Since I'm finally enjoying a day off, of course we decided to head down to south San Diego and visit with my grandparents. After being lectured for a bit on my life decisions we headed to seafood city and got some fried fish. I was super happy to spend some time in the Filipino store, and my lil cousin and I picked up some Filipino goodies not found in the local grocery stores.
My guy noticed some durian fruit in the freezer case at seafood city and after some debate, we decided to get one and all have our first taste of the fruit together. I pulled up YouTube videos on how to open and eat the fruit and the 4 of us got hyped up about trying something so different and new to our tastebuds.
On the way home we stopped at an intensely local Mexican market and my grandpa bought a bag of fresh tortillas. Conversations ranged from stinky fruit to upcoming prom for my cousin to my unorthodox work schedule. Overall very fun and social interaction.
We got back to the house and a couple more of my older cousins were there. There were 8 of us total and we all sat down to eat. Yummy fried fish, rice, slaw and fresh salsa pico de gallo my grandma had prepared. The fresh tortillas finished the meal perfectly. We all ate our fill and made more plans to get together soon.
After the meal my guy, younger cousin, grandpa and I decided to give the durian a whirl. We got a cleaver, newspaper for the floor and headed outside to get the fruit we had left out there because of its intense smell. I got on the floor for leverage and started working on cutting the fruit open. It is an awkwardly-shaped fruit, covered in thick thorns. Not the easiest thing to handle.
We were all really excited about trying something so different. We laughed and joked about it and I kept working the rind off. My guy took over when it came to prying the fruit open, and I got my first glimpse of the white insides. My guy tasted the fruit on his finger and said it was delicious. I worked my courage up and followed suit, and was pleasantly surprised.
It had the consistency of custard. Creamy and soft on my tongue it had a hint of almonds and cheesecake. I've never tasted a fruit like that before. It was so good I started working extra hard to get the fruit open. My cousin and grandpa tried it and loved it. I sent my cousin to bring spoons for all of us and finally we started scooping it out onto a plate so that we could get more into our faces.
Aphrodisiac? Maybe. Weird? Yes. Tasty? Definitely. My cousin and I split the rest and I decided to try a durian/strawberry/banana milkshake soon. I've yet to make it. I will probably have it for breakfast tomorrow.
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