.

Sebenarnya, tokey durian letak getah sebab nak mengelakkan durian tu merekah je.

11) Pilih buah yang bentuk macam jantung.

Selalunya buah yang bentuk jantung ni, isi dia memang elok. Susah la nak jumpa yang problem.

12) Pilih buah yang berduri halus tajam atau duri besar tumpul.

Selalunya jenis ni tak pernah mengecewakan.

13) Pilih buah yang bertangkai panjang.

Pilih jenis ni, selalunya buah tangkai panjang sentiasa memberikan kejutan pada kita. Huhu… (Ini serius).

14) Elakkan beli di pasar malam.

Durian Prices In Malaysia

The durian season is coming again. Early bearers fetch high prices.For instance for those varieties that fruit early like IOI from Muar may cost RM 25-30 per kg. D24 cost RM 15 per kg and Musang King D197 cost RM40 per kg.
What's so special about Malaysian durians?. It taste wonderful unimaginable.

Mechanical Durian Opener

New mechanical opener has made durian eating much easier.