Stink beans.(Pakia)

I accidently bit one in the sambal prawn dish. Apparently my dad sneaked them in.

I was petrified for a day because I couldn't rid the foul smell in my mouth no matter how much I brushed my teeth or rinsed my mouth.

So, no more petai!!!

#1.(SP.)Ha! ha! Then you probably would not like "buah jering" either.Those are the ones covered in thick black shells with the beans inside.They are popular in Padang style curries and "ulam".Any problems with durians?

Jering beans are also evil!

But I love durians though heh!

Durians are ambrosia.Some months ago went to a durian fruit fest where 30,000 durians were consumed by thousands of participants in a day!

30k durians PER DAY!? That's outrageously insane! I've always wanted to visit a durian plantation in Malaysia and feast on top quality durians (the bittersweet type)! I need to make that dream come true!

Speaking of durians, do you like tempoyak?

Perhaps the best durians are from Penang island and Gurun in Kedah,Malaysia.Some of the durian farmers have their own websites.If you get the chance these popular varieties: "Ang Hare"(pinkish colour flesh), "Hor Lor","Brandy"(bitter sweet),"kuching tidur","durian tembagar"(bitter sweet with a hint of lemongrass),D24(fleshy with tiny seeds),101 to name a few.The Thai and Indonesian varieties are good as well.
"Tompoyak" done in sambal form is definately an acquired taste.However,tompoyak curry with catifish or baked as "otak otak" fish cake wrapped in banana leaves are delicious!

For what my tastebuds told me, Thai durians are not as heavenly as Malaysian ones. I'm only familiar with D24 but the other varieties which you've listed is worth a try. I kinda' like the "Brandy" and "tembagar" one.

I've never tried tempoyak yet but it's lumped together with petai, jering, chincalok, smelly tofu and other fermented stuff :S

Are these beans related to pecel? Isn't cucumber supposed to take away the bad smell?

#8.(Mb).I don't think anything takes away the smell of stink beans!Even the urine smells strongly of petai after eating.Dittoo for stinky tofu and durians.Supposed to be good antioxidants and reduces blood sugar.