There's little else in the food world that brings about as much social turbulence as the durian. This so-called "king of all fruits" is considered a delicacy across its native Southeast Asia, where ...

Durian gets talked about mostly because of its strong smell. It’s the kind of fruit that some people really like, and others avoid completely. You might have seen videos of people opening one up for ...

Asians call it the king of fruits, but many call it stinky fruit. The flavor of durian is sweet, but the odor is almost overwhelmingly foul. It's... Ooh that Smell: Designing a Stinkless Durian Asians ...

Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will understand what all the fuss is about—and why it’s banned from some public ...

Banned on the city's subway and in many hotels because of its stinky odor, Singaporean scientists may have found a potential lifeline for public durian eaters. A team of cancer researchers in the city ...

Here's something that really stinks! It smells so bad, in fact, that it's banned from public places in many countries including Singapore. It is often mistaken for a gas leak. It's the durian fruit.

Those who hate the strong, distinctive smell of the durian fruit can now rejoice due to Thailand’s newest non-stinky variety. The Pak Chong-Khao Yai cultivar was introduced last week at the Pak ...

Southeast Asians have a love-hate relationship with durians, sometimes called the “king of fruits.” Its spiky exterior masks a pungent smell—meaning the fruit is often banned on public transport, and ...

Durian is known in many places as the king of fruits. But its malodorous reputation and spiky surface have framed this southeast Asia native as more of a tyrannical monarch than a benevolent one. In ...

It's hard to imagine an ingredient that Bobby Flay wouldn't turn into a masterpiece, but he might have met his match in the pungent Southeast Asian fruit durian. In an interview with People, via ...

A cargo of durian caused an Indonesian plane to be temporarily grounded after passengers complained about the fruit’s room-clearing stench in the cabin. The Sriwijaya Air flight, headed to Jakarta ...