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It is Durian, the king of fruits! The fruit with the "offensive" odor and taste that people either love or hate. It's a very distinct smell, combining elements of raw onions, hardboiled eggs, roquefort, and sulfur. The taste is like cream cheese and sweet carmelized onions with banana custard, and a lingering fermented aftertaste. On paper, it all sounds disgusting. But once you've tried it, you'll never smell or taste it the same way.

Honestly, just cut it open, scoop out the custardy creamy flesh and eat as is. I've used frozen durian in milkshakes and ice cream, and have seen it used in other desserts.

Ripe durian will usually start to bulge and crack by itself, which makes it easier to open it along that line. Unripe ones (probably a majority of the ones we find here in the states) are harder to open, and require some patience, a sharp knife and maybe a thick glove. Slice it open lengthwise to keep as much of the flesh intact, then carefully pry it open. There's at least 4 chambers containing the flesh, which you can scoop out with a spoon. When Anthony Bourdain was in Southeast Asia, he basically scalped it with a cleaver and scooped out the flesh from the top. Either way works fine for me.