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Shaking the Durian - Checking if Durian is Over or Under Ripe
Smelling the Durian to Check if Durian is Alright to Eat
Looking for the Lines on the Durian Skin
Opening the Durian With Your Hands
Sometimes we do not have the opportunity to buy whole durians. There are similar ways to test packaged durians but remember, you can only do this with the unfrozen variety.
Use one of your fingers and very lightly and gently glide over the surface of the yellow flesh. You do not want to use too much force which may bruise the fruit. If the flesh feels tender and soft, then the fruit is ready. If it feels hard to the touch, then that part of the fruit is unripe. If it yields too quickly, it is too ripe.
Next apply the smell test described above, only this time bring the package, rather than the whole fruit, up to your nose. If it smells raw, then it is probably not sufficiently ripe. If the smell is too strong and over-powering, it is likely to be too ripe. It should smell somewhere in between. Note: the frozen variety will probably have a milder fragrance.
Durians will keep well for one or two days in an airtight container in the fridge. Try to use a flat container and avoid stacking the seeds one on top of another.
You may also keep them in a container suitable for freezing. They will keep well in a freezer for up to two months.
Smelling the Durian to Check if Durian is Alright to Eat
Looking for the Lines on the Durian Skin
Opening the Durian With Your Hands
Sometimes we do not have the opportunity to buy whole durians. There are similar ways to test packaged durians but remember, you can only do this with the unfrozen variety.
Use one of your fingers and very lightly and gently glide over the surface of the yellow flesh. You do not want to use too much force which may bruise the fruit. If the flesh feels tender and soft, then the fruit is ready. If it feels hard to the touch, then that part of the fruit is unripe. If it yields too quickly, it is too ripe.
Next apply the smell test described above, only this time bring the package, rather than the whole fruit, up to your nose. If it smells raw, then it is probably not sufficiently ripe. If the smell is too strong and over-powering, it is likely to be too ripe. It should smell somewhere in between. Note: the frozen variety will probably have a milder fragrance.
Durians will keep well for one or two days in an airtight container in the fridge. Try to use a flat container and avoid stacking the seeds one on top of another.
You may also keep them in a container suitable for freezing. They will keep well in a freezer for up to two months.
