Durian.....What a smell!
by maple_air
Described as the fruit that taste like HEAVEN and smells like HELL! Davao is known as DURIAN REPUBLIC, as more or less this well loved fruit is available all through out the year in this part of the country. Plus the fact that these fruits are grown only in this part of the Philippines.Aside from the way it looks....covered with spikes all over, the pungent smell is the most recognizable trait of this fruit. You can smell it a few meters away, and if the person next to you ate it a few hours ago, once he burps,you'll definitely know he had it, hahaha. But it is one of the most popular among Philippine fruits..it's soft, white , strongly flavored meat, is one that you just can't have enough of. Hmm, and it is believed to be an aphrodisiac as well. Maybe this is true, you feel really warm/hot after eating this fruit ;-)If you can't manage to eat the fruit ( like me), there are Durian...