I didn't get here in time to see the earlier post -- I know all about durians! Well, short of having actually eaten one. But I smelled them a lot in Thailand, and they do stink. Like rotten eggs. Still, I was willing to give it a try, except they are very expensive. I was not willing to shell out the 100-plus baht (a lot on my Peace Corps salary) for an enormous fruit I might hate after one bite. Not to mention I had no idea how to break the dang thing open! So I waited for someone to offer me a bite to try -- not an unlikely scenario, as Thais love to offer food -- but it never happened.