It’s no surprise, then, that some of the strongest-smelling foods have the most overwhelming flavours – truffles, blue cheese, durian fruit ... to figure out which trees to climb for ...

The best time to visit is during the summer months of June to August, when orchards are in full harvest, offering fruits like durian, rambutan ... Key attractions include the Lotus Leaf Pagoda in Chau ...

Many dishes eaten during the Lunar New Year are special to the holiday. NPR readers shared their most cherished dishes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Malaysia recently gazetted 117 food items as part of its national heritage, with iconic dishes like durian, murtabak ... or glutinous rice is cooked inside waved coconut leaves, ...

ndonesia is eyeing a bigger slice of the global durian market after China, the world’s largest importer of the fruit, rejected more than 100 containers of durian from Thailand earlier this year.

Tao Jian, a 54-year-old Chinese entrepreneur and owner of Jinguo, a company cultivating 50,000 durian trees on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos, said the region’s fertile soil is ideal for durian ...

“However, unpredictable weather has affected yield causing it to drop by 50%. “Durian trees bear good fruits during a long hot spell. They tend to spoil if there is continuous rain,” he adde ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Thailand will resume exporting durian to China by Monday as quick contamination tests are under way, according to Deputy Agriculture Minister Itthi Sirilatthayakorn. The Department of Agriculture ...

JOHOR BARU: The durian season usually ends in late August or September, but Han Sing Kean has been harvesting fruits non-stop at his orchard in Kulai since May. However, this bumper crop has not ...

as durian trees take several years to reach full maturity. Concerns have also been raised over the nutritional value of the home-grown product, after a recent study found a typically abundant ...