Talk:Durian/Archive 5

Another monument pic
Saw this on the Serian, Sarawak page and wondered if it might go into the article? Jasper33 (talk) 16:04, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * We already have too many pictures in the article, but perhaps the existing monument picture could be replaced with this one. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:18, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think the Esplanade is better, not just for quality of the picture itself, but to illustrate the fact that the durian pervades further into Southeast Asian culture beyond purpose-built monuments to the fruit. &mdash;Tonyle (talk • contribs) 06:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I was talking about the second one. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:01, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah ... I prefer that one, too: The cocoon motif is much more visually interesting. Just two cents from an article newbie. :-) &mdash;Tonyle (talk • contribs) 07:18, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Serotonergic
I've changed "serotoninergic" to "serotonergic" as Googling suggests that the latter is the more widely used synonym. Another reason I did this is because serotonergic can be linked directly. (My apologies of course if the six-syllable version is more common in British English.) &mdash;Tonyle (talk • contribs) 07:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Update on Chantaburi No. 1?
The New York Times article cited in regard to Chantaburi No. 1 states:

The nearly odorless durian, which has not yet been officially unveiled, will obtain final approval in the coming weeks from Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture. [emphasis added]

The article is dated April 8, 2007, which implies that Chantaburi No. 1 has possibly since garnered approval. However, I have not been able to find a more recent news item confirming this. Does anybody know of one? It would be good to update this article accordingly. &mdash;Tonyle (talk • contribs) 22:19, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Isn't Durian, Davao City's cultural/local fruit?
Davao City in Philippines ,had made Durian part of it's culture. You should at least include or recognize Durian as a cultural symbol of Davao. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.202.48.202 (talk) 08:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Source please. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:23, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Family
The first two books I have checked put Durio in family Bombacaceae, which makes more sense to me. Arboretum la B. 1 Jul 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.197.81.191 (talk) 07:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Sorry! Just read the comments referring to this above. Please ignore, except that as any assignation to Malvaceae is not yet mainstream, perhaps some reference to past classification would be useful.79.197.126.89 (talk) 09:50, 2 July 2009 (UTC) Arb. La B. 2 July 2009.

Why Durion has thorns?
My understanding of fruits are for reproduction of the trees where they belong.

How do the thorns on the durions help this objective? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.25.197.194 (talk) 16:37, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Thorns are to prevent access from squirrels and other animals, especially during maturing stage. Once durians ripe, they fall to the ground and many are cracked open after falling from height of 50m or so. Animals (squirrels included) gain access to the flesh and distribute the mature seeds to germinate elsewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Berdaulat (talk • contribs) 02:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Further references
The following references were collected in the stub of draft at User:ChildofMidnight/List of fruits that cannot legally be carried on certain public transport systems. None of them appear to be used in the article. I don't know whether they contibute anything significantly different. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:18, 15 November 2011 (UTC)









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Best description of Durian flavour
It really tastes like a mixture of custard and banana. There is no almond flavour at all. The fruit smells disgusting and once you have eaten it, it leaves a bad after taste in your mouth. My after taste thoughts conjure up images of baby feces and loose stools. 117.85.69.79 (talk) 10:48, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you, but your personal opinions are not really relevant. Please see WP:OR. --BorgQueen (talk) 11:04, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

I, for one, found them most informative. So go choke on a durian, Ms. Borg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.132.254.140 (talk) 02:03, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten and durian
I found the original text by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten from 1596 mentioning the durian. It is written in 16th century Dutch but fairly readable for modern Dutch. Would it be interesting for this article if I translated it to English? See [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/lins001itin02_01/lins001itin02_01_0027.php Digital Library for Netherlands Literature: ''Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien; Dat 57. capittel. Van 't fruyt duryoens van Malacca.''] for the text. - Takeaway (talk) 14:37, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * For the history section? Sure, go ahead. --BorgQueen (talk) 14:40, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

File:YosriDec2004DurianBesar.JPG
I've removed this image from the cultural influences section. Please read STACKING and understand why it is not appropriate, especially for a Featured Article. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Describe bad smell w/o bias
In the initial description, it said "unique odor". I get that this is an encyclopedia and you need to be un-biased, so you can't outright say it smells disgusting, so I put "oft-disliked", which is accurate and unbiased; many people do not like the smell. It's not saying the smell is in fact bad, it's just saying that a lot of people dislike it for the record I actually like the smell and enjoy the stuff :-) -Edwin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.170.95.180 (talk) 13:18, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I've reverted it because: 1) "unique" does not mean "good" or "pleasant" 2) The lead already mentions "The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust". There is no need to mention it twice. --BorgQueen (talk) 22:10, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Cultural status in the West and availability
Hey, I added at the end of cultural signifigance section where it can be gotten in America. I also mentioned how it's a sort of challenge-eating food, as a foreign, odd-tasting food. I mentioned it being on the TV shows. At the very least, please try to keep my notes about where it can be gotten in New Jersey and New York City — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.105.197.147 (talk) 03:15, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

What a Filipino told me in the Philippines
"Durian Fruit when smelled for the time people say it stinks but after they eat for the first time the next time they smell it they say MMMMMM I smell Durian". And you know he was right. 2602:306:C518:6C40:88A9:83CD:F5C7:8E02 (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Interwiki
There is a different group of article linked together via Wikidata. See : fr:Durian. — Riba (talk) 01:31, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes. The species Durio zibethinus redirects to this article on en.wikipedia. This article is nominally about the genus Durio (but a lot of the content is specifically about D. zibethinus). Other language Wikipedias have separate articles on the genus and the species. Genus and species ought to be split out on en.wikipedia, but that hasn't happened yet. Plantdrew (talk) 04:00, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Customs and Beliefs
This section needs a direct link to the "Asian Flush Syndrome" article, where it mentions aldehyde dehydrogenase. I can attest to this effect, personally. I experienced the textbook description of the Asian Flush Syndrome only ONCE in life, while eating durian and consuming beer at the same time. Anecdotal, but true experience, nonetheless, and believe me I was not inclined to ever repeat those combined circumstances. Starhistory22 (talk) 07:27, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Burping
Maybe add a section about the extreme burping eating even a teeny bit of this fruit produces. 71.139.161.30 (talk) 02:09, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

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Possible removal from list
Entries in List of colors: A–F contained links to this page.

The entries are :


 * Durian
 * Durian White
 * Durian Yellow

I don't see any evidence that these colors are discussed in this article and plan to delete them from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors

If someone decides that these colors should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  16:37, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

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Animals and durian
Some animals love durian. I hope a section can be added about this.65.141.95.170 (talk) 02:27, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you provide a reliable source to cite if such a claim is added to the article? HiLo48 (talk) 02:36, 5 November 2020 (UTC)