Durians are the King of Fruits!
I journaled about my eating Durian a while back, but we lost the journals. Durians most certainly stink but you can get used to the smell. Many here think the smell is pleasant. Eating Durian is another thing. My first taste, it was like a caramelized custard... moments later it was one of the most horrifying tastes. Through the better part of one seed pod, my taste buds were at war. In the end, it started to feel like I had a big ball of nastiness in my stomach. I couldn't eat any more.
The interesting thing that many don't tell you about eating Durian is that you will have Durian burps for quite sometime after. Let me tell you, the burps are worse than eating the flesh.
We had a top NYC chef in townlast weekend (most would know who he is) and we fed him some Durian. He likened it to stinky French cheese. I think he has a point. He too commented on the burps and how nasty they were.