'King of fruits' is nothing to sniff atMost people who have a functioning hooter will be well aware we are in the middle of the durian season. I got a timely reminder when my wife returned triumphantly from a day trip to the orchards of Nakhon Nayok last weekend laden with what is called the "king of fruits''. It is also the smelliest of fruits, prompting a brisk trade in T-shirts bearing the message "tastes like heaven and smells like hell". There have even been cases of durian vendors suffering heavy fines for selling unripe durian which was deemed to be "deception". But the durian was not to blame when strange odours prompted a spectacular raid by London police on a Thai restaurant in Soho in October 2007.

Source: Bangkok Post June 12, 2021 22:18 UTC