Stinky tofu is much milder in flavor than aroma. At least the stuff I ate in both Yunnan and Taiwan was, Hunan may have a different kind.
I found it incredibly tasty, like a mild gorgonzola. Fried or boiled in soup are both amazing.
In Taiwan it’s super convenient because as soon as you get punched in the nose by the aroma of hot, unwashed crotch you can follow that scent and you’ll almost always reach an amazing night market with a range of delicious food and other vendors.
The design is very Hunan
Hey at least they tried it. I’ll give them props for that.
I probably wouldn’t based on the name, if I’m being honest.
Has anyone else bought a durian fruit even after being warned about it? Talk about acquired tastes…
Tried some that a friend brought over to a different friend’s apartment. Friend freaked out because his roommate gets upset about strong smells. 7/10, would eat that oddly unpleasant fruit again to ruin another friend’s apartment.
Bringing something that you know some ppl hate the smell of to their homes is crazy. I hope it didn’t stink too badly.
No. No. No. Don’t just buy a raw one if you don’t know what to do with it. Find a place that has prepared it in something. I recommend durian ice cream. The waitress warned me that it tasted like gas. I asked her if she meant the fuel or farts and she just repeated “gassy”. It smelled sweet like unburned gasoline at a classic car show and earthy like a belt loosening fart. And yet somehow it doesn’t actually taste bad. It’s mostly just unsettling that it tastes as good as it does. I’m not sure I’d order it again, except on a dare or to horrify any companions that haven’t experienced it yet. It’s like spicy food, sometimes you’ve got to power through the initial stink/spice to really get to the hidden flavors.
Durians are delicious. I’ve read somewhere it depends on whether you can detect the compounds that smell bad.
It always amazes me the types of things humans come up with to eat. I can only assume the origins were from necessity and became part of culture, rather than someone’s idea out of the blue or for a dare.
As a french person I find it funny that you think blue cheese smells bad. I mean we have Munster, Maroille and a whole bunch of other cheeses that smell a hundred time worse and that we love dearly. :)
Cheese in general, but some are more on the edge than others. I mean, once you learn how cheese is made…
You are so very wrong. Blue cheese tastes like vomit and ruins any dish it is in.
See: the Japanese dish of fermented (some would say “rotten”) soybeans called natto. Even a lot of Japanese people find it disgusting.
