No, I will not.
For a little background here, this sign was on the door to one of the hotels we stopped at for lunch this week. The durian is a large, pointy skinned fruit with a yellowish-white inner flesh. They also smell like hot garbage that's been rotting in the sun, and you can smell them from quite a distance. We always know when we are approaching a fruit stalls or street vendor who is selling some. It tastes kind of like a mango had a baby with an onion, and added some garlic for good measure, although some people find it very sweet and delicious. It seems to be a bit like the cilantro debate where some people swear by adding the leafy greens to all their food, and others think it tastes like soap. Maybe it's controlled by the same gene? (I should suggest this as the Pharm Sci department's next research project...)
This place, along with other hotels, public transportation and apartments don't want durian inside because so many people find the smell offensive, and it's so strong that it tends to linger around. I can't think of another food item that is so pungent that places restrict your ability to bring it inside, so durian is pretty unique!
Since this whole post is about durian, it seems only right to make that our Thai word of the day. This is also the simplest Thai word to teach, since its literally just "thurian." So you just make the same sounds, but substitute a "th" for the "d." So if you picked up no other Thai from me this week, at least you can master this one!
Handing the blogging baton over to the week 4 group,
Amanda
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