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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3921)	5/27/1998 11:35:00 PM
From: Stitch	Respond to of 9980

George; OFF TOPIC Has your wife ever adequately explained the concept of foods that are "heaty" versus "cooling"? Durian is alleged to be very heaty. Based on your post I think you may still be on afterburn.<G> P.S. My wife tells me a small glass of warm salt water will ameliorate the aftertaste. I belched sulphuricaly for 3 weeks after my one and only experience. best, Stitch

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (3921)	5/27/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: Stitch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9980

George some more OFF TOPIC, To watch the locals gather excitedly when a pick up truck sets up a durian stand on the road side is something to see. Most eat it there (preffering not to place the smelly fruit in the car which leaves an odor that lingers worse then roadkill skunk). Most hotels and all airlines have specific rules against bringing durian on board or inside. A young Vietnamese refugee in the U.S., clerking in a grocery store, began to realize that many Asians in his new adopted home (Seattle) could not get the foods they missed. High on the list was durian. He spent 4 and a half years getting customs approval to import the fruit. The only way they finally would allow it was if it was shipped encased in a block of ice which he happily obliged as the freezing apparently did not spoil the fruit. He went on to make his million and today has a huge import business based on asian foods. Many of these foods have grown in popularity and are starting to make there way into the mainstream American diet, especially won ton noodles. Who knows, you may end up seeing durian ice cream at Baskin Robbins someday. Speaking of ice cream, the two flavors most prominent in Malaysia are corn and yam. I have long ago given up trying to reconcile this bit of cultural misanthropy. I resignedly throw myself into any new dish presented and, more often then not, have been happily surprised. My "thumbs down" list includes durian and the aforementioned ice cream flavors. Others include: cockles, raw horse liver (at a Korean restaurant in Tokyo), fish mawl(stomach), and various iterations of mutton. Most notable on the thumbs up list are fish head curry, sambal balachan (chilied prawn powder), and green tea ice cream. I will eat end enjoy most sushi and sashimi except octupus. I would rather eat my pencil eraser. Go figure. best, Stitch