Davao Philippines | Davao City, Davao del Sur

Truly, Davao City is abundant of monarchical demands. Tagged as the king of fruits this hostile spiked brown exterior and offensive scent is ambrosia of the Gods and is famous of its maxim that it smells like hell but taste like heaven. Davao City is the number one producer of Durian Fruit (Durio kutejensis) in the Philppines. The durian, is a native fruit to Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia and been known to the western world for about 600 years. There is a debate that whether this Durian Fruit is also a native of the Philippines.The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace famously described its flesh as “a rich custard highly flavoured with almonds” in the 19th century. The flesh can be consumed at various stages of ripeness, and is used to flavour a wide variety of savoury and sweet edibles in Southeast Asian cuisines. The seeds can also be eaten when cooked. The name durian comes from the Malay word duri (thorn) with suffix -an. (wiki)

Most people who do not like Durian are basically due to its smell. The aroma could be a little offensive but do not deprive yourself by it for it is one perfect God’s gift. Its spiky look, its aroma, its heavenly flavour, is so unique which makes it so beautiful and pleasurable eat. The unusual delicious flavour and odour of the fruit may have prompted many people to express diverse and passionate views ranging from deep appreciation to intense disgust. Mark this guarantee, there is no fruit like Durian and it is worth to eat and enjoy it.

Davao City is the core of Durian production in the Philippines. The Durian has some varieties. Here in Davao we have the “Chanee”, the “Native” and the “Malagkit” and many more. “Chanee” durian fruit has golden yellow creamy and little bit firm, and it become meshy when over-ripe. The taste is sweet and has strong fragrance and it will taste sweet-bitter when over ripe. “Chanee” fruit is fleshy and has a thin seed compared to the “native” and “Malagkit”. The “native” durian is creamy white and relatively small. The meat of the fruit is relatively small coating the big seed of the fruit. The taste is bitter-sweet and has strong aroma. For the locals of Davao, many prefer to eat “Malagkit” durian. This is so due to its thickness of the flesh and its uniqueness of its taste. The “malagkit” is very creamy and utterly sweet and the smell is not that firm compared to other three mentioned. Durian fruit is considered ripe when the smell of it becomes intense; the color will be more brownish and cracks will slice seeing the flesh inside.

Davao City is not just famous of its durian fruit. There are other fruits which is high in demand like Pomelo and Mangosteen. While visiting Davao City, you can find fruit stand in almost everywhere and are all shockingly cheap. In fact, in durian fruit stand that we have here you can even eat it right there and then in the street. Let the vendor choose what is already and ripe ask them to open it for you and they will take care of the seeds and the spike skin of Durian.