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Cooking & Baking

Retrograde

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13. Went out for dim sum with some adventurous eaters

Reply to cpamomfromtexas (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 01:26 AM

Mar 10

and "durian puffs" were on the menu, so we had to order them. Baked in pastry, the durian had no smell and a delicate, sweetish taste.

I sometimes see durian on sale at 99 Ranch (the big West Coast Chinese market) but haven't been tempted.

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Dragon fruit is expensive. [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 8 OP

I know, right? Cairycat Mar 8 #1

Nope, I've had it in Laos dhol82 Mar 8 #11

I love red dragon fruit, although it's messy to fix and eat. sinkingfeeling Mar 8 #2

My grandson begs for exotic fruit when I take him shopping Freddie Mar 8 #3

Buy him durian Warpy Mar 8 #5

Pretty sure they don't have it at my local Giant Freddie Mar 8 #6

Too bad Warpy Mar 8 #7

I tried it in singapore. Ugh. The smell! cpamomfromtexas Mar 8 #8

The only way I might have tried it is post Covid with absolutely no sense of smell Warpy Mar 8 #9

Went out for dim sum with some adventurous eaters Retrograde Mar 10 #13

I think I used it once and just switched to food coloring after that Warpy Mar 8 #4

Looks like it should taste great Picaro Mar 8 #10

I just tried it for the first time spinbaby Mar 9 #12