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any tart acid flavor which
would I believe improve it.
Alfred Russel Wallace
subdrges the delights of
eating durians & says
that tasting it is quite
worth a trip to the West
East Indies. He compares
the flavor to almonds &
rich cheese & these much
flavor away exist is
fruity superior quality
as they are said to be
quite variable in flavor.
My particular durian
I tasted before breakfast
& eat some 5 pieces of
seeds but didn't desire
any more then, I put
the remainder away in
the wardrobe of my room.