D88
I have made it my goal to document as many cultivars of durian as possible so that they can all be nicely cataloged on this blog. So with around a week left before this durian season ends, I am posting this to remind you that you only have around one week left to get your durian fix.
Here are another 2 cultivars that I managed to come across. The first one is the D88 which surprisingly does not have a name like "Hong Xia" or "Mao Shan Wang". Now, I could be wrong, so if you know the name of this cultivar do let us know. If not, why don't we all come up with a name for it?
Just look at that beautiful, luscious, golden yellow flesh! Doesn't it lure you like a sotong (squid) to the light? The taste of it wasn't as good that day because, as Ah Loon explains, it was not the right time of the harvest. The flesh was a little fibrous and it wasn't as sweet. However, I can just imagine what it must taste like at the peak of the season! 3.5/5
Tawa
The Tawa is a oblong shaped durian with flesh that is pale yellow, less creamy and more watery and very pungent. Quite similar in flavour to the XO. 4.25/5
Conclusion
So what do you think is a good name for the D88?
Update 5 Aug 2008
Had a good D88 today. Nice and creamy, soft and pungent. Like a cross between XO and Hong Xia with a milder flavour. 4/5
Ah Loon and Ah Teck Durian 231 East Coast Road
97514828
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Only 1 more week?! Gosh, I haven't eaten any yet. It's either this person sore throat or that person coughing... better do it soon.
ReplyDeleteI had these 2 breeds over the last two days. It'll be a long wait to Dec. Amazing that there are so many different breeds. : )
ReplyDeleteU noe what I'm gonna do now dat we have only abt a week left?? Since i'll b on leave this friday, m gonna call AL/AT on Wed or Thurs and go get as much as my fridge can hold and 'safe keep' my durians in de freezer! I can then feast on MY durians during de loooonng weeekend... WHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA....
ReplyDeleteTechnical note:
ReplyDeletemay I suggest you use the term "cultivars" as opposed to breed? The durians we eat are from the species "zibethinus", the only one of the 30 or so species which is cultivated widely. The genus is "durio".
The variants we get are known as cultivars because they vegetal clones...reproduced by bud-grafting, marcotting or other horticultural methods. Each cultivar will result in variations in fruit shape, pulp, smell, and other characteristics. The Dnumber is a code number given when a cultivar is registered. More than 200 are registered in Thailand and more than 100 are registered in Malaysia.
Peter
http://shiokhochiak.blogspot.com
Yes, when I first wrote the blog, I used "cultivars" but changed it because I felt it might be not be understood by readers. But thanks for the explaination, will change it back to cultivars.
ReplyDeleteThe 1st name that came into my mind? - Golden Peony. kekeke
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Good one.
ReplyDeleteBTW what the heck is a Peony?
a flower which wahcow will remember for a looonnnnng time! :)
ReplyDeleteya peony / peonies are commonly known for their flowers :)
ReplyDeletedoesn't it the D88 look like a round fat golden flower to you? keke
"Thats a good one"? Hahahaha. The great Ieat finally speaks on this topic of Golden Peony.
ReplyDeleteNow pls respond to the thread, Mr. Leslie on Golden Peony... ; )
peony is called mu3 dan1 in Chinese. It is a popular flower in chinese culture.
ReplyDeleteWhy do i find the name Golden Peony very familiar? Seems like heard it very often the last few days.
i thikn calling it d88 is fine..
ReplyDeletejust like the d24.. there isn't any other names for it...
in fact.. the hong xia is actually D13...
and there are D101s, 17s, 21s, 7, that i have come across so far....
d88 sds nice. and can be easily remembered.
tk = the chinese restaurant in conrad hotel is called Golden peony.
ReplyDeleteThts probably where u heard it.
yahhhh...sumo is right...lets leave it as D88..... 88 leh ! eat already heng heng...can buy 4D.
ReplyDeletepeony sounds weak....lets all just forget about the word peony ok ? ...
How about DWahcowdunsiam? Nice name for D88.
ReplyDeleteD24 also called Sultan Durian.
ReplyDeleteI was told Hong Xia is D101.
D13 is similar to Hong Xia but not the same cultivar.
my understanding is that Hong Xia and D101 are different.
ReplyDeleteThis is according to plantation owner Mr. Gan whom I blogged about here http://shiokhochiak.blogspot.com/search/label/durian
the durian season is ending, not that i like durian anyway. but i do find it quite a sight when everyone sit by the roadside savouring the durians
ReplyDeletehaha~ jemster just saw the pics of the D88 and she got very excited and asked me what durian are they? Told her they are D88 and she said to go and try soon~! Now I must go interview her abt her knowledge of durians (if she actually knows any!) cuz she talked like she machian noe alot~ haha
ReplyDeleteBetter call to check with AL/AT if you want the D88. They don't come in everyday. AL/AT can keep for jemster. : )
ReplyDeleteWahcow
ReplyDeleteYou just dont want to be reminded of Peony dinner do you. Thought Peony is a nice name for the durian. Just want to comment that
D88 has a pearl drop look.
We'll spare wahcow and call D88 Precious Moment. ; )
ReplyDeleteyeh jencooks...you are absolutely right..moohahahaha....
ReplyDeletebut really..D88 sounds good too...think the name sounds better than D24
Just got my fix of 2 excellent D24s before the season winds down.
ReplyDeleteWhy not name the D88 "Double Fortune"
Earlier we went down to AL/AT at about 4pm. Also tasted D88 again. Found today's D88 very Hongxia like.
ReplyDeletethe d88 seems a little like the golden pheonix, but i might be wrong.
ReplyDeleteah teck recommended the tawa to me on sunday, i sorta fell in love with it, but it seems its like the last few days, i wonder if there'll be anymore on saturday.
Golden Phoenix is a much smaller fruit with small seeds while the D88 is more like the Hong Xia. The two are very different.
ReplyDeleteEven the colour is different. D88 brighter yellow. GP paler like Black Pearl. Taste of GP is lighter on the palette.
ReplyDeleteWill be organising a final session for my office colleagues before they close. Farewell until Dec...
ReplyDeleteBy the way AL/AT mentioned that there may be a 2 week stretch of durians at the end of Aug. If there is, I'll update the post and the forum. : )
ReplyDeletewent to AL/AT last night. And it was their last night till the next season. Had D24, D88 and MSW. The D24 and MSW was good. Only 1 out of 4 of us liked the D88. A tad too dry I found.
ReplyDeleteThey put up a sign saying that the next season starts early Oct.
there are so many parlances in Durians lexicon: all the Ds and it is mind-boggling!
ReplyDeleteHey Man of Ideas, you should come join us in the forum!
ReplyDeleteThis blog is cool.
ReplyDeleteThey put up a sign saying that the next season starts early Oct.
ReplyDeletei want to buy durian grafted plants, can these be shipped to suriname?? please reply: jairliew@hotmail.com
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