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Durian - Scourge or Specialty?

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The durian, native to Singapore and Southeast Asia, is known as the King of Fruits. Yet, it has a mixed reputation in Singapore, with some chasing down the best harvests while others abstain from it religiously. Elliot and Rovik explore the complexity of the Durian, including:

  • how the British, with the exception of an influential Sir Stamford Raffles, actually celebrated the durian
  • what the Durio Singaporensis (or Singapore Durian) is and why it's not in the same bucket as the Mao Shan Wang type
  • whether you can actually have durians and alcohol together.

    • Sources:

    • Durian - NLB infopedia
    • The Stinky King: A social and cultural history of the durian, Andrea Montanari (2011)
    • Fruit: Why is Durian always sold from roadside stalls? - Quora
    • Malaysian durian traders turn to online sales to overcome coronavirus curbs - The Straits Times
    • Durians, are they good for me? - Mt Alvernia Hospital

      • Intro Music by Wataboi from Pixabay

      Outro Music by Nielizas from Pixabay

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      SGExplainedBy Rovik Robert, Elliot Tan and Charmian Tan
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