Durian City is Davao City : Curious?
Davao City, a far city from the main Manila, Philippines, is another city offering it’s best to tourists and visitors. Since this city has been known for its festivals: Araw ng Dabaw( Davao City Day) held every 16th day of March and Kadayawan Festival( Ethnic) held every August of the year. Yes, indeed it’s this month and a lot of activities are being announced to celebrate this festival. The city is also known for being the Durian City because of the festive of bearing this exotic fruit in here.
Durian City: Why?
I have come up with this post because one of my readers was curious about how similar it is with a jackfruit. Durian has a stronger scent than jackfruit and it has also hard and solid spikes than jackfruits.
Durian is a kind of fruit, really exotic and has the strongest smell or aroma. Some people really cannot describe the smell or the aroma it possesses. It’s really intriguing when it comes to its scent. When it comes to its physical appearance, it has this thorns all over its outer skin and it’s kind of hard to hold it with your bare hands. With regards to its taste, it has this distinct creamy and milky, sweet and some sour taste. depending on what kind of class it is.
There is an intense debate whether it’s native here in Davao but I’ve known it to be one of the native fruits here since our ancestors started to migrate in this city. But despite some people’s appreciation or continued disgust with this fruit, it has been known to be a great curiosity of the city.
Since this “odour-catching” fruit is a seasonal type of fruit which is most abundant during this time of the year. It’s also growing with countries having 22 degrees climate range. Yes, it also in some tropical countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
For more information about Durian, you can check it here.
My Experience with Eating Durian Fruit
Being in the city since my whole started in here, you are not a local if you haven’t tasted and tried this fruit. lol. I can’t remember when was the first time I tried it. It’s usually normal especially during this time of the year that you can find it anywhere in the city.
We usually call this fruit as a very scandalous fruit because of the strong odor it has. Even our neighbors can determine if you have it in your kitchen.
I think it was when I was in grade school when I had the chance to try durian. It was smelly, tasty, creamy and a little sour taste. Maybe because of my young age that I have not appreciated the unrecognizable and indescribable taste of the fruit. Because it was not the usual taste an apple or a watermelon does have.
We don’t usually eat this fruit due to the price and the distinct taste it has. For unseasoned days of the year, although available throughout the year and is more abundant during August and September. It cost around $4 per kilo during the unseasoned time and about $.80 during the seasoned time. So, depending on the time of year is its cost.
Recommendations:
If you are the type of person who is really curious about this fruit, you can try it. But with the description I have shared here and looks like you can’t take it, then don’t. lol.
But if you’re going to visit Davao City, you can find an entire area selling this fruit along Magsaysay Park, Boulevard, Davao City. It’s open 24/7 and 365 days of the year. So this is why this city is called Durian City. You can even check a symbol statue right in the airport.
To wrap it up, Durian fruit is really intriguing and your curiosity may arise why it does smells really strong and even taste unusual. You may love it or dislike it.
If you are going to travel here in Davao City or the Durian City, would you try it? Or have you tried eating Durian? Or even saw and smell it personally?
I love the post! Thanks for sharing:)
I am really curious about unsual fruits. If I travel to Davao definitely with your reference I will try this delicious fruit.
Never heard of durian fruit not jackfruit! Probably not all exotic fruit varieties are coming to my local groceries. It would be absolutely wonderful to make a trip to both cities. I love to descover new palces and that climate seems to pretty fanatstic as well.
I am always into trying different fruits. I love the different flavors and it’s great that this one seems to have protein.
Wow! I have not ever seem this before. It looks interesting as well as look like it has good health value.
I love to travel and check out new places, so this is on my travel list for sure but to be honest with you I have never seen that fruit in ma life and never heard about this place called “Davao” either.. This would be first time, whenever I will go their. Thank you for sharing the article with us.
My husband works at a university and knows a graduate student from the Philippines. So he asked him about this funny looking fruit. He said, oh yes, it’s absoluly delicious, but you have to wear gloves when handling it or your hands will smell like durain for the rest of the day. Thank-you for telling your readers more about it! x
I’ve heard about durian fruit (and it’s smell) before. Despite how bad people say it is I would definitely like to smell and taste it for myself one day.
Durian!!! I’ve never heard about or tried it. But I’m more than happy to try anything new and exotic. I’ll give it a try whenever I visit Manila. Thanks for sharing!
The fruit looks quite exotic. I had plans of visiting Manila many years ago, wasn’t sure the places or the time to visit. March and August now look like good times to visit and enjoy the festival.
Manila is really far from Davao. It will take 2 hours flight across. 🙂 Thanks
It looks like Jackfruit. I never knew of Durian and would really try it when visit to a tropical country.
I am always willing to try something at least once. If I’m ever in the area, I will definitely have to give this interesting food a try.
I never heard of this interesting fruit but I would definitely try it!
I’ve never tried durian, and I have no intention of ever hahaha
Seems an interesting fruit, if I ever be to Davao, I’m sure now what I want to have on the 1st day itself.
I have never seen that fruit! I thought first of dragon fruit but I think I would try it!
I haven’t tried either, but they both sound interesting. You were mentioning the smell was strong, what does it smell like?
I am one of those people that never tries new things due to being scared.. maybe I should try and say yes to this! I am not sure though!!
Very interesting post, i heard lot of good things about Davao City but i never heard of this fruit before but this fruits might helpful in dehydration, it contains lot of water in it, i would like to try it out.
Looking nice! I’ve never heard of it, but wanna try it!
I’ve never try these fruits, or even heard about it. But I definitely would love to!
Durian surely is a fruit with a very distinctive smell as I came to know from my visits to Singaporean food courts. Though I like ripe jackfruit, I could never make myself taste durian. However, it’s interesting to know that it can provide 33% of our daily thiamine requirement!
I’d never heard of this fruit, although I have tried jackfruit before and it was really nice x
this sounds really interesting but i don’t think based on your description this would be something i would like – i’m kind of scared lol
I know where you’re coming from. lol. Durian is not really inviting especially for people whom knew about it for the first time.
I have never heard for this fruit before, and you have provided a lot of information about it. I am not sure they are available on the west coast of Canada but i will keep my eyes open.
I’m not so sure as well as I’ve heard it usually abundant for tropical countries. But there are products like candies, ice creams, chocolate flavoured durian.
I remember strolling on the street of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown when I encountered the first time the Durian. The smell of something dead or rotten surrounded me all of a sudden, without warning. Oh my, it was so bad. I didn’t have the curiosity to try it though. How can something so smelly be delicious haha?
I have had durian before, but I am not one of those people who like it. It tastes way too fatty for me, but regardless, I have heard that people who love it really love it, and people who hate it cant stand the smell of it. You cant be in the middle ground with durian ahah
I understand your disgust with it. haha.
New things everyday! Well, I have never heard of Durian till I read your post and sounds exciting after reading the post. Would love to have a go at it 😛
This is very interesting and I know this fruit but you really had a lot to add about it. I have a friend traveling soon and I will show her this to try it.
I’ve tried durian in Thailand and it really is an amazing fruit and so full of nutrients – it’s just a same the smell is so off putting!
Haha. Agree on that.
I have never really consumed a durian in its raw form but I have tried the durian chocolates; I don’t know if that counts. Thanks for sharing this super helpful post. I’m planning to visit Manila soon, I might give it a try then. 🙂
Wow, never tried that durian. chocolates and sounds exciting. Thanks. Hope to hear your stories in Manila.