Durians anyone?

 

Can you guess the different species of durians found in Malaysia?

 

      

 

The following are some of their names:

D11

"Number Eleven" is a very popular durian in the 70's. It has
creamy yellow flesh with a pleasant taste and a subtle smell.

D604

The D604 was first cultivated by the late Mr. Teh Hew Hong of
Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh is quite sweet, and has
some "body" to it as the seed is small.

D600

This durian originates in Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau. The
flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness.

 

D700

The flesh is darker than D600, like chrome yellow. Also
slightly hard. Crispy, but the smell is not very strong.

 

Ang Sim (Red Heart)

Ang Sim is a durian with flesh which is quite soft and very
sweet, and dark yellow in colour. It also has a nice aroma.

 

Khun Poh

This durian takes the name of the late Mr Lau Khun Poh, who
first budded it. Khun Poh has beautiful orangy flesh with a
slightly bitter-sweet taste and a heavy aroma.

 

Hor Loh (Water Gourd Durian)

The flesh of the Hor Loh is very soft, dry and quite bitter.
It has a sharp smell to it. Hor Loh was first cultivated at
the Brown Estate of Sungai Ara. It got its name from its
appearance resembling a "Hor Lor" pumpkin. If the durian hits
the ground hard when it falls, the flesh tends to be bitter thereafter.

 

Ang Heh (Red Prawn Durian)

Ang Heh originates from Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, and has a
round-shaped husk. The orange reddish flesh is highly aromatic, very soft with a bitter-sweet taste.

 

Xiao Hung (Little Red Durian)

Xiao Hung, whose name means "Little Red One," originates in
Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste
to it, with a touch of sourness. The one that I tasted for this write-up is a bit hard. There are only one or two seeds per section, but the flesh is thick.

 

Yah Kang (Centipede Durian)

Yah Kang is one of my favourite durians. Although its flesh is
whitish, the taste is superb, milky, like very sweet, melting
chocolate. The name "yah kang" means centipede, and accounts
for the number of centipedes found at the foot of the tree, hence giving it the rather unusual name.

 

Bak Eu (Pork Fat Durian)

Bak Eu has a slightly acidic aroma. The flesh is whitish while
the taste is quite bitter but nice.

 

D17

D17 is dark cream flesh. The taste is slightly dry but sweet.
It is a tasty durian.

 

Coupling

This durian is gets its unusual name because it looks like two
durians joined together, one big and one small. When split
open, you almost thought the two halves belong to two
different durians. Coupling has whitish flesh which is
slightly dry but tastes good.

 

Ooi Kyau (Tumeric Durian)

The name Ooi Kyau (tumeric) describes the colour of the bright
yellow flesh of this durian. It is very sweet and tasty.

 

Chaer Phoy (Green Skin Durian)

Chaer Phoy is shaped like a small canteloupe. The skin is
bright green, giving it the name which means "green skin".
Chaer Phoy has creamy white flesh which is a bit dry, not too
sweet but tasty.

 

Ang Jin (Red Yoke Durian)

As the name suggests, Ang Jin Durian has deep orange flesh. It
is very sweet and tasty.

 

Lin Fong Jiau

This durian is named after Lin Fong Jiau, aka Mrs Jackie Chan.

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