A visitor smells the durian fruit during Sept 2 Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) fruit fiesta at Menara Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur. “The durian smell has been described as a mix of an onion-like sulfury aroma with notes of sweet fruitiness and savory soup-seasoning. This file photo taken on July 14, 2015 shows a vendor peeling open a durian fruit at a roadside shop in Karak, in the suburbs of Pahang outside Kuala Lumpur. The researchers said there are at least 30 other durian species, some edible, some inedible, and some with other distinctive features. Durian is economically important, with imports to China last year worth US$600 million to US$800 million, the researchers said.

Source: New Strait Times October 09, 2017 15:33 UTC