Wow, great site! I would say that it makes me wish I was back in SE Asia about to dig in but there are a bunch of fruit waiting on the tree outside! 10 days to go before durian heaven!
Ken Love
Kona, Hawaii - 3 February 2003

I stumbled upon your site while trying to get into the unusual fruit I found at the grocery store. I'm on my way to a potluck and wanted to take a conversation starter. Apparently this was a good choice! I still don't know how to get into it, though. Is that on this site? If it is, please give it its own little icon button. Thanks! Even though I haven't tried my durian yet, I am excited because of your passion and enthusiasm!
Emily
Columbia, MO USA - 31 January 2003

Best wishes from the alps :-)
tom
Munich, DE - 10 January 2003

Just going to try one for the first time. Was trying to find a way to get into it. Think I figured it out. Wish me luck
Jayne
Portland , OR USA - 7 December 2002

My Wife, Minh, is a native of Vietnam and is also passionate about the durian. I am still becoming accustomed to this "magical" fruit. Neat website-Thanks!
Minh and Len Hufton
Milpitas, CA USA - 3 December 2002

Fruit remains the largest part of my diet, by far. However, since my introduction to Durian a few month ago, Durian, alone, is now usually two meals of the day, sometimes all I eat in a day. It has replaced my all time favorites of bananas and mangos, and papayas too I guess, and nectaries. Those are now secondary. Durian is my first choice, every time. I don't know what they're talking about when they say Westerners don't like it and it stinks. They clearly are either trying to keep it all for themselves, or they're just plain nuts. I get some pretty weird looks with 7 of them in my shopping cart twice a week, every week, but as I see it, it is pure delight. I can't see how other people can eat the plastic tasting, processed garbage, foul smelling rot that they do. Durian has to be what God would eat, if He needed to, if He, if.... The King of fruits - what other fruit is labeled so? Love it, enjoy it, consume it, cherish it, and when you truly realize it's yummy worth, do yourself a favor and lay off all of the junk you eat and drink! Dare to be nuts about Durian. I am.
Suzanne Close Phoenix, AZ USA - 22 September 2002

I'm really proud to see a site like this! Us Malaysians have been enjoying this fruit for ages and I think its time the world shared some of the good stuff!
yuri AUS - 10 September 2002

uh hu
Rocky Hackworth
clinton, tn united states - 4 September 2002

Having been addicted to Durian for the last ten years I finally caught up with Nirav in Koh Phangan in 2001. We spent a lovely evening discussing and devouring Durian which Nirav had brought with him. We talked about the mysterious red durian (D. graveolens)from brunei and ever since I have been determined to try this rare type of Durian. I would like to give my heart felt thanks to Nirav for such an enjoyable evening. You are a true warrior my friend and may you long continue with your Durian endeavours. Love & thanks ~Fish~
Fish
Scholar Green, CHESHIRE England - 29 August 2002

Hello everybody - Just wanted to wish you a great day ... :-)
private Krankenversicherung
Frankfurt, Germany - 28 August 2002

Nice site - thanks!
Thailand
Siam, Thailand - 25 August 2002

I just tried durian for the first time (in a milk shake at a Vietnamese restaurant) - despite my friend's warnings I actually liked it. The flavour is very hard to describe and extremely complex - like nothing else I've tasted. Next step - buying an actual durian in our local Chinatown! Thanks for the tips on how to select and eat fresh durian. This is an excellent site.
Joanna
Toronto, Ontario CAnada - 24 August 2002

keep up a great job
nasir jaafar
putrajaya, wp malaysia - 22 August 2002

ahm, yes, you are absolutely right, man! l am missing my friend very much! it's time to go back to thailand! and yes, l love to eat durian on it's top so much, oh my buddhaaa, l am addicted! bye upright
uprightman
nea, germany - 19 August 2002

Having just returned to the UK from 8 months, on and off, in Thailand I am now suffering Durian withdrawal. Your informative and well documented website serves only to heighten my passion. Keep up the good work!
Phil Vye
wareham, UK - 10 August 2002

ALOHA FROM MAUI! Greetings Nirav, your site has convinced me of the pleasures of Durian cultivation and eating!! I got here from Madhav, and will be corresponding soon regarding Ron's arrival to Thailand for Dental work!!
Peace be with you and ALL BEINGS!!
Heather
- 12 July 2002

I ate a durian over two years ago for the first time, now I am hooked. I go into a trance when eating one and cannot stop till I finish the whole thing. I must of eaten about a hundred so far, and plan on eating hundreds more!
Luigi Di Serio
Woodbridge , ont. Canada - 4 July 2002

Heard about the durian after it was on NBC's Fear Factor as a disgusting food... now I really want to try it as everyone else seems to think it's not that bad.
James
Superior, WI 54880 - 1 July 2002

Not all of the U.S. & Canada eat poorly (just the majority) and am proudly not one of them and proudly an enthusiastic Durian lover. I'm Canadian, living in the U.S. for 13 years, and I cannot for the life of me understand why some people do not like the smell. It is distinctive and different from other food smells, but so is every food a different smell from one another. I find it fruity, enticing, alluring, and if I did not just have some for lunch a few minutes ago, I would want some more right now. (My husband likes it too and does not mind the smell one bit.)
Suzanne Close
Phoenix, AZ USA - 28 June 2002

My cat likes durian. But then, she is a Burmese cat, so perhaps that explains it. Thanks for the excellent web site!
Bill Statler
Richland, WA USA - 27 June 2002

Wow, what a site! The photos and commentary make me feel as if I was right there with you on your travels. What a delight to hear the accompanying music as well! I can't wait to explore Thailand and Mayalasia myself... Thank you for sharing your amazing photos and experiences, and most of all, your enthusiasm and good cheer!
Diana
Miami, FL USA - 15 June 2002

Hi.. K.Niraph Can you remember me? I'm staff at Internet Cafe at Chanthaburi This year I didn't meet you but my friend told me you visited my shop. On your web is very very nice I'm very very proud in Durain information that you made it This year my garden was not good because very low price The gardener was sad.........
Bowz - Net.Com Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi, - Thailand - 10 June 2002

i saw a durian in an asian grocery store. after i got home, i spent the evening reading all about durians. needless to say, i was curious. all the comments about durians made me so curious.people love them more than anything or they hate them more than anything. so we went to the store again this evening and picked a durian. it cost us about $7 canadian (about $5 US currency. was it worth it? yes. and no. i think it probably gave us the idea of what a good durian could be. but i don't think this was a good one. how could it be considering the fruit had to travel half way around the world and sit on a store shelf for a week to get to me? the taste was very oniony with pineapple and banana and caramel and custard and a LOT of sulfur. the strongest taste was the onion. is this characteristic of a normal durian? i must say that the fruit was so complex that we would surely try it again but i wouldn't buy one here. perhaps we need to travel to find a good one. we threw this one out after about 3 small bites each. we are very curious.
noel and mindy
kitchener, ontario canada - 3 June 2002

It's indeed an informative site. I juz came across this while doing my project reserch. Having last tasted the "King of the Fruits" since I was 3-years-old, the "tasty" photo gallery has successfully change my opinion of tasting my most detestable fruit.
Hui Min
Singapore, Singapore - 7 April 2002)

LOVE YOUR SITE. GREAT INFORMATION. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS!
Anthony Paolillo
NY,NY USA - 28 March 2002

Wonderful sites. I love them. Inspiring pictures of my very favorite fruit "sweety, filling, sexy"
Love, Brigitte

Wien (Vienna), Austria - 26 March 2002

Great website. Very informative. I have seen this fruit in Asian markets. But have never tried it. ...now I will, thanks to your website. Thanks!! Jane :)
Jane Rodgers
Glenside, PA USA - 24 March 2002

Save the wild and natural varrieties of durian! There are 100's of kinds still being grown and I want to create a living seed bank (big orchard) here in Thailand of 1000 varrieties! Looking for supports for this important project! Please contact me and help save the wild durianss and other tropical fruit varrieties that are being lost forever. Thanks Scott Martin
scott martinayakiawe@yahoo.com;
Koh Samui, suratthani Thailand - 20 March 2002

hello! i am researching on my science fair project and i am working on durians! :) i dropped by your site and i think it's a very good reference! :)
Alana;
- 14 February 2002

To quote a friend in Indonesia: Durian smells like hell, but tastes like heaven
Douglas Furtek
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia - 22 December 2001

I ate my first durians at Raw Passion 1, last December 2000. I don't always remember all my dreams, but I'm sure a durian makes its way in at least once a night. Does anybody know where I can find fresh durian in the U.S. all I can find is frozen?
Jamin Baer invest_wisely@hotmail.com
Lake Havasu City, AZ USA - 21 December 2001

I ate my first durian with the true "Durian King", Paul Nison, last week. 
We ended up eating 2 1/2 of them between the two of us! I loved it from first bite.
We blended the durians with coconut water and it tasted like pudding! Incredible.
Since that day, I ended up eating about 4 1/2 more durians that week! I'm hooked and hope to share durians with my friends in Phoenix!
Heather Johnson
Phoenix, AZ 85048 - 20 December 2001

Well Done! This is one of the best site about Durian. Being a pure Malaysian, I am getting more information about durian from your website than what I have learnt from our own durian plantation experiences!! Thanks a lot!
Dylan Penang MALAYSIA.
Dylan Khor
Penang, Malaysia - 29 August 2001

Thank you so much for this site. I homeschool my children and we use a Singapore Math program. In it there are many questions which involve durians and curry puffs as opposed to counting apples and oranges. Your site has given us a whole new area to study, all from a search to find out what a durian looks like. I have passed this site info along to other homeschool families so that they too can share in the unique information offered here.
Michelle Sherwood, OR U.S.A. - 28 August 2001

Thank you for your exceptionally good durian site. Like you, I am a durian freak and share practically the same love and concern for the fruit. I am most grateful because your site is the most updated durian site, unlike the popular "Durian Online" which has not been facelifted for ages. I have been searching for sometime about other durian sites and i wonder why it took my favorite search engine (Google) that long to find Durian Palace. Keep up the good work and many thanks.

Ben Garcia
Davao City
Philippines

Aloha to my durian guru and to the man I feel is destined to make the durian a popular fruit in the USA. Your site just keeps getting better all the time! Must be all those durians you are eating that give you so much durian inspiration! ;-) Oscar
Oscar Jaittfruitlovers@hotmail.com
Pahoa, HI USA - 14 August 2001