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Yes indeed. They had one at a university near my old house in Connecticut not to long ago. Attracted crowds, it did.
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So that's the name of it... Interesting. Now I know what to get you for valentines day! 😀
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You crack me up! >:>
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There are some plants of this type which are native to the Pacific Islands (Indonesia, Polynesia). Their horrid stench evolved because they are pollenated by carrion flies, as I recall. At least one such odoriferous plant is said to produce edible, and quite tasty, fruit 🙂
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Here is an item on the stinky plant with edible fruit 🙂
From http://www.bohol.ph/article10.html
No fruit is as controversial as the Durian. "Smells like hell, but tastes like heaven," is a commonly heard saying, and, to be honest, it will take most people who're not from Southeast Asia some time to appreciate its taste. In Dutch it is even known by the unflattering name stinkvrucht; bad-smelling fruit. The famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, in his Malay Archipelago, Vol. 1, however, claims the durian tastes like "a rich butter-like custard highly flavoured with almonds [...] intermingled with it come wafts of flavour that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, brown sherry, and other incongruities. ..."
From http://www.bohol.ph/article10.html
No fruit is as controversial as the Durian. "Smells like hell, but tastes like heaven," is a commonly heard saying, and, to be honest, it will take most people who're not from Southeast Asia some time to appreciate its taste. In Dutch it is even known by the unflattering name stinkvrucht; bad-smelling fruit. The famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, in his Malay Archipelago, Vol. 1, however, claims the durian tastes like "a rich butter-like custard highly flavoured with almonds [...] intermingled with it come wafts of flavour that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, brown sherry, and other incongruities. ..."
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A more humorous bit from http://www.balidiscovery.com/update/update201.asp
Durians, for the uninitiated, are a tree-borne fruit that grows to the size of a football with a uniform pattern of hard and very sharp spikes protruding in all directions. So hard and so sharp are these spikes, in fact, that occasional fatalities are reported among those who choose to take a nap below a durian tree and are subsequently struck by a falling fruit. In keeping with its unfriendly exterior, the plant also exudes a smell some have compared to the odor of a pair of athlete’s feet in an advanced stage of decomposition. Given these factors you’ll understand why those who perish while napping beneath the durian tree are generally quickly buried.
But one should not “turn one’s nose up” at this offering from nature’s rich harvest. Rather, one should lift us his eyes in praise to the almighty for the bountiful gifts he has bestowed. On a practical level this will also help you avoid falling durians. Actually once you get over the initial olafactorial shock and have picked yourself off the floor, the uniquely rich creamy taste of the durian is reminiscent of fine custard. You’ll have to take my word on this: it smells like hell and tastes like heaven.
But, oh, the smell! It’s not surprising that all major airlines, hotels and cigar parlors absolutely prohibit guests from possessing the aromatic durian.
Rumors, which I for one discount, have environmentally minded police agencies considering replacing synthetically produced tear gas with the fruit of the durian. . . .Cut to a scene outside a police standoff with a criminal "hold up" in a deserted building. “Mugsy, come out with your hands up or we’re tossing these two durians in the front door.” Criminals can take comfort: various U.N. treaties on human rights, chemical warfare and land mines would have to all have to be ignored for any of this to occur.
But, wait, here’s an idea. If we can get Mr. Sekiya to plant enough durians on the island of Hawaii perhaps the smell will drive a portion of that area’ s very lucrative tourism market to the island of Bali?
Worth considering?
Durians, for the uninitiated, are a tree-borne fruit that grows to the size of a football with a uniform pattern of hard and very sharp spikes protruding in all directions. So hard and so sharp are these spikes, in fact, that occasional fatalities are reported among those who choose to take a nap below a durian tree and are subsequently struck by a falling fruit. In keeping with its unfriendly exterior, the plant also exudes a smell some have compared to the odor of a pair of athlete’s feet in an advanced stage of decomposition. Given these factors you’ll understand why those who perish while napping beneath the durian tree are generally quickly buried.
But one should not “turn one’s nose up” at this offering from nature’s rich harvest. Rather, one should lift us his eyes in praise to the almighty for the bountiful gifts he has bestowed. On a practical level this will also help you avoid falling durians. Actually once you get over the initial olafactorial shock and have picked yourself off the floor, the uniquely rich creamy taste of the durian is reminiscent of fine custard. You’ll have to take my word on this: it smells like hell and tastes like heaven.
But, oh, the smell! It’s not surprising that all major airlines, hotels and cigar parlors absolutely prohibit guests from possessing the aromatic durian.
Rumors, which I for one discount, have environmentally minded police agencies considering replacing synthetically produced tear gas with the fruit of the durian. . . .Cut to a scene outside a police standoff with a criminal "hold up" in a deserted building. “Mugsy, come out with your hands up or we’re tossing these two durians in the front door.” Criminals can take comfort: various U.N. treaties on human rights, chemical warfare and land mines would have to all have to be ignored for any of this to occur.
But, wait, here’s an idea. If we can get Mr. Sekiya to plant enough durians on the island of Hawaii perhaps the smell will drive a portion of that area’ s very lucrative tourism market to the island of Bali?
Worth considering?
