Durian Party

Last night someone brought a bunch of rambutans to class. They were from his kampong (home village). Later I made a comment about durians - He immediately disappeared and came back with about 6 durians and a machete. The class ended feasting on rambutans and durians. I still am not sure exactly how they knew which ones were good before opening them. I was told that the ones that had a cat-like formation inside, instead of a smaller cluster around the seeds, were the best. I stuck to their recommendation and was quite happy.

Here I was in the midst of happy dining students - to say nothing of the machete attack on the durians - without my camera. Sorry I can't fully share the experience. I have been told that Malaysians love X and food. The X doesn't vary much either - so far it has been shopping or gambling, but there is no disagreement on the love of food.