Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will understand what all the fuss is about—and why it’s banned from some public ...

Out of all the places one would imagine bingeing on a fruit, an airport entrance definitely doesn't make the top of the list. However, when push comes to shove, you might as well enjoy the taste. In a ...

Malaysian durian farmers saw immense profits over the last decade as China snapped up their produce. But tastes have shifted.

A geopolitical battle is being waged over the so-called “king of tropical fruits,” a spiky, pungent, and polarizing fruit known as durian. But in Southeast Asia, the iconic fruit is coveted—so much so ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Padma Lakshmi is pretty open-minded when it comes to food — it's a part of her job. But there's one fruit that the cookbook author and former ...