Durian has a hard outer husk which is covered with sharp, prickly thorns. The colour of the husk is green to brown. Its shape ranges from oval to round. The size of the fruit can be as large as 30 centimetres and weighs one to three kilo’s. Durian is native to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Its flesh is pale-yellow, which tastes as a mixture of banana, butterscotch, vanilla, peach, pineapple, strawberry and almond with a surprising twist of garlic. The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact.