Durian Tasting

I stumbled upon this video and yes, it’s about one of my favorite topics – durians. ('Tis true, including today's post, there are altogether a total of twenty-one 'durian' posts in my blog thus far!).

Indeed, it (the video lah) caught my attention and as I watched and listened intently, it grew on me. 

There’s something about the unhurried manner in which Angelina Shelepava (‘gelipava’) – she’s from Belarus by the way – tasted each durian – calm and collected – and then she gave her verdict – deliberate and unfeigned, candid and unpretentious. 

Anyway, here’s that video that was published January 17, 2019 – certainly, the best video that I’ve seen so far on ‘durian tasting’ by a non-Malaysian:

And in case, you’re interested to know the place where she had her durian tasting: DurianBB Park @ 15, Jalan Kamuning, Off Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur (Opens daily, 12 PM-11 PM). 

Note: It’s along the same road as Chui Heng Restaurant.

Note that the durians come from orchards that DurianBB own in the country, with fresh batches coming in every day. 

You’ll be interested to know that DurianBB Park takes the durian-tasting concept popularised in Hong Kong and scales it to an experience that showcases five different types of durians.

The durian platter is put together for you to start with the mildest in flavor (i.e. kampong durian) before slowly but steadily ramping up the intensity. It serves as a good introduction to durians because it gives you an appreciation of the King of Fruits and the multiplicity of flavors. 

[In case you are blissfully unaware, durians come in so many varieties – check out my July 23, 2018 post “Know Your Durians” @

https://helpvictor.blogspot.com/2018/07/know-your-durians.html].

And after that, you can order the specific durian type that you prefer and eat to your heart’s content.

But let me state the obvious. Malaysians are unlikely to embrace this concept because for those of us who are durian lovers, we already know what we want and will get our hands on a particular durian rightaway. There's no need for tasting lah!

Still, it's worth checking this place out!